An estimated 17 million children did not receive a single vaccine to prevent disease in 2020. These children, known as “zero-dose children,” are more likely to suffer from illness and die. A majority of these children live in vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities that lack health services. While efforts to reach these children with vaccines for such
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
By Fernando Arevalo and Indrani Kashyap In the high mountains of Agua Alegre in Huehuetenango, a community of mostly indigenous people in Guatemala, Brende Evelia Tomás is charting a new path in improving the health and welfare of women, children and families. Her recent election to the municipal health commission—as one of three women—has put
