New Delhi, India – In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the government of India—with technical support from Jhpiego—is creating a new professional cadre of nurse practitioner with expertise in women-centered, compassionate, respectful midwifery care. The ambition of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is to produce 86,000 health workers in a new, specialized midwifery cadre
Nurse-midwife Maya Devi Sharma ensures access to quality health services before, during and after childbirth. By Indrani Kashyap Listen in as storyteller Indrani Kashyap takes us on a journey through Badrika, India. Indrani Kashyap | Sr. Regional Communicator, Jhpiego On a bright winter morning in Badrika, an agrarian village in North India surrounded by yellow
Building Resilient Health Systems for a Safer World Strong public health systems not only enable families and communities to thrive, but also help to ensure stable economies and countries. Jhpiego works with governments and other stakeholders to strengthen health systems and the policies and legislation that support them, so that countries can prevent, detect and
