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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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Given the escalating trend in global average temperatures, climate health will increasingly hold greater significance for humanity over time.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-GHSS-FOcus-image-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3992\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-GHSS-FOcus-image-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-GHSS-FOcus-image-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-GHSS-FOcus-image-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-GHSS-FOcus-image-1-360x540.jpg 360w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-GHSS-FOcus-image-1-375x563.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-GHSS-FOcus-image-1.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate change has ushered in a host of environmental changes. The surge in frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, including hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heatwaves, directly impacts public health leading to displacement, injuries, and loss of life. Many of the worst impacts are felt by populations that are already suffering because of multiple health burdens and vulnerabilities combined with poverty and socioeconomic exclusion. These vulnerable populations face compounding challenges in accessing clean water, shelter, and medical care thus propagating the emergence and rapid spread of disease.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The World Health Organization estimates that climate change will cause an additional 250,000 deaths annually between 2030 and 2050. This is a staggering figure.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The challenges posed by the intersection of climate change and public health are immense indeed, but in facing them, we have also gained valuable insights. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of preparedness, response, resilience, and recovery in the face of health crises, with lessons that are applicable to the broader context of climate change. The interconnectedness of our global community was a crucial lesson. Climate change knows no borders, emphasizing the necessity of collaboration and shared responsibility for the well-being of humanity.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So how can we start to think about possible actions? The first step is to identify and map vulnerability. Climate health impacts will not affect us all in the same way. We know that vulnerability to climate health-related consequences will be influenced by our geography, our demographics, our biology and health status, the political and social economic status in which we live, as well as the strength of our health systems.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have a chance now, in the face of a global threat, to truly reorient health action and service provision around the needs of the most vulnerable. There are opportunities to transform our healthcare systems through sustainable practices, investment in renewable energy, and integration of climate resilience into infrastructure to build a more robust and adaptive healthcare system.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, in Bangladesh, a low-lying country vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding, and cyclones, the government has implemented a number of initiatives to enhance the resilience of its healthcare system. 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through their own personal experiences.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Always smiling and cheerful, Carla Santos Cossa*, a mentor mother since 2019, pays attention to women waiting for appointments as she walks through the corridors of the Integrated Care and Treatment Center (CICTRA) at the Military Hospital of Maputo. She begins her day at the health center like many other mentor mothers across Mozambique. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“In the morning, we start the day with health talks. I specifically deal with pregnant women living with HIV during prenatal consultations. I provide counseling based on my own experience with antiretroviral therapy [ART] follow-up,” said Carla, 37. “I talk a lot about the importance of taking medication, controlling viral load, breastfeeding, and all postpartum care to ensure that the child is born and remains HIV-free.” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across Mozambique, in military health centers, there are about 80 mentor mothers—mothers living with HIV who work with women to provide them with the chance to give birth to HIV-free children. They play a crucial role in patient retention by providing emotional support, practical guidance, and inspiration for women who have just learned that they tested positive for HIV.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With technical support from Jhpiego and funding from the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.state.gov/about-us-pepfar/#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20President%27s%20Emergency%20Plan,through%20the%20American%20people%27s%20generosity.\">U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief\u003C/a>, through the United States Department of Defense, mentor mothers have supported over 4,853 pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV since 2018 through the Mozambican Armed Forces health centers. \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\">“Often, when women learn about their serostatus [HIV status], they can be scared. It’s natural, but as a mentor mother, I have to help this woman make the right decisions for the child’s future. I am a living example because I have a son who will turn one next month and he lives free from HIV.” — Carla from Mozambique\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“When you use your own story to encourage other women, it works better,” she adds. “They look at you and see a healthy person who takes care of themselves, and they realize that it is possible to move forward in good health with a future.” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carla’s tasks are not limited to the military health centers; she and other mentor mothers visit thousands of women who are on ART.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“In our work, we make many home visits,” said Carla “They are usually preventive visits or reintegration, or when our patients don’t feel well. We often establish strong relationships with our patients, and they end up treating us like godmothers. The friendship between us and our patients is so healthy that sometimes they visit our homes.  \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\">“It’s one of the most wonderful things about our work. Being able to help other women continue with their treatment, see healthy children come into the world, and establish that sense of familiarity with people we didn’t know.” — Carla from Mozambique\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sónia Amaral, a 32-year old who lives on the outskirts of Maputo, received help and support through the mentor mothers . It was 2018, and Sónia became a mother for the second time.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“My baby was constantly sick with fevers and constant diarrhea. At the time, a neighbor, seeing our constant suffering, recommended that I take my daughter for consultations at the health center of the Mozambican Armed Forces located at Mavalane Air Base,” Sónia said.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“When I arrived at the health center and explained what was happening, they decided to test me and the baby and discovered that both of us had HIV. It was a difficult moment because I couldn’t understand how this happened since when I had this baby, we were tested, and we were HIV-negative. I was in tears.”   \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hospital team sat with Sónia and asked about the baby’s father to try and identify the transmission of the virus.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“The baby’s father abandoned me while I was still pregnant, and\u003Cem> \u003C/em>after having my baby, I met another man with whom I started living,” Sónia explained. “They asked me to have a conversation with my partner to find out if he knew his serostatus. He was on antiretroviral treatment and didn’t tell me anything. As a result, I infected my daughter through breastfeeding.” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mentor mothers provided Sónia with daily encouragement for acceptance of her HIV status, emotional stability, and retention in care and treatment for both Sónia and the baby. Today, thanks to their support, Sónia remains on treatment and now has two more daughters who are living free of HIV.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I advise all women in my situation to continue with treatment and follow all the recommendations given by the mentor mothers who support us,” said Sónia. “It has been a great help to have someone who listens to us and supports us with our questions. Anything related to health, you just pick up the phone, call them, and they are always available to listen and support us.” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mentor mothers are indeed changing lives and providing a healthier future for countless families in Mozambique. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>*Carla Santos Cossa\u003C/em> \u003Cem>is a pseudonym chosen at the request of our mentor mother to protect her privacy.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Manuel Jesus Joaquim is the Senior Communications Associate in Jhpiego’s Mozambique office. Editor Elizabeth Thompson and Indrani Kashyap, Associated Director, of Regional Communications for Jhpiego, both contributed to the writing of this article. \u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Mothers living with HIV are mentoring others to better health Always smiling and cheerful, Carla Santos Cossa*, a mentor mother…\u003C/p>\n","from-mother-to-mother-advice-and-support-from-a-trusted-source","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/from-mother-to-mother-advice-and-support-from-a-trusted-source/","/our-stories/p/from-mother-to-mother-advice-and-support-from-a-trusted-source/","2023-12-11T21:48:00","2025-08-17T15:26:11",{"id":983,"src":984,"width":19,"height":895,"alt":21,"caption":21,"title":985,"description":21,"mimeType":24,"html":986,"srcset":987,"sizes":27,"meta":988,"acf":1034},3989,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-from-mother-to-mother-image-1.jpg","Story-from mother to mother-image 1","\u003Cimg 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Joaquim",{"id":1065,"guid":1066,"title":1067,"content":1068,"excerpt":1069,"excerptRaw":1069,"slug":1070,"url":1071,"uri":1072,"to":1072,"status":326,"date":1073,"modified":1074,"type":329,"authorId":525,"featuredMedia":1075,"terms":1112,"acf":1126},3977,"https://jhpiego.netlify.app/?p=3977","Margaret’s Story—ART Is Only Part of the HIV Response ","\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3978\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-1.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-1-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-1-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Margaret Kugonza at home in Fort Portal in western Uganda. \u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was five years ago when Margaret Kugonza’s husband died after spending just a few days in the hospital. “The doctor asked to see me after his funeral,” Margaret recalls. “I went and they did an HIV test.” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon learning she tested positive for HIV, “my heart almost stopped,” Margaret says. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She started antiretroviral therapy (ART) at a comprehensive care clinic close to her home in western Uganda, an area of high HIV prevalence. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Providers explained that if she took her ART as prescribed, the treatment would reduce the amount of HIV in her body and help her to stay healthy. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, as a mother of four children, she had questions and worries. “I had a grocery shop that kept me busy during the day, but my thoughts kept me awake at night. I could not eat or sleep because of thinking about the children and my future.” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unable to manage the stress, she closed her shop. Adhering to ART seemed pointless. \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\">“I felt useless and stopped taking the medication,” she says. “I wanted to end my life. One day I took poison, but my aged mother found me and called for help. She begged me to go for counseling.” —Margaret Kugonza\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3979\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-2.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-2-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-2-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Before getting help, Margaret Kugonza couldn’t envision her future. \u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cbr>That’s how Margaret met Nurse Biira Levinah, an assistant psychiatric nursing officer at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. Biira had been trained in the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.cetaglobal.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA)\u003C/a>, which enables frontline care givers to integrate evaluation and diagnosis for depression, anxiety, substance abuse and trauma- and stress-related disorders into HIV care and treatment. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“She got my attention,” Margaret says, “when she looked straight into my eyes and said, ‘Margaret, I want you to live.’” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"695\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3980\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-3.jpg 930w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-3-300x224.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-3-768x574.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-3-723x540.jpg 723w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-3-375x280.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Nurse Biira Levinah counsels Margaret \u003Cem>Kugonza\u003C/em>in her office in the Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. \u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biira would call to check on Margaret—and more. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“She asked me to call her whenever I had bad thoughts,” Margaret says and recalled they would often walk together during counseling sessions. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biira is one of 55 CETA-trained counselors working at seven health facilities in western Uganda. Their training was supported by the Global Reach II project, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act through the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, in partnership with the Uganda Ministry of Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division. Developed for use by non-mental health professionals working in low- and middle-income settings, CETA is offered on the front lines of care by nurses as well as community health volunteers, expert clients, clinical officers, midwives and social workers, all of whom learned to use CETA’s brief, multi-purpose tool, which can be adapted for their community. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where Margaret lives, the need for mental health treatment is great and resources are lacking.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"598\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3981\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-4.jpg 799w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-4-768x575.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-4-722x540.jpg 722w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-4-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>The mental health unit is part of the Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. \u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A  \u003Ca href=\"https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fpublications%2Fi%2Fitem%2F9789240049338&data=05%7C01%7CAnn.Lolordo%40jhpiego.org%7C75880ae4050c407aa98b08dbf513cbaa%7C26ef7fd22a7f4135a2e4de9acf168b2a%7C0%7C0%7C638373237621520163%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ILK54p8UmJjopZ4A2GhzETnQrbvr4Z%2FF9Zx2abttcWk%3D&reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Health Organization report cites studies\u003C/a> showing that people living with HIV are twice as likely to experience severe depression compared with others and that the risk of death by suicide is 100 times higher in people living with HIV than in the general population. The report also notes that treating depression can help people continue on treatment and improve clinical outcomes.  \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, despite progress in achieving two of the three global HIV 95-95-95 testing, treatment and viral suppression targets, Uganda faces challenges in viral suppression due to prevalent mental disorders; depression affects up to 30 percent of people living with HIV. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3982\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-5.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-5-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-5-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>A trained counselor holds a client-focused feedback session, known as ‘Thinking in a Different Way,’ at the mental health unit.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“In a setting where resources are scarce, our commitment to integrating mental health services into HIV care isn’t just about treating conditions; it’s about empowering individuals,” says Jhpiego program officer Charles Mwanje, who oversees CETA’s implementation in Uganda. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3983\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-6-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-6-375x281.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-6-960x720.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-6-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-6.