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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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Jhpiego-trained providers helped Vanessa understand her rights, access services, and rebuild her life.\u003C/li>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Her journey highlights the importance of educating women about their rights and ensuring accessible, gender-responsive health and social services for survivors of violence.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"682\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4149\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-01.jpg 1023w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-01-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-01-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Vanessa stands in the doorway of the small house she shares with her children and extended family.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Isidro, Philippines — A single mother and a teacher, Vanessa shares a tiny house in the village of San Isidro in central Philippines with her two children, mother, stepfather and six younger brothers. And she is the happiest she has been in six years. After enduring years of emotional and verbal abuse from her husband, she found the courage to leave him and returned to her family home.   \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As she begins to talk about her marriage, Vanessa tears up.  “It’s just difficult to deal with the emotional bruises…because you don’t know how deep those are…. unlike the physical bruises that heal,” she says.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vanessa met her husband while still in college, got pregnant and married in 2016, despite her mother’s objections.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The couple soon moved to Cebu city, more than 300 miles from Vanessa’s family home: “It was the most isolated I’ve felt in my entire life. I (was) left alone in the apartment, just waiting for him to get back. I never got to meet any of his colleagues or their families. Coming from a poor family, I did not bring anything with me. He refused to buy me any clothes, not even a maternity dress. I told myself I have to work.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"561\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4150\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-02.jpg 994w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-02-768x433.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-02-957x540.jpg 957w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-02-375x212.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-02-960x542.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Vanessa recounts the years of emotional abuse from her husband that left her despondent and unsure of herself.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a year, the family returned to San Isidro and Vanessa went to work as a teacher at her old elementary school: “I was so happy.” But her happiness was short-lived. Her husband gave up his job, took out big loans in her name, forcing her to constantly borrow to pay the family bills.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“He would abuse me, call me ugly and chubby. He started cheating on me with other women and blamed me for it. I became paranoid. ‘What’s wrong with me? What should I do to make my marriage work,’” I wondered.  Every time he would get angry, he would smash something, like the computer I bought for work. He would control all my money. He didn’t want me to color my hair, paint my nails or wear lipstick. I was not allowed to wear jeans, not have a Facebook account, or meet my co-workers after working hours…he really, totally took control of my life.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I kept telling myself it’s normal for a wife and husband to have arguments. He’s jealous because he loves me.” Vanessa  grew up in a broken family and didn’t want the same for her children. “I convinced myself to carry on.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Vanessa couldn’t meet one of her husband’s money demands, he threw her out of the house. She returned to her mother.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"640\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4151\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-03.jpg 959w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-03-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-03-768x513.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-03-809x540.jpg 809w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-03-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Josephine Roxas, Vanessa’s mother and a peer educator for the Sexual Health and Empowerment  (SHE) project, helped her daughter reach the services she needed.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josephine Roxas urged her daughter  to come to terms with the fact that she was experiencing verbal, psychological and economic abuse. She handed her a leaflet that explained abuse as per the Philippine’s Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act. “When I read the leaflet, I realized that my marriage was not normal, that I was being violated and it was unhealthy and damaging.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roxas, a peer educator with the Sexual Health and Empowerment  (SHE) project, counsels  women on sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender-based violence and links them to care.  The SHE project is led by \u003Ca href=\"https://www.oxfam.ca/project/she/\">Oxfam Canada\u003C/a> and funded by Global Affairs Canada. Jhpiego’s role in the project is to improve the capacity of the public and private health systems to provide comprehensive and gender-responsive sexual and reproductive health services.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Vanessa’s husband slapped her during a  Christmas party thrown by her work colleagues, she decided to end to the marriage and take control of her life.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roxas introduced her daughter to Mercy Amor Castillo, the Jhpiego-trained social worker at the local government of San Isidro. Castillo helped Vanessa regain custody of her son and daughter.