Catherine Shayo (in white) poses with Rachel Daudi (in red) and other girls visiting the hospital for ASRH services. Photo by Frank Kimaro.
Adolescent and Youth HealthStoryTanzania
December 3rd, 2024

Power to Girls: Improving access to information and health services for adolescents in Tanzania

Catherine is one of 16 health workers trained by the Afya Yangu – Mama na Mtoto project, which has contributed to a 2% reduction in teenage pregnancies in Tanzania’s Kiteto District.

A cross section of trainers during the CAB-LA workshop at the Africa Regional PrEP Learning Network Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.
HIVRISEStory
October 22nd, 2024

With leadership from Ministry of Health expert trainers, RISE supports the introduction of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis

With its innovative CAB-LA PrEP training toolkit and regional training-of-trainers approach, the RISE project is equipping health leaders across Africa to expand HIV prevention options—laying the groundwork for a future where HIV transmission is dramatically reduced.

NurseStoryWomen's Cancers
October 21st, 2024

Milagrosa, the motorbike nurse: Providing care in the community 

In southern Mozambique, nurse Milagrosa Matsinhe is breaking barriers to care, traveling by motorbike to reach women in their homes with life-saving cervical cancer screening and treatment.

IndiaThought LeadershipWomen's Cancers
October 21st, 2024

Bringing breast cancer care closer to women: India’s experience

In India, too many women are dying from breast cancer, not because it’s untreatable, but because diagnosis and care come too late. Jhpiego is working with the Government of Odisha to change that by bringing innovative, life-saving diagnostics closer to home.

Service providers in Guatemala with sample collection brush and specimen bottle for self-collection of HPV screening. Photo: SUCCESS/Jhpiego Guatemala
CancerGuatemalaHPVStoryYouth
October 21st, 2024

Scale Up Cervical Cancer Elimination: What SUCCESS looks like

Jhpiego concluded Phase 1 of the SUCCESS project in August 2024, supporting cervical cancer prevention and treatment services for nearly 185,000 women.