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She will assume the role on April 1, 2026.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Bear joins Jhpiego with 25 years of experience in the global health sector, most recently serving as founder and CEO of the Baltimore-based public health consultancy Vennhealth. Throughout her career, she has led strategic and evaluative initiatives that have shaped major global health programs and investments. Notable achievements include revising USAID’s maternal and child health investment frameworks to align with the Sustainable Development Goals, evaluating USAID’s flagship maternal and child health program, and designing a $1 billion successor strategy. In addition, she led the evaluation of the $3.5 billion Feed the Future nutrition portfolio, providing evidence that informed its Congressional reauthorization.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The throughline of Allyson’s professional trajectory has been a profound commitment to alleviating human suffering and promoting human dignity and health for all—a background that aligns deeply with Jhpiego’s longstanding mission to provide access to lifesaving health care where it is needed most,” said Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels in an email to the Johns Hopkins University community. “She brings a proven track record in strategic growth, innovation, and resource mobilization across the global health, economic development, and humanitarian sectors.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Bear began her career focused on global market shaping and scale-up efforts, starting with Gavi’s PneumoADIP and Hib Initiative, where she provided technical assistance to Ministries of Health for vaccine rollout and impact evaluations. From 2009 to 2015, she worked at USAID, leading the development of flagship U.S. Government health initiatives. She has also held leadership positions at Corus International and Abt Associates, managing global health and economic development portfolios across West Africa, francophone Central Africa, North Africa, and the Middle East. 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In three Jhpiego-supported countries implementing family planning programs—Indonesia, Guinea and Kenya—the creation of data dashboards enabled the teams to analyze data in real time, visualize problem areas and quickly offer solutions to improve postpartum family planning services.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Postpartum family planning services are a set of proven integrated interventions for preventing unintended pregnancies in the postpartum period—the six weeks following childbirth. The provision of high-quality family planning services for postpartum women is recognized by the U.S. Agency for International Development as a \u003Ca href=\"https://fphighimpactpractices.org/high-impact-practices-in-family-planning-list/\">family planning high-impact practice\u003C/a>. Jhpiego, a leader in programming for postpartum family planning in these three countries and others across Africa and Asia, is working to improve access to facility-based postpartum family planning services.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Indonesia, a significant decrease in uptake of postpartum family planning was noted in Bogor district and in Ciawi Public Hospital, two areas where Jhpiego provides support. In Guinea’s Kindia region, health centers noted poor maternal health and family planning service data during various monthly data reviews. And in Kenya, problems with inconsistency and low reporting were noted in the many different reporting systems.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In these three focus countries, virtual dashboards were developed to ensure proper collection and timely analysis of data for use in identifying bottlenecks or problems and in determining corrective action.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PPFP-India-From-Data-to-Action.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5637\"/>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Postpartum family planning program dashboards in Indonesia.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PPFP-Guinea-From-Data-To-Action.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5638\"/>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jhpiego staff work together to develop a dashboard in Guinea.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PPFP-TCI-From-Data-To-Action.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5636\"/>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Challenge Initiative’s dashboard in Kenya\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By analyzing the new postpartum family planning dashboards each month, Jhpiego’s team in Indonesia was able to evaluate trends and produce detailed insights related to services at the health facility level. Parsing through the data with the Ciawi Public Hospital quality improvement team, they saw several reasons why services had decreased. First, it became clear that most postpartum family planning services were not being delivered on holidays and at night. Second, even though several patients had chosen to use family planning, trained health providers who could provide the services were not on duty; and the midwives who were on duty had not received training to provide the required services. In response, the team suggested that all midwives in the hospital be required to be trained on postpartum family planning counselling and postpartum intrauterine devices and implant insertion.