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"603\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4152\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-04.jpg 904w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-04-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-04-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-04-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-04-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Mercy Amor Castillo is a Jhpiego-trained social worker  at the local government of San Isidro who assisted Vanessa in her custody dispute with her husband.\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Jhpiego’s trainings have done a lot of good because now, all the stakeholders involved in violence against women and children cases are very knowledgeable. The barangay (village) teams are able to recognize cases and they are able to provide the right care and referrals to them. With Jhpiego’s help, we have provided them with a reporting system so that they can correctly document the case. Plus, our referral system has been strengthened in the right direction,” says Mercy. “I was very touched when the children were reunited with Vanessa after a month of being apart….how they ran to their mother and hugged her!”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"4153\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-05-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4153\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-05-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-05-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-05-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-05-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-05.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Mercy’s help, Vanessa now has \u003Ca>a signed agreement with her husband to share custody \u003C/a>of the children.  and she is looking  forward to simple pleasures in life: “I just want to provide them with all they want. Like, if they would ask me for a burger or a pizza, I want to be able to give them that.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Educating a woman about her rights is very important. In my case, I would not have stayed that long if I knew my rights from the very start,” says Vanessa.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To women who are in abusive relationships, she advises: “\u003Cstrong>Find your worth. Don’t let anyone belittle you, say mean words to you…you don’t deserve it. None of us deserve it\u003C/strong>.” With her painted nails, her colored hair, and her bright red lips, Vanessa is celebrating her new beginning.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"675\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4154\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-06.jpg 1012w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-06-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-06-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-06-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-06-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Indrani Kashyap is the Associate Director of Regional Communications. Jeremiah Eleazer Sotto, the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer in Jhpiego’s Philippines office, contributed to this story.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>In the Philippines, the Jhpiego-supported SHE project helped Vanessa escape an abusive relationship, regain custody of her children, and reclaim her sense of self—showing the power of rights education and survivor-centered support in rebuilding lives.\u003C/p>\n","vanessas-story","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/vanessas-story/","/our-stories/p/vanessas-story/","2023-11-30T19:02:00","2025-08-14T19:14:29",{"id":892,"src":893,"width":894,"height":895,"alt":21,"caption":896,"title":897,"description":21,"mimeType":24,"html":898,"srcset":899,"sizes":900,"meta":901,"acf":928},4149,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-01.jpg",1023,682,"Vanessa stands in the doorway of the small house she shares with her children and extended family.","Jhpiego-Story-Vanessa-11-30-2022-01","\u003Cimg 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My husband’s test was positive while my firstborn tested negative. This news brought so many unsaid words between us for a very long time. Ultimately, we accepted our status and began medication.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catherine learned how to manage her HIV status thanks to Nurse Tinny Bangura and other health workers who were trained by Global Reach II, a Jhpiego-led project working in partnership with the government of Sierra Leone to provide comprehensive high-quality HIV services, including HIV prevention, care and treatment, at 30 facilities and eight drop-in centers across four districts.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nurse-Tinny-Bangura_SL-story-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1336\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nurse-Tinny-Bangura_SL-story-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nurse-Tinny-Bangura_SL-story-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nurse-Tinny-Bangura_SL-story-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nurse-Tinny-Bangura_SL-story-1-811x540.jpg 811w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nurse-Tinny-Bangura_SL-story-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nurse-Tinny-Bangura_SL-story-1-960x639.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nurse-Tinny-Bangura_SL-story-1.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sierra Leone has a \u003Ca href=\"https://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/sierraleone\">high vertical transmission rate\u003C/a> for HIV (15.79%). In addition, access to HIV testing and treatment is limited and viral suppression among children is low. The country is lagging behind its \u003Ca href=\"https://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/sierraleone\">UNAIDS 95-95-95\u003C/a> goals for children—25% of children living with HIV have been diagnosed, 25% are receiving \u003Ca href=\"https://hivinfo.nih.gov/understanding-hiv/fact-sheets/hiv-treatment-basics\">antiretroviral therapy (ART)\u003C/a>, and 18% have reached viral load suppression. Among the eight countries in the West Africa Regional Program of the U.S. \u003Ca href=\"https://www.state.gov/pepfar/\">President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)\u003C/a>, Sierra Leone has the lowest HIV treatment coverage for children.