Community health workers can make a great difference in increasing the number of pregnant women who receive life-saving preventive antimalarial treatment, according to a study conducted in four sub-Saharan African countries and led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by “la Caixa” Foundation. The findings, published in The Lancet Global Health, will help to guide
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Rise in unvaccinated children requires immediate response
Dr. Christopher Morgan, Jhpiego’s Senior Technical Advisor on immunizations, responds to the WHO-UNICEF report on the alarming rise in unvaccinated children: “The rise in unimmunized children in 2021 is extremely alarming. There is now an historically large pool who are vulnerable to future outbreaks. Our work on COVID-19 vaccination must go hand in hand with
Two National Midwifery Training Institutes launch to produce a new cadre in India to ensure respectful maternity care
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