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These data-driven actions have already shown an impact on service uptake in Ciawi Public Hospital. For example, the hospital organized in-house trainings, routine drills and on-the-job trainings. Subsequently, the number of women who received a family planning method of their choice prior to discharge increased from 27 percent in July 2021 to 68 percent in August 2021 and then 73 percent in September 2021.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the health centers of Guinea’s Kindia region, dashboards stimulated discussions about the data and possible causes of poor results. Staff then proposed and implemented corrective measures. As these corrective measures improved postpartum family planning uptake, the dashboards reflected the improvements and motivated teams even further. At the Bibane Urban Health Center, for example, the number of new family planning users increased threefold between January–March 2020 and January­–March 2021. This increase continued, and by July–September 2021 had risen fivefold.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Kenya, The Challenge Initiative uses the dashboard to monitor, triangulate and visualize family planning project performance. The dashboard brings together data from various sources, such as the health management information system and project data collected through the Open Data Kit app and the Performance Monitoring and Action program. The dashboards provide a platform for monthly data verification to rectify any identified data errors and for making decisions on performance. Both the project and Ministry of Health staff can easily access the dashboards, which facilitate integration and data use during regular performance reviews and management team meetings. Action plans are then developed to address any poor performance areas and to conduct data quality activities. The Challenge Initiative’s reporting rates have improved and are currently above 95%. 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She is preparing to open the Jhpiego-supported pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site in Khayelitsha, a poor neighborhood that is one of the least-vaccinated areas in Cape Town. Though the setting looks different from a clinic or hospital, the health standards and vaccination work are as rigorous as in a more traditional health facility.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5093\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1.jpeg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1-375x250.jpeg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We welcome clients and register them and then it’s all about vaccinating them and then making sure they’re OK afterward and telling them what to do after they get their jab,” said Magubane, who has worked as a nurse for almost 13 years.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since September 2021, Magubane and other Jhpiego-hired nurses have become accustomed to vaccinating people in locales that meet South Africans where they are —  malls, bus stations and other venues. It’s all part of the South African government’s goal to make COVID vaccines more accessible to people living in vulnerable and outlying communities, like Khayelitsha and neighboring Mitchells Plain.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Khayelitsha, just \u003Ca href=\"https://coronavirus.westerncape.gov.za/vaccine-dashboard\">37% of residents are registered to receive a vaccination\u003C/a>, which means they’ve likely received at least one dose of Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson, two vaccines commonly available in South Africa. Nationwide, nearly 49% of the adult population has received at least one vaccine dose and Rosemary Njogu44% of the adult population is fully vaccinated.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With funding from the Solidarity Fund, Jhpiego has supported the South African National Department of Health to vaccinate South African residents in two provinces, the Western Cape – where Cape Town is located – and KwaZulu-Natal. As of May 9,  Jhpiego has provided 40,378 vaccinations to residents in the Cape Town metro area. The project continues through June.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Building on VMMC work\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the pandemic reached South Africa, Jhpiego knew it could contribute to reducing the spread of COVID-19 through its experience in HIV prevention through voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC). When the South African government asked for NGOs to assist with COVID vaccination campaigns, Jhpiego offered to help, drawing on its logistical, administrative and procurement experience with VMMC as well as its experience in generating interest in preventive care among adult men, who have been slower to take up the COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa, said Dr. Christopher Morgan, Jhpiego’s senior technical advisor for immunization. This included everything from understanding what materials would be needed – needles, gauze, sharps bins, etc. – and where to procure them, as well as how to answer questions that clients might ask, like, “Why can’t I stand for the vaccination? Why do I have to sit?”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, because of its VMMC work, Jhpiego was able to draw on its strong relationship with the Department of Health and the communities it proposed working in for the vaccination program.