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funded by PEPFAR and administered by the \u003Ca href=\"https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/HRSA-21-144\">Health Resources and Services Administration\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"https://www.jhpiego.org/countries-we-support/sierra-leone/\">Global Reach II is a five-year project operating in Sierra Leone\u003C/a>, Zambia, Uganda and Ethiopia that helps address challenges in country-level HIV responses. In Sierra Leone, the project strengthens health care providers’ skills to ensure HIV services are accessible, high quality and integrated in all areas, including antenatal care.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Catherine, the young mother in Sierra Leone, support from Nurse Tinny, who specializes in maternal and child health, was essential to managing her HIV and making sure she didn’t transmit it to her son. Maternal and child health aides work closely with each pregnant woman or mother who comes to the facility to understand their unique challenges in adhering to treatment, such as side effects or difficulty with medication schedules. Nurse Tinny talked to Catherine about the importance of regularly taking her medication, eating a balanced diet and attending antenatal clinics.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I needed to deliver a healthy baby and there was no other way of doing that than taking my medicine and following the recommended guidelines for HIV-positive pregnant women,” Catherine says.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catherine gave birth to a healthy baby boy, overcame her hesitation in taking medication while breastfeeding, and consistently adhered to the ART regimen. Today, Catherine’s son remains HIV free and she is among the 10,000 women living with HIV who have been served through Global Reach II.\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-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"612\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tinny-Head-shot-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1337\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tinny-Head-shot-5.jpg 600w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tinny-Head-shot-5-294x300.jpg 294w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tinny-Head-shot-5-529x540.jpg 529w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Tinny-Head-shot-5-375x383.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“When I started working with the HIV unit in my facility, I was shocked by the high number of patients not adhering to their antiretroviral therapy regimens, which are essential for keeping the virus under control and preventing the development of AIDS,” says Nurse Tinny. “After I received training from Global Reach II on care and treatment guidelines, I assembled the health team to develop comprehensive care plans that addressed each client’s physical, emotional and social needs.”\u003C/p>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time and with help from Nurse Tinny, the facility counselor and an expert client (a client living with HIV who shares their experience and helps others understand their HIV-positive diagnosis and treatment), Catherine found that the more she learned and spoke openly about living positively with HIV, the more supportive and accepting others were of her status. As a result, she created a unique bond that brought her and her baby closer together than she could have imagined possible while having HIV.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I can’t change the past, but I can improve my future by living healthily and supporting my children in the best way possible—just like others living with HIV are doing,” says Catherine.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Nurse Tinny and other Global Reach II-trained health care providers, the goal is to support clients to achieve a level of HIV at which the virus is undetectable and therefore, no longer transmissible. “Achieving undetectable viral load levels is a journey, and we are on that road,” says Nurse Tinny. “HIV is not the end. Early detection saves lives and reduces the stress burden on clients.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Alice Christensen, a registered nurse and Global Reach II Project Director, provided a technical review of this story.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Bilkisu Jah is the Knowledge Management Technical Advisor for Jhpiego Sierra Leone. Dr. Basil Uguge, HIV and Infectious Disease Technical Lead on the Global Reach II project, and Joan Nduta, Sr. Communications Manager, Africa Region, contributed to this story.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>Compassionate Care Helps Clients with HIV Thrive in Sierra Leone.\u003C/p>\n","for-hiv-clients-a-journey-from-fear-to-confidence","https://jhpiego.org/our-stories/p/for-hiv-clients-a-journey-from-fear-to-confidence/","/our-stories/p/for-hiv-clients-a-journey-from-fear-to-confidence/","2023-11-30T16:54:00","2025-06-16T19:55:32",{"id":967,"src":968,"width":464,"height":465,"alt":21,"caption":21,"title":969,"description":21,"mimeType":24,"html":970,"srcset":971,"sizes":469,"meta":972,"acf":991},1335,"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Alt-Image-2-52129622955_bb7cb17bff_c.jpg","Alt-Image-2-52129622955_bb7cb17bff_c","\u003Cimg width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Alt-Image-2-52129622955_bb7cb17bff_c.jpg\" 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event-planning family business.\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3965\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-1.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-1-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“It all started with a headache that would not go away. My mother-in-law urged me to go to the hospital. I went and did a couple of tests. The pregnancy test was positive. We were so happy because we wanted to start a family,” said 28-year-old Linda.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When she was six weeks pregnant, Linda was introduced to the group antenatal care (G-ANC) sessions at Kangundo Hospital in Kenya. G-ANC brings together a group of women to learn, share and experience pregnancy together. Meeting monthly with the same group fosters friendships and support and improves the experience for women. “This was my first pregnancy and I knew nothing. I went ahead and attended the group sessions,” she said.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7939754/\">Linda attended all G-ANC sessions and her husband noticed a difference\u003C/a>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7939754/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">.