Oretha Sondah, a registered nurse at Gayah Hill Community Clinic, has seen plenty of cases of suspected malaria in her small community in Bomi County of northwestern Liberia. The hills around her community used to be home to a thriving center of iron ore and diamond mining until it was destroyed by the 14-year Liberian
In Liberia, a country where malaria transmission occurs throughout the year, the Ministry of Health prioritizes the provision of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) to pregnant women during the course of their pregnancy. ITNs provide effective protection against malaria and have been shown to reduce malaria illness and death in high-burden settings. These protective benefits are
Baltimore, MD – More than 250 runners, walkers, sponsors and health organizations raised more than $51,000 in Jhpiego’s Miles for Mothers “Run the World” campaign to deliver high-quality health care to women and families at a cyclone-damaged health facility in Mozambique. Jhpiego, a global health non-profit and Johns Hopkins University affiliate, hosts its annual Miles