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We were already delivering a service, VMMC, and the health department knew they could trust us with vaccination,” said Dr. Cynthia Thandi Ncube, Jhpiego medical officer who helped coordinate the vaccination program with colleague Siyabulela Kwezi Shumi. “It was much easier to set up a vaccination site because of the experience we had from VMMC. We already knew what was needed and could be done.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jhpiego hired four nurses to run pop-up sites where they would provide COVID vaccinations and prepared for the work through the government’s online training course. Until recently, the on-the-ground vaccination teams also included community interns, who were funded by the South African government for six months. The interns focused on demand creation, registration of vaccination clients and sanitization of the work and waiting areas. Five teams of vaccinators covered a total of 56 vaccine sites during the month of April.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ncube said the start of Jhpiego’s vaccination program required commitment and dedication. The number of people getting vaccinated was low and the vaccination team discussed ways to stay focused and support each other.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I was listening to them and talking to them about how we can make this work better.”  — Dr. Cynthia Thandi Ncube\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually, vaccination numbers picked up; as more and more people saw their friends, family members and neighbors getting the vaccination and staying healthy, “then they felt more comfortable getting vaccinated,” Ncube said.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Educating clients about COVID vaccines\u003C/strong>\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, as in other countries, South African residents were hesitant about receiving vaccines for a number of reasons. A fear of needles. Concerns about vaccine ingredients. Plus a feeling of ambivalence about the vaccine since it doesn’t 100% prevent anyone from falling sick with COVID.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The most challenging thing is . . .  convincing people to get the vaccine,” said Magubane, one of the nurses. “Because you talk to a person, explain what’s going on about the vaccine but still they will say, ‘No, we will come back tomorrow.’ It’s a bit of a challenge.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Magubane wasn’t deterred. She says one of her approaches to overcoming vaccine hesitancy is to ask people to think about the health of the people around them, especially older or younger family members or people they come into contact with. She also shares her own story of getting vaccinated in May 2021 – back when only health care workers could access the vaccine in South Africa – and then falling sick with COVID in September 2021.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I was diagnosed with COVID but for me it wasn’t severe,” she said. “When COVID started, I was working in a hospital. I saw in the hospital how severe it [COVID] could be. For me, it was like a normal flu. The vaccine for us health care workers, it really was a relief.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magubane’s most rewarding moments in this job have been when clients come back and say that after they received the vaccine, they caught COVID but they weren’t very sick because the vaccination helped them. She’s lost count of how many times people have shared this kind of experience with her.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“It’s like, wow, we did something good for another person,” she said. “Then that person can spread the word that the vaccine is actually helpful.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Laura Elizabeth Pohl is a photographer-writer for Jhpiego based in South Africa. Wandile Nonhle Sibisi, Marketing Manager in Jhpiego’s South Africa office, also contributed to this article.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Nurse Nozipho Magubane wipes down plastic chairs and sets them up in a bright corridor at Makhaza Mall. She is preparing to open the Jhpiego-supported pop-up COVID-19 vaccination site in Khayelitsha, a poor neighborhood that is one of the least-vaccinated areas in Cape Town. Though the setting looks different from a clinic or hospital, the health standards and vaccination work are as rigorous as in a more traditional health facility.\u003C/p>\n","bringing-covid-19-vaccinations-to-south-africas-most-vulnerable-communities","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/bringing-covid-19-vaccinations-to-south-africas-most-vulnerable-communities/","/our-stories/p/bringing-covid-19-vaccinations-to-south-africas-most-vulnerable-communities/","2022-03-20T16:16:00","2025-08-29T16:21:20",{"id":1017,"src":1018,"width":1019,"height":1020,"alt":21,"caption":21,"title":1021,"description":21,"mimeType":24,"html":1022,"srcset":1023,"sizes":1024,"meta":1025,"acf":1040},5093,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1.jpeg",720,480,"Bringing COVID 19-story image 1","\u003Cimg width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1.jpeg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1-375x250.jpeg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" />","https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1.jpeg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1-375x250.jpeg 