\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“She would be singing while doing her chores . . . it was a way of memorizing what they were learning,” he said. “Linda shared her notes with me after every class. We were moving step by step together. I saw the benefits of the classes and supported her to attend without fail.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I wanted to get as much information to prepare me for the pregnancy and delivery,“ Linda explained. “My favorite topics were how to observe problems, danger signs and taking care of myself. One time, I noticed some discharge from my breasts. My friend told me it’s a miscarriage. During my next class, I wrote my question and dropped it in the wonder basket. It was not a sign of a miscarriage.”\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-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3966\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-2-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-2-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-2-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-2-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>The “I Wonder Basket” at a G-ANC session in Kangundo Hospital, Machakos County, Kenya. Photo by Lameck Ododo\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The “I Wonder Basket” is a box where G-ANC participants can anonymously drop their written queries. The facilitating nurse-midwife privately helps women with low literacy skills to add their questions, and she engages the group to help answer the questions at the end of the meeting.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7939754/#:~:text=WHAT%20IS%20GROUP%20ANTENATAL%20CARE,centre%20at%20the%20same%20time.\">G-ANC is associated with a higher proportion of women receiving quality services, including more antenatal care checkups\u003C/a>\u003Ca href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7939754/#:~:text=WHAT%20IS%20GROUP%20ANTENATAL%20CARE,centre%20at%20the%20same%20time.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">.\u003C/a> Women also report a positive experience in G-ANC, sharing that they were able to ask questions and learned important things about preparing themselves for childbirth and post-birth and keeping their baby healthy.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also reported forming meaningful relationships and a spirit of open communication with their health care providers.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pauline Muema, a nurse at Kangundo Hospital, remembers Linda’s engagement with the other women in the group.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“Linda asked questions, oriented [other pregnant women as they] joined the group, and she became the group leader,” said nurse Pauline. “She delivered a healthy baby girl in our health facility. Baby Bella is four months old. We walked together during her pregnancy and now we are monitoring Bella as she grows. “\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kangundo Hospital was one of the first facilities in Kenya to introduce G-ANC, during a Jhpiego research study on G-ANC in 2016, and staff have remained enthusiastic about the approach. In 2021, the Machakos County Health Management Team selected Kangundo as one of 12 facilities to adopt G-ANC as the routine standard of care so that all pregnant women may benefit. County managers partnered with Jhpiego to scale up G-ANC and learn together about what is needed to make and sustain this change, so other facilities and counties throughout Kenya can more easily switch to G-ANC. Implementation and learning are supported by Jhpiego with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Machakos County managers are sharing their experience with G-ANC with other counties, and the county has already helped train providers in Makueni and Vihiga Counties.\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-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-3-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3968\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-3-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-3-1-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-3-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-3-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-3-1-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-3-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-3-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Nurse Pauline Muema with pregnant women during a G-ANC session at Kangundo Hospital in Machakos County, Kenya. Photo by Lameck Ododo\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The transition to offering all women G-ANC is only possible when ANC providers like Pauline Muema buy in. She has been a champion since Kangundo started offering G-ANC. Through member-guided group discussions, traditional aspects of antenatal assessment such as clinical checks are blended with information sharing and peer support.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“With one-on-one ANC sessions, there are no targeted messages. But with group ANC we have a flow [of information],” said nurse Pauline. “Sometimes a mother may walk into the clinic and she is 28 weeks [pregnant]—where would you start? With the group ANC we are able to have time and link the moms to each other for support.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To date, Pauline has formed and facilitated 80 groups, hosting 500 meetings and reaching more than 1,400 moms at Kangundo Hospital. In total, from March 2022 to August 2023, 11,000 pregnant women in Machakos County have received their antenatal care through G-ANC in 12 health facilities.\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-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3969\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-4-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-4-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-4-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-4-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Story-Safe-and-healthy-pregnancy-image-4.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>Linda, Daniel and Bella surrounded by the health care providers who supported them during pregnancy, delivery and the postnatal period. Photo by Lameck Ododo\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“It has been an amazing journey—from pregnancy, delivery and now parenting. We are so blessed to have a great support system at the health facility; we are walking together as we parent and nurture this beautiful girl,” said Daniel.