In the whirlwind half-year since Darlene Irby joined Jhpiego as director of digital health and health information, she’s visited country offices in Mozambique, Kenya and Zambia, and coordinated a much-anticipated track—Country Digital Health Strategies—which she’ll lead at the upcoming Global Digital Health Forum, which runs December 9–11 in Bethesda, Maryland. Her Jhpiego team will be
Kakamega, Kenya — Nineteen-year-old Jane* delivered a full-term baby in a health facility near her home without complications. When the new mother was discharged a day later, there was no hint of any problem. She was happy to go home and care for her newborn. However, 6 hours later, Jane spiked a fever. She had
Telessaúde MZ provides access to infection prevention info Less than 2 weeks after Cyclone Idai made landfall over Beira, Mozambique, in mid-March, the first cases of cholera were reported. With streets full of standing water from the torrential rains, roofs ripped from homes and thousands left without access to clean water or sanitation, incidences of