375w","(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px",{"width":1019,"height":1020,"file":1026,"filesize":1027,"sizes":1028,"imageMeta":1038},"2025/08/Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1.jpeg",69754,{"medium":1029,"thumbnail":1032,"smallPreview":1035},{"file":1030,"width":34,"height":35,"mimeType":24,"filesize":1031},"Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1-300x200.jpeg",13438,{"file":1033,"width":44,"height":44,"mimeType":24,"filesize":1034},"Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1-150x150.jpeg",6537,{"file":1036,"width":68,"height":69,"mimeType":24,"filesize":1037},"Bringing-COVID-19-story-image-1-375x250.jpeg",19141,{"aperture":87,"credit":21,"camera":21,"caption":21,"createdTimestamp":87,"copyright":21,"focalLength":87,"iso":87,"shutterSpeed":87,"title":21,"orientation":87,"keywords":1039},[],{"primaryColor":1041,"blurhash":1042},"#82a44e","UPJ8%+Yz8^xbceb]jeVsBevotARiT[nNR5tl",{"category":1044,"postTag":1052,"postFormat":315,"areaOfExpertiseTax":1072,"expertsTag":315},[1045,1046],{"id":951,"name":952,"slug":953,"parent":315,"uri":954,"to":954},{"id":1047,"name":1048,"slug":1049,"parent":1050,"uri":1051,"to":1051},225,"South Africa","south-africa",{"id":951,"name":952,"slug":953,"parent":315,"uri":954,"to":954},"/our-stories/c/africa/south-africa/",[1053,1058,1061,1062,1067],{"id":1054,"name":1055,"slug":1056,"parent":315,"uri":1057,"to":1057},226,"COVID19","covid19","/our-stories/c/covid19/",{"id":1059,"name":1048,"slug":1049,"parent":315,"uri":1060,"to":1060},229,"/our-stories/c/south-africa/",{"id":44,"name":731,"slug":995,"parent":315,"uri":735,"to":735},{"id":1063,"name":1064,"slug":1065,"parent":315,"uri":1066,"to":1066},227,"Vaccination","vaccination","/our-stories/c/vaccination/",{"id":1068,"name":1069,"slug":1070,"parent":315,"uri":1071,"to":1071},188,"VMMC","vmmc","/our-stories/c/vmmc/",[1073,1076],{"id":1074,"name":609,"slug":1075,"parent":315,"uri":613,"to":613},87,"hiv-tb",{"id":1077,"name":1078,"slug":1079,"parent":315,"uri":1080,"to":1080},228,"Immuniz","immuniz","/our-stories/c/immuniz/",{"credits":1082},[1083],{"role":1084,"name":1085},"Author","Laura Elizabeth Pohl",{"id":1087,"guid":1088,"title":1089,"content":1090,"excerpt":1091,"excerptRaw":21,"slug":1092,"url":1093,"uri":1094,"to":1094,"status":326,"date":1095,"modified":1096,"type":329,"authorId":525,"featuredMedia":1097,"terms":1154,"acf":1165},3656,"https://jhpiego.netlify.app/?p=3656","Rising to the Challenge, Delivering Oxygen to Save Lives","\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ghana Health Service partners with the RISE project to train health workers in oxygen therapy for COVID-19 patients\u003C/h4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wa, Ghana—Shulammite Asamoah Gyamerah still remembers her first shift at the COVID-19 treatment center. For the first time in her 13-year nursing career, the 37-year-old mother of two was fearful and anxious. ‘‘I was very worried about getting infected and infecting my family too,’’ says Shulammite. But, as a senior nurse at the Upper West Regional Hospital, she knew her priority was delivering lifesaving care to COVID-19 patients and helping restore them to good health.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With one of the highest testing rates in West Africa, Ghana has recorded about 158,000 Covid-19 cases and over 1,400 deaths. Even as the vaccine rollout gathers momentum, the virus continues to change and new variants emerge. Increased referrals of Ghanaians with Covid-19 to advanced health facilities in Accra and Kumasi exposed a shortage of critical care workers and a lack of case management skills and equipment to care for these patients. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"508\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3660\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-1.jpg 508w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-1-375x375.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Nurse Shulammite Asamoah Gyamerah \u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“A few weeks after we confirmed our first cases, it became clear that there were not enough critical care workers to meet the increasing caseload.” — Nurse Shulammite\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recognizing these challenges, the Ghana Health Service prioritized providing health workers in selected facilities across the country with the skills and training necessary to treat and care for severe and critically ill Covid-19 patients. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shulammite was among the 86 health workers trained on advanced respiratory support through the Jhpiego-led Reaching Impact, Saturation and Epidemic Control (RISE) project, which is funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).\u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"946\" height=\"631\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3661\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-2.jpg 946w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-2-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-2-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Nurse Shulammite (second from left) and her colleagues practice their advanced respiratory support skills on a simulator. Photos by Emmanuel Attramah.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RISE, a consortium of six partners, has been working since 2019 to provide HIV prevention, care and treatment to men, women and priority populations through strategic technical assistance and direct service delivery in PEPFAR countries. With the onset of the pandemic, and through emergency funding from USAID, RISE teams have marshalled their expertise in delivering care at scale to help countries on three continents—from Ecuador to India—plan and roll out their Covid-19 response. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RISE’s focus in Ghana is to strengthen critical care services. In partnership with the Ghana Health Service Institutional Care Division, RISE hosted physicians, anesthetists and nurses at the Ghana Infectious Disease Center in Accra for a four-week training on managing severe and critically ill patients.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through these sessions, health workers developed the skills to monitor the conditions of patients with breathing difficulties, determining when they needed to receive oxygen through a fitted mask or a nasal cannula. Depending on the severity of a person’s illness, providers learned to recognize when a patient needs to be sedated and let a machine breathe for them.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The health workers also received a follow-up virtual training to sharpen skills and gauge their preparedness. To continue the exchange of ideas and to provide support to health workers across the country, the RISE Jhpiego team organized a Covid-19 community of practice.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3662\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-3-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-3-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-3-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-3-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-3-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-to-the-challenge-August-2025-Image-3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Nurse Shulammite (center) helps train colleagues in oxygen therapy for critically ill patients through USAID’s RISE project.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“A network has been developed between the consultants and the trainees. The consultants from the National Case Management Team are readily available via Zoom and even WhatsApp and voice call to provide tele-support to the trainees at the treatment centers,” said Dr. Lawrence Ofori-Boadu, Deputy Director of Ghana Health Service Institutional Care Division.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With USAID support, the 26 treatment centers have received needed equipment, including laptops, mobile WiFi modems and patient monitors from the World Health Organization\u003Cstrong>.\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“We learned that managing Covid-19 is all about oxygen therapy,” said Shulammite. “If you give the right oxygen at the right time to a patient, there wouldn’t be the need for intubation because the patient will recover.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, every staff at the Covid-19 treatment center and even the hospital’s ICU knows when to give what form of oxygen therapy.” — Nurse Shulammite\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confident now in her skills in advanced respiratory therapy, Shulammite organized a refresher course on basic critical care for the 23-member staff at the Covid-19 treatment center and intensive care unit (ICU) at the Upper West Regional Hospital. Shulammite and her team have also set up a high dependency unit and an ICU at the treatment center. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I am very confident we have the skill and equipment to provide care for our clients right here in Wa. Thanks so much to USAID for support.” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Emmanuel Attramah is a Communications Specialist in Jhpiego’s Ghana office.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Ghana Health Service partners with the RISE project to train health workers in oxygen therapy for COVID-19 patients Wa, Ghana—Shulammite Asamoah Gyamerah still…\u003C/p>\n","rising-to-the-challenge-delivering-oxygen-to-save-lives","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/rising-to-the-challenge-delivering-oxygen-to-save-lives/","/our-stories/p/rising-to-the-challenge-delivering-oxygen-to-save-lives/","2022-02-22T15:00:50","2025-08-12T14:35:39",{"id":1098,"src":1099,"width":163,"height":251,"alt":21,"caption":21,"title":1100,"description":21,"mimeType":24,"html":1101,"srcset":1102,"sizes":256,"meta":1103,"acf":1151},3696,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Rising-Aug-2025-Feature-Image.jpg","Story-Rising-Aug 2025-Feature Image","\u003Cimg width=\"2560\" 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call from a nurse at the Koukoudé health post came in at 8 p.m. A woman in labor with twins had given birth to the first baby, but now, hours later, the second baby had not yet arrived.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immediately, Kalaya Kourouma, a midwife at the Boffa District Hospital in Guinea, alerted a district coordinator who dispatched an ambulance that would take Kalaya to the laboring mother’s bedside. Before setting out, Kalaya assembled an emergency kit, which included a delivery kit, oxytocin to prevent postpartum hemorrhage, a pair of gloves, a blood pressure monitor, a mask and oxygen.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/guinea-story-300x269-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5632\"/>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kalaya Kourouma, a midwife at the Boffa District Hospital in Guinea.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the time the ambulance delivered the midwife to Koukoudé village at 9:00 p.m., the family at the scene was panicking. Kalaya’s examination revealed that the woman’s blood pressure was low—and that the unborn twin was in a breech presentation.