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to Jhpiego’s work in Kenya, the organization currently supports health managers and ANC providers to implement and scale up G-ANC in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria and Pakistan.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Anne Hyre, project director of the Antenatal/Postnatal Research Collective, and Stephanie Suhowatsky, Principal Technical Advisor, reviewed this article. \u003C/em> \u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Joan Nduta is Senior Communications Manager for Jhpiego’s Africa Region. Photos by Lameck Ododo\u003C/em>. \u003C/p>\n","\u003Cp>When she was six weeks pregnant, Linda was introduced to the group antenatal care (G-ANC) sessions at Kangundo Hospital in Kenya. 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Career Calling","\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2050\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-2560x1707.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor-3840x2560.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-in-front-of-management-and-administration-offices-on-the-2nd-floor.jpg 5937w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Midwife Masri in front of the Batakte Community Health Center’s management and administration offices. Photo by Agusto RH Dominggo Bunga.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike many nurses and midwives, Masri Ndoen’s path to becoming a midwife was anything but expected. Cajoled by her friends to tag along as they took the entry exam for nursing school, Masri decided to take the test herself—and was the only one among her friends to pass it. That paved the way for a career in midwifery that would eventually lead her to a position managing a community health care system.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the leader of the Batakte Community Health System, she oversees the delivery of primary health care to around 20,000 Indonesians in the West Kupang subdistrict. Using her almost three decades of experience as a midwife, Masri leads 80-plus primary health care workers—from general practitioners and dentists to midwives and nurses—who work in 54 community-based health posts and outreach centers, including the main community health center, smaller village health centers, one-room maternity huts and integrated service posts that are scattered across the region.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Village Midwife to Health System Leader\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masri started her career as a village midwife, attending to pregnant women, mothers and babies, preparing for safe and healthy births and delivering quality postnatal care. Now, she spends her days making sure the 54 community-based health posts and outreach centers that are part of the Batakte Community Health System provide quality health services to all who need them—such as the steady trickle of more than 2,500 clients who visit the Batakte Community Health Center each month (10–15 of whom are women coming to the facility to give birth). Client satisfaction is key for her.\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\">\u003Cstrong>The educational background and experiences I have had as a midwife help me understand issues from both sides. It makes me feel like there’s a calling for me to make sure this health center provides satisfactory services to the clients.”\u003C/strong> – Masri Ndoen\u003C/p>\n\u003C/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Indonesian government is helping her do that. As part of a new focus on strengthening the country’s primary health care services, it has identified two main areas of focus for health centers like Masri’s: facility-based care and community-based care.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Morning Management Is Key\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masri’s mornings are often dedicated to the community health center. By 7:30 a.m., she’s already started her 20-minute drive to the center to arrive for a daily briefing with her team. Then she checks in on clients and different service providers, hearing about any triumphs or challenges they have experienced. If Masri’s team doesn’t feel supported, their services start to suffer.\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/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2051\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-2560x1707.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection-3840x2560.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-as-she-walks-around-the-health-center-for-morning-inspection.jpg 5814w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\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=\"576\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2058\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1-375x211.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1-2560x1440.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1-3840x2161.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-gives-information-and-instructions-in-the-morning-briefing-1.jpg 6000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\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=\"576\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2052\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing-300x169.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing-768x432.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing-960x540.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing-375x211.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing-2560x1440.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing-3840x2161.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Batakte-Community-Health-Center-staff-line-up-at-the-morning-briefing.jpg 6000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When she first arrived at the Batakte Community Health Center 18 months ago, Masri received a lot of feedback from her team that they needed more support. She immediately made some changes, including shifting the health center’s schedule.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I understand that most midwives and nurses here are housewives, and they have a lot of things to do in the morning, including preparing food for the family and preparing children to go to school,” says Masri. “I chose to start the day at 8 a.m. so they have time to do those things in the morning.”\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=\"576\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2054\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents-300x169.