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Margaret Kugonza sits with Nurse Biira Levinah. \u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trained to use a number of approaches for managing a range of mental health conditions, Nurse Biira helped Margaret to recognize self-defeating thoughts and then to counter them while developing solutions. This cognitive restructuring approach, called “Think in a Different Way,” resonated with Margaret. The darkness lifted. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I would be dead if it wasn’t for Biira’s support,” she says. “She guided me to ‘see myself’ again. The way I think about myself has changed.” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fully functional and happily alive, Margaret says, “I take my medicine, and I am in good health. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I am living with my mother and children, farming my sweet potatoes, beans and vegetable garden.” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3984\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-7.jpg 800w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-7-720x540.jpg 720w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-7-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Margaret Kugonza with her family at home. \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\">\u003Cem>“I feel happy that I have changed someone’s life, and I can’t wait to apply my skills to as many clients as possible.” —\u003C/em> \u003Cem>Nurse Biira Levinah\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"598\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3985\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-8.jpg 799w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-8-300x225.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-8-768x575.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-8-722x540.jpg 722w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-image-8-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Margaret Kugonza at home in Fort Portal, Uganda. \u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Josephine Watuulo is the Knowledge Management Coordinator in Jhpiego’s Uganda\u003C/em> \u003Cem>office.\u003C/em> \u003Cem>Joan Nduta, Senior Communications Manager, Africa Region, and Maryalice Yakutchik, senior writer with Jhpiego, also contributed to this article. Photos by Peter Caton for Jhpiego.\u003C/em> \u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>After learning about her positive HIV status, Margaret met Nurse Biira Levinah who had been trained to integrate evaluation and diagnosis for depression, anxiety, substance abuse and trauma- and stress-related disorders into HIV care and treatment. \u003C/p>\n","margarets-story-art-is-only-part-of-the-hiv-response","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/margarets-story-art-is-only-part-of-the-hiv-response/","/our-stories/p/margarets-story-art-is-only-part-of-the-hiv-response/","2023-12-11T21:37:00","2025-08-15T01:51:41",{"id":1076,"src":1077,"width":1078,"height":1079,"alt":21,"caption":21,"title":1080,"description":21,"mimeType":24,"html":1081,"srcset":1082,"sizes":1083,"meta":1084,"acf":1109},3986,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Margarets-story-feature-image.jpg",600,800,"Story-Margarets story-feature image","\u003Cimg width=\"600\" height=\"800\" 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src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-1-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3973\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-1-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-1-300x199.jpeg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-1-768x509.jpeg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-1-815x540.jpeg 815w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-1-375x248.jpeg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-1-960x636.jpeg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-1-1280x848.jpeg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-1.jpeg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Jhpiego has supported the government of Malawi to provide voluntary medical male circumcision, \u003Cem>an HIV prevention intervention,\u003C/em> to more than 700,000 young men and adolescents\u003C/em>.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A problem brought John Siliya to the health clinic in his village outside Malawi’s capital of Lilongwe. The pain he felt while urinating was diagnosed as a sexually transmitted infection, not his first. Following John’s treatment, a community mobilizer took the opportunity to discuss with him a safe, effective HIV prevention intervention—voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC)—and its health benefits. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like many, John, 24, was initially skeptical due to cultural myths and misconceptions. However, driven by a desire to take control of his health, John decided to explore the benefits of VMMC, a one-time procedure that reduces the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission by 60 percent. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“It was not easy for me to agree at first. It took some time. After counselling, I made up my mind to go through it,” said John. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the compassionate care of Jhpiego’s dedicated health care professionals, John underwent the VMMC procedure. Beyond the medical aspects, the program emphasized comprehensive counselling, ensuring that individuals like John were equipped with knowledge about sexual health, HIV prevention and overall well-being. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the procedure, John returned to his village where he says, “I took it upon myself to advise my friends and family members to get circumcised. I use every opportunity I can to educate them on the benefits of circumcision.” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For John, the effect has been transformative. He experienced a newfound sense of confidence, not only in his physical health but also in his relationships and aspirations. The reduced risk of HIV infection empowered him to pursue his goals with vigor, breaking down barriers that once hindered his potential. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John is just one of the 701,354 adolescent boys and men in 13 districts across Malawi who have undergone VMMC through Jhpiego-supported services. By addressing HIV prevention at a large scale, Jhpiego’s efforts contribute to a significant reduction in the overall burden of the disease. The reduced transmission of HIV not only safeguards the well-being of individuals but also strengthens families and communities. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the program continues to expand its reach, the cumulative effect contributes to national public health goals, fostering a generation of individuals equipped with the knowledge and tools to lead healthier lives. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2011, Jhpiego—in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of Defense, under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and Malawi’s National AIDS Commission—has been working with the Ministry of Health (MOH), community leaders and other partners to rapidly expand the provision of high-quality, client-centered VMMC services as a core component of comprehensive HIV prevention services. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government has committed to achieving VMMC coverage of 80 percent among boys and men aged 10–34 years by 2020, the equivalent of approximately 2.1 million circumcisions throughout the country and 1.8 million in priority districts by 2020 (National AIDS Commission 2014). The MOH and its partners have performed 1.4 million procedures; Jhpiego had provided 51 percent of them by June 2023. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-2-1024x679.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3974\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-2-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-2-300x199.jpeg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-2-768x509.jpeg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-2-815x540.jpeg 815w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-2-375x249.jpeg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-2-960x636.jpeg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Providing-adolescent-image-2.jpeg 1142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>In Malawi, mobile clinics like this one are used to reach clients where they are to ensure that no one is left behind. \u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VMMC programs aim to increase coverage of males aged 15 to 29 years in Malawi as part of its strategy to reduce new HIV infections and save lives. Programs currently operate in more than 50 government health facilities supported by Jhpiego; in districts with high prevalence, VMMC is provided free of charge. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With over 1 million people living with HIV in Malawi and the prevalence estimated at \u003Ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/globalhivtb/where-we-work/malawi/malawi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7.1% in 2022\u003C/a>, HIV and AIDS continue to be prominent public health issues in the country. \u003Ca href=\"https://dms.hiv.health.gov.mw/dataset/malawi-integrated-hiv-program-report-2022-q1/resource/44d5a99e-1745-4a4e-b973-37f45caad990?inner_span=True\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Along with VMMC, the MOH is implementing several other prevention programs, including prevention of mother-to-child transmission and pre-exposure prophylaxis\u003C/a>. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through our commitment to human-centered health care, Jhpiego is catalyzing change that extends far beyond the numbers, leaving an indelible mark on the health and well-being of Malawi. By demonstrating the positive impact on individual lives and the broader community, Malawi sets an example for effective, human-centered health care interventions that can be replicated and adapted in diverse cultural contexts. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Sarah Sakanda is the knowledge and communication specialist in the Jhpiego Malawi office.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Voluntary medical male circumcision services contribute to national public health goals Jhpiego has supported the government of Malawi to 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and photos","Sarah Sakanda",{"id":1209,"guid":1210,"title":1134,"content":1211,"excerpt":1212,"excerptRaw":1212,"slug":1213,"url":1214,"uri":1215,"to":1215,"status":326,"date":1216,"modified":1217,"type":329,"authorId":330,"featuredMedia":1218,"terms":1247,"acf":1261},3809,"https://jhpiego.netlify.app/?p=3809","\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi_VMMC_1-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3813\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi_VMMC_1-1024x678.jpeg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi_VMMC_1-300x199.jpeg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi_VMMC_1-768x509.jpeg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi_VMMC_1-815x540.jpeg 815w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi_VMMC_1-375x248.jpeg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi_VMMC_1-960x636.jpeg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi_VMMC_1-1280x848.jpeg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi_VMMC_1.jpeg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jhpiego has supported the government of Malawi to provide voluntary medical male circumcision, an HIV prevention intervention, to more than 700,000 young men and adolescents.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A problem brought John Siliya to the health clinic in his village outside Malawi’s capital of Lilongwe. The pain he felt while urinating was diagnosed as a sexually transmitted infection, not his first. Following John’s treatment, a community mobilizer took the opportunity to discuss with him a safe, effective HIV prevention intervention—voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC)—and its health benefits. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like many, John, 24, was initially skeptical due to cultural myths and misconceptions. However, driven by a desire to take control of his health, John decided to explore the benefits of VMMC, a one-time procedure that reduces the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission by 60 percent. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“It was not easy for me to agree at first. It took some time. After counselling, I made up my mind to go through it,” said John. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the compassionate care of Jhpiego’s dedicated health care professionals, John underwent the VMMC procedure. Beyond the medical aspects, the program emphasized comprehensive counselling, ensuring that individuals like John were equipped with knowledge about sexual health, HIV prevention and overall well-being. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the procedure, John returned to his village where he says, “I took it upon myself to advise my friends and family members to get circumcised. I use every opportunity I can to educate them on the benefits of circumcision.” \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For John, the effect has been transformative. He experienced a newfound sense of confidence, not only in his physical health but also in his relationships and aspirations. The reduced risk of HIV infection empowered him to pursue his goals with vigor, breaking down barriers that once hindered his potential. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John is just one of the 701,354 adolescent boys and men in 13 districts across Malawi who have undergone VMMC through Jhpiego-supported services. By addressing HIV prevention at a large scale, Jhpiego’s efforts contribute to a significant reduction in the overall burden of the disease. The reduced transmission of HIV not only safeguards the well-being of individuals but also strengthens families and communities. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the program continues to expand its reach, the cumulative effect contributes to national public health goals, fostering a generation of individuals equipped with the knowledge and tools to lead healthier lives. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2011, Jhpiego—in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of Defense, under the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and Malawi’s National AIDS Commission—has been working with the Ministry of Health (MOH), community leaders and other partners to rapidly expand the provision of high-quality, client-centered VMMC services as a core component of comprehensive HIV prevention services. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government has committed to achieving VMMC coverage of 80 percent among boys and men aged 10–34 years by 2020, the equivalent of approximately 2.1 million circumcisions throughout the country and 1.8 million in priority districts by 2020 (National AIDS Commission 2014). The MOH and its partners have performed 1.4 million procedures; Jhpiego had provided 51 percent of them by June 2023. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi-VMMC_2-1024x679.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3812\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi-VMMC_2-1024x679.jpeg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi-VMMC_2-300x199.jpeg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi-VMMC_2-768x509.jpeg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi-VMMC_2-815x540.jpeg 815w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi-VMMC_2-375x249.jpeg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi-VMMC_2-960x636.jpeg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi-VMMC_2.jpeg 1142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In Malawi, mobile clinics like this one are used to reach clients where they are to ensure that no one is left behind. \u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VMMC programs aim to increase coverage of males aged 15 to 29 years in Malawi as part of its strategy to reduce new HIV infections and save lives. Programs currently operate in more than 50 government health facilities supported by Jhpiego; in districts with high prevalence, VMMC is provided free of charge. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With over 1 million people living with HIV in Malawi and the prevalence estimated at \u003Ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/globalhivtb/where-we-work/malawi/malawi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">7.1% in 2022\u003C/a>, HIV and AIDS continue to be prominent public health issues in the country. \u003Ca href=\"https://dms.hiv.health.gov.mw/dataset/malawi-integrated-hiv-program-report-2022-q1/resource/44d5a99e-1745-4a4e-b973-37f45caad990?inner_span=True\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Along with VMMC, the MOH is implementing several other prevention programs, including prevention of mother-to-child transmission and pre-exposure prophylaxis\u003C/a>. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through our commitment to human-centered health care, Jhpiego is catalyzing change that extends far beyond the numbers, leaving an indelible mark on the health and well-being of Malawi. By demonstrating the positive impact on individual lives and the broader community, Malawi sets an example for effective, human-centered health care interventions that can be replicated and adapted in diverse cultural contexts. \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Sarah Sakanda was the knowledge and communication specialist in the Jhpiego Malawi office.\u003C/em> \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Voluntary medical male circumcision services contribute to national public health goals.\u003C/p>\n","providing-700000-adolescent-boys-and-men-in-malawi-with-hiv-prevention","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/providing-700000-adolescent-boys-and-men-in-malawi-with-hiv-prevention/","/our-stories/p/providing-700000-adolescent-boys-and-men-in-malawi-with-hiv-prevention/","2023-12-11T00:59:56","2025-08-12T01:04:13",{"id":1219,"src":1220,"width":1145,"height":1146,"alt":21,"caption":1221,"title":1222,"description":21,"mimeType":24,"html":1223,"srcset":1224,"sizes":1150,"meta":1225,"acf":1246},3812,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Malawi-VMMC_2.jpeg","In Malawi, mobile clinics like this one are used to reach clients where they are to ensure that no one is left behind. 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