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through the Health Service Delivery (HSD) project, initiated in 2016 in partnership with the Ministry of Health in Guinea and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Jhpiego helped create mobile clinics as a way to serve hard-to-reach communities and develop trust in the health care system. It’s part of an ongoing effort to address underutilization of health care services and facilities by communities that have lost trust in them, whether because of the Ebola epidemic or due to poor quality and availability of care—all of which exacerbate people’s wariness.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boffa District Hospital, where midwife Kayala works, has received HSD project support for various interventions related to maternal health: training in basic and comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care, provision of equipment and materials, regular supervision, and establishment of a continuous quality improvement process for the workplace.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The HSD project received supplemental funding in 2019 specifically for outreach activities. To this end, the project created mobile clinics as a way to provide health services to women in hard-to-reach communities using ambulances purchased by the project during weekly open-air markets in different villages. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions interrupted full implementation. The project changed its strategy and designated these ambulances as mobile clinics to meet the obstetrical referral needs of district maternity hospitals.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was one of those ambulances that midwife Kalaya commandeered to transport herself and the mother, along with newborn twin No. 1, to the district hospital.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a few miles into the journey, the mother’s contractions started again. The midwife called for the ambulance to stop. Then and there, in the vehicle, she capably and safely performed a breech delivery, following the national protocol. A healthy baby boy was born at 9:30 p.m. Kalaya conducted an initial newborn assessment and provided appropriate care.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The driver took to the road again, driving cautiously and finally arriving at 11:00 p.m. at the district hospital, where a care team of midwives, nurses and doctors awaited the woman and her two babies. After three days of observation, they returned to their village. The woman’s mother-in-law and husband repeatedly blessed and thanked the staff, especially the quick-acting Kalaya who had come to their rescue.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mother received family planning counseling at the hospital and chose an implant, which was inserted before discharge. The midwife followed up with the health post and confirmed that the mother had returned for postnatal care and was doing well.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through the HSD project, Kalaya, a widow and mother of five, said she and her department colleagues have been made to feel like “queens.” “I feel proud of the job I’m doing! What made this experience even more special for me was the communication with the hospital team to prepare everything before our arrival, including the laboratory and the operating room,” she said.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The availability of the ambulance has put us at ease, because it reduces referral delays. We can call the district coordinator of the project directly at any time and off we go, right away!” – Kalaya\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mother of twins is just one of about 50 women from remote areas transported by the project ambulance to the hospital over six months (October 2020 through March 2021). All presented with complications, including hemorrhaging during the first or last trimester, prolonged labor, eclampsia, abnormal presentation of the baby and postpartum anemia.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working in the Boffa district since the start of HSD, the project has achieved encouraging results there despite the challenges of the pandemic. The district has seen a 28% increase in assisted deliveries, with use of the partograph to monitor labor increasing from 18% to 77%, and active management of the third stage of labor increasing from 60% to 99%, and a decrease in the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage from 0.9% to 0.6%. Of special note, the hospital was awarded its first star by the Ministry of Health through the HSD project for improving the quality of services through performance standards in emergency obstetric and newborn care, family planning and infection prevention and control.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Jacqueline Aribot, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, and Mohamed Nioké V, District Project Coordinator, are with Jhpiego’s Guinea Office.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>The frantic call from a nurse at the Koukoudé health post came in at 8 p.m. A woman in labor with twins had given birth to the first baby, but now, hours later, the second baby had not yet arrived.