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents-768x432.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents-960x540.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents-375x211.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents-2560x1440.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents-3840x2161.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Health-Center-staff-working-on-documents.jpg 6000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>A Batakte Community Health Center worker  checking data.\u003C/em>\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=\"576\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2053\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in-300x169.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in-768x432.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in-960x540.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in-375x211.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in-2560x1440.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in-3840x2161.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/A-Batakte-Community-Health-Center-worker-clocking-in.jpg 6000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u003Cem>A Batakte Community Health Center worker clocking in and health center staff\u003C/em>\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/div>\n\u003C/div>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also recognized major gaps in health worker performance and a lack of data. “We needed to assess ourselves and make improvements,” she says. “So I requested that all staff record their quarterly work and performance and write regular reports. They are now mastering the data and are able to answer questions about their work.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masri has implemented these changes with help from the \u003Ca href=\"https://usaidmomentum.org/about/projects/country-and-global-leadership/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Agency for International Development-funded MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership\u003C/a> project, led by Jhpiego. The project provides facilitative supervision, feedback, assistance and training for staff at Masri’s health facility.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“With facilitative supervision, the health workers built their skills back up,” says Masri. “Now (the health workers) take the initiative to conduct routine emergency drills every two weeks and we review data and performance every morning.”\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/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2055\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-2560x1707.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff-3840x2560.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-checks-the-work-of-her-staff.jpg 5472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Midwife Masri checks the work of her staff. Photo by Agusto RH Dominggo Bunga.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Commitment to Community Health\u003C/h3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After she’s spent the morning in the Batakte Community Health Center, Masri dedicates her afternoons to her community. On any given afternoon, she and her team are checking in on the sub-health posts, in schools championing health counseling, conducting regular screenings of the elderly for noncommunicable diseases, monitoring clean water and basic sanitation practices, and checking in on pregnant women and their children—weighing toddlers and providing meals for those who need them.\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/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2056\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-2560x1707.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning-3840x2560.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-goes-around-the-health-center-in-the-morning.jpg 5058w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Midwife Masri tours the health center routinely. Photo by Agusto RH Dominggo Bunga.\u003C/figcaption>\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since Masri arrived at the health facility, she’s made a point to engage with the community in her care routinely. Every Friday she creates space for the community to come together and talk about their health, whether at sports events, breakfasts with different villages and schools, or neighborhood clean-up activities. Masri also attends monthly coordination meetings with representatives from across the subdistrict, holding them in different villages to engage with members of each community.\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/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2057\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-2560x1707.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1-3840x2560.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Midwife-Masri-presents-her-monthly-report-in-the-sub-district-regular-coordination-meeting-1.jpg 5472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Midwife Masri presents her monthly report in the subdistrict’s regular coordination meeting. 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https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/S.-JALIA-RWENZA-SHOOT42.jpg 5902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\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/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2069\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-300x200.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-768x512.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-810x540.jpg 810w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-375x250.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-960x640.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-2560x1707.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-3840x2560.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY-6016x4011.jpg 6016w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D.-JALIA-RWENZA-COMMUNITY.jpg 6720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are her neighbors and this is the life-saving care she’s providing them.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nurses like Jalia who live and work in their communities are the health workers who can help us achieve Universal Health Coverage. With a strong health system to back her up, Jalia strives to ensure equitable access to essential health services for everyone in her community, making sure that their health and well-being are not a privilege for a few but a right for all.