Maternal and Child HealthMaternal HealthThought Leadership
March 4th, 2024

Necessity Is the Mother of Invention in Kilifi County, Kenya

In Kenya’s Kilifi County, innovative nurses and midwives created their own blood-collection drape to quickly detect dangerous bleeding after childbirth, proving that lifesaving solutions can start with local ingenuity.

Story
February 28th, 2024

Finding purpose in service

Health workers in India and an app ensure contraceptive supplies reach the right women at the right time As Vandana…

Elyse Gansonre holds her twins, Jeditte a girl and Jedikael a boyin the health centre in Kaounde, Burkina Faso Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. Elyse says ÒI have four children with these two, the others are 11 and 8. My children are spaced because I am using family planning. Before I started using family planning I had two children very close together and both died because I couln't look after them. The midwife in the Health Centre explained to my husband and I then benefits of using family planning so we stared. I am happy that we can now look after the four children we have properlyÓJhpiego has been working in Burkina Faso for the last 22 years, transforming maternal and child healthcare for women and children.
Burkina FasoMalariaStory
February 22nd, 2024

A Dose in Time to Prevent Malaria

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention offers children protection through the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative and Jhpiego-led Integrated Health Services project.

Primary Health CareSafe SurgeryStory
January 29th, 2024

A New Beginning

Restored dignity, confidence—a fresh start, and Jhpiego’s commitment to women’s health  As a youngster in Kenya, Mary Wambua was different….

Teddy Nabuzale teaches the Mbale Youth Group the correct way to put on a condom and other family planning methods in Bukiende village, Mbale district, Eastern Uganda.
Adolescent HealthCOVID-19Family PlanningReproductive HealthStoryUganda
January 29th, 2024

Meeting the Reproductive Health Needs of Youth in Uganda 

To improve family planning services during the COVID-19 pandemic, Teddy Kevin Nabuzale’s youth group partnered with the Ministry of Health to combine health talks with family planning services. They convene up to five education sessions each month.