\u003C/p>\n","a-midwife-and-ambulance-to-the-rescue","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/a-midwife-and-ambulance-to-the-rescue/","/our-stories/p/a-midwife-and-ambulance-to-the-rescue/","2021-12-15T02:38:00","2025-08-29T02:49:42",{"id":1181,"src":1182,"width":34,"height":1183,"alt":21,"caption":1184,"title":1185,"description":21,"mimeType":24,"html":1186,"srcset":1187,"sizes":1188,"meta":1189,"acf":1198},5632,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/guinea-story-300x269-1.jpg",269,"Kalaya Kourouma, a midwife at the Boffa District Hospital in Guinea.","guinea-story-300x269","\u003Cimg width=\"300\" height=\"269\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/guinea-story-300x269-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" />","https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/guinea-story-300x269-1.jpg 300w","300px",{"width":34,"height":1183,"file":1190,"filesize":1191,"sizes":1192,"imageMeta":1196},"2025/08/guinea-story-300x269-1.jpg",35654,{"thumbnail":1193},{"file":1194,"width":44,"height":44,"mimeType":24,"filesize":1195},"guinea-story-300x269-1-150x150.jpg",19718,{"aperture":87,"credit":21,"camera":21,"caption":21,"createdTimestamp":87,"copyright":21,"focalLength":87,"iso":87,"shutterSpeed":87,"title":21,"orientation":310,"keywords":1197},[],{"primaryColor":1199,"blurhash":1200},"#a6674a","UcKS;RaccWwI~Wrr$+smNFs:NHt6Z#kWNZof",{"category":1202,"postTag":1210,"postFormat":315,"areaOfExpertiseTax":1225,"expertsTag":315},[1203,1204,1206],{"id":951,"name":952,"slug":953,"parent":315,"uri":954,"to":954},{"id":961,"name":962,"slug":963,"parent":1205,"uri":965,"to":965},{"id":951,"name":952,"slug":953,"parent":315,"uri":954,"to":954},{"id":497,"name":1207,"slug":1208,"parent":315,"uri":1209,"to":1209},"Uncategorized","uncategorized","/our-stories/c/uncategorized/",[1211,1214,1219,1224],{"id":1212,"name":962,"slug":963,"parent":315,"uri":1213,"to":1213},221,"/our-stories/c/guinea/",{"id":1215,"name":1216,"slug":1217,"parent":315,"uri":1218,"to":1218},117,"Midwife","midwife","/our-stories/c/midwife/",{"id":1220,"name":1221,"slug":1222,"parent":315,"uri":1223,"to":1223},222,"PPH","pph","/our-stories/c/pph/",{"id":44,"name":731,"slug":995,"parent":315,"uri":735,"to":735},[1226],{"id":1227,"name":660,"slug":1228,"parent":315,"uri":665,"to":665},181,"maternal-newborn-and-child-health",{"credits":1230},[1231],{"role":1003,"name":1232},"Mohamed Nioké V and Jacqueline Aribot",{"id":1234,"guid":1235,"title":1236,"content":1237,"excerpt":1238,"excerptRaw":1238,"slug":1239,"url":1240,"uri":1241,"to":1241,"status":326,"date":1242,"modified":1243,"type":329,"authorId":330,"featuredMedia":1244,"terms":1296,"acf":1332},3816,"https://jhpiego.netlify.app/?p=3816","Helping Girls Realize Their Dreams","\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lunzu, Blantyre District, Malawi — Alinafe Machilika had to leave high school before finishing her final year, dashing her hopes of becoming a nurse. Her family couldn’t afford the fees.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The teen quickly married and soon had a baby, which left her wholly dependent on her husband. The couple fought, mostly about money. With little hope that she alone could provide for her 11-month-old daughter, Theodora, Alinafe returned to her parents’ home, even though they too were struggling financially.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Blantyre district, where Alinafe lives, young women have few options if they leave school early—which is the case for the vast majority of young women. In fact, only \u003Ca href=\"https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fborgenproject.org%2Fgirls-education-in-malawi-2%2F&data=04%7C01%7CAnn.Lolordo%40jhpiego.org%7C5c69bceee13c4877270e08d99db0355a%7C26ef7fd22a7f4135a2e4de9acf168b2a%7C0%7C0%7C637714202394275990%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=tEVTJLExs6c76Hk%2BnYnsywuuGHhKtFOuKsHGwgCyGEc%3D&reserved=0\">6 percent\u003C/a> of girls in Malawi graduate from secondary education each year. Only 2.9 percent seek post-secondary education. Most are vulnerable to early pregnancy and marriage before they are emotionally ready, and they are exposed to high-risk behaviors that can lead to HIV infection.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3824\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alinafe holds her daughter Theadora, 2. Photo by Karel Prinsloo for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To change that reality for thousands of girls in Malawi, Jhpiego has been implementing the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.jhpiego.org/countries-we-support/malawi/\">Gateway project\u003C/a> since September 2018. In partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Health, the project aims to reduce the vulnerability of girls and young women to HIV by improving access to health services and offering paths to economic empowerment.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gateway is funded by the U. S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.usaid.gov/global-health/health-areas/hiv-and-aids/technical-areas/dreams\">Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored, and Safe (DREAMS)\u003C/a> initiative.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“From the onset of the DREAMS initiative, Jhpiego has been determined to support girls from across Blantyre district to realize their DREAMS, which were nearly shattered due to early pregnancies, school drop outs and early marriages, these vulnerabilities are drivers to HIV infection,” said Getrude Chipungu, Gateway project director. “Jhpiego, through the Gateway project is implementing the DREAMS program to equip adolescent girls and young women with skills and knowledge to deal with expectations, behaviors and attitudes that put them at high risk of HIV infection and make them vulnerable.