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That means providing a wide range of care tailored to the individual needs of each client she sees, including maternal and newborn health services, family planning, HIV testing, vaccinations and tuberculosis screening.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I live in the village and am very friendly, which makes it easier for clients to speak out and be more open when they are sharing information about their health,” she says. “I can tell the community really enjoys me serving them. Sometimes they will even come to my home looking for me to attend to their health needs.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2070\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED-300x192.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED-768x492.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED-2048x1311.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED-844x540.jpg 844w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED-375x240.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED-960x614.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED-1280x819.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED-1920x1229.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED-2560x1639.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/N.-JALIA-CAPTURED-WITH-THE-PEOPLE-SHE-ATTENDED.jpg 3784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Client relationships are important to Jalia, and she makes sure clients feel respected and heard during their visits with health workers.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“I make sure my team is adhering to ethics and that clients are receiving quality services from everyone,” she says.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2071\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-300x213.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-768x544.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-2048x1452.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-762x540.jpg 762w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-375x266.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-960x680.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-1280x907.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-1920x1361.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-2560x1815.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT-3840x2722.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-DISPENSARY-SHOT.jpg 5358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When two women arrive at her health facility in the morning with questions about family planning, she attends to both. One woman is pregnant and would like to explore postpartum family planning once she gives birth. In a month, the dispensary has an average of 24 women who receive PPFP services.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-1024x780.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2072\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-1024x780.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-300x228.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-768x585.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-1536x1169.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-2048x1559.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-709x540.jpg 709w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-375x286.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-960x731.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-1280x975.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-1920x1462.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-2560x1949.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME-3840x2924.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Z-JALIA-CLEANING-AT-HOME.jpg 5066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through Jhpiego’s USAID-funded \u003Ca href=\"https://www.jhpiego.org/countries-we-support/tanzania/\">Afya Yangu\u003C/a> project, Jalia has learned about new antenatal care guidelines, how to respond to malaria during pregnancy, postpartum family planning, and other topics. As she continuously hones her skills, she also tries to stay up to date on the health of her community by working closely with a diverse group from community health workers and lab technicians to medical attendants and nurses. She also connects with local leaders who talk to community members about the importance of seeking health services when they feel sick.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2073\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2073\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-819x1024.jpg 819w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-240x300.jpg 240w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-768x960.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-432x540.jpg 432w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-375x469.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-960x1200.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-1280x1600.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-1920x2400.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-2560x3200.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY-3840x4800.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/G.-JALIA-PORTRAIT-AT-THE-FACILITY.jpg 4480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2074\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2074\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-200x300.jpg 200w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-360x540.jpg 360w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-375x563.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-2560x3840.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE-3840x5760.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/W.-WEIGHT-MEASURE.jpg 4480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jalia’s strong connection to community leaders and health volunteers became even more important when COVID-19 vaccinations became available in Tanzania. Together, they helped educate the community on the importance of vaccinating against the disease, recorded data and raised awareness by going house to house, making sure everyone was reached and informed.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This paid off.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">“At first, it