Baltimore, MD—More than 2 million men and youth across sub-Saharan Africa have reduced their lifetime risk of HIV infection by accessing Jhpiego-supported voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services. This milestone—including more than 1 million procedures performed in the last two years alone—represents more than 15 percent of the World Health Organization-estimated 11.7 million VMMCs performed
Baltimore, MD—Two employees of Jhpiego, a global health affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, are safe after being evacuated from the Brussels’ airport following terrorist attacks Tuesday morning that killed 10 people and injured dozens. Denise Brandt, Jhpiego’s Country Director in Liberia, and Julia Bluestone, a Senior Technical Advisor in the Global Learning Office, were traveling
Statement from Jhpiego HIV experts on the World Health Organization’s new HIV treatment and prevention guidelines: Research demonstrates that immediately starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV upon diagnosis is better for an HIV-infected person’s own health and also reduces their risk of transmitting HIV to others. Furthermore, HIV-negative individuals who are at increased risk of