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DREAMS provides a comprehensive package of services that address the broad needs of girls and young women. In addition to preventing HIV and making sure that people living with HIV get healthy and stay that way, it’s about linking youth with reproductive health and family planning services, helping them achieve financial literacy and empowerment and preventing gender-based violence. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3827\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_3.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alinafe Machilika (20) greets her 2-year-old daughter, Theodora, as she returns home from class at the Malawi Institute of Tourism. Photo by Karel Prinsloo for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3831\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_5.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alinafe Machilika holds her daughter Theadora at her parents’ home. Photo by Karel Prinsloo for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3828\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_4.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alinafe Machilika holds her daughter Theadora (2) while she collects water from the borehole in her parents’ home, just outside Blantyre, Malawi. Photo by Karel Prinsloo for Jhpiego.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Jhpiego is strong across many different technical areas that fall under adolescent health,” said Meghan Greeley, Jhpiego’s technical advisor for adolescent health. “If a 16-year-old is seeking family planning, we aim to see the full picture of her needs and provide much more than a choice of methods, including social support and HIV prevention strategies.” Meghan also noted Jhpiego’s innovative immunization strategies to engage adolescents in the prevention of HPV, which can lead to cervical cancer, especially in women who are living with HIV.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, Jhpiego is helping girls to piece together their shattered dreams through DREAMS in eight countries: Namibia, South Sudan, Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire, Lesotho, Rwanda, Mozambique and, of course, Malawi. In Malawi, one in four new HIV infections occurs among young women, according to a recent \u003Ca href=\"https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/unaids-data-2018_en.pdf\">report from UNAIDS\u003C/a> that reveals just how disproportionately women and girls are affected by what is described as “a prevention crisis.” In fact, young women in Malawi aged 15 to 24 are at almost twice the risk of acquiring HIV compared to males of the same age.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In October 2020, Alinafe met a Gateway community health volunteer. “I was struggling and losing hope until Jhpiego arrived in my village and one of the club mentors [a volunteer working with Jhpiego] introduced me to the DREAMS club in our community,” said Alinafe. “Regardless of having a child or failing to cope with married life or poverty, I was encouraged. I was told that this was not the end, but the beginning of my future.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At ­club meetings, Alinafe and 28 other girls and young women learned about ways to reduce their risk of acquiring HIV. The members encouraged each other to make decisions to preserve their health and safety and lead healthier lives. They discussed economic empowerment and gender issues while learning entrepreneurship skills. Trainings included proper ways of establishing and doing business, developing capital and identifying potential income-generating activities. The DREAMS clubs serve girls, ages 10–­­14, and adolescents and young women, ages 15–24.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The club has changed my life,” said Alinafe, now 20 and studying hotel management and catering at the Malawi Institute of Tourism. “I will take my knowledge back to the girls at home who are like me and tell them to dream big.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is among \u003Cstrong>19,238\u003C/strong> young women and adolescents in Malawi to benefit from the Gateway DREAMS initiative through educational support and enrollment in vocational training in the hotel industry, plumbing trades and tailoring. Village savings and loan groups also figure prominently in the DREAMS clubs, encouraging a culture of saving and entrepreneurship.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The DREAMS program is having a great impact,” said Getrude. “The adolescent girls and young women are getting talents and believing in themselves, they can go into the world and tap from the many opportunities that are out there and become what they have always dreamed of.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Because of this program, I learned not to doubt myself,” Alinafe said. “I am confident and now understand what I am capable of and what I can achieve.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Before, my dreams were shattered, but I now see a brighter future. I can become independent and support myself and my child.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3826\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Malawi_DREAMS_KarelPrinsloo_2-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alinafe studies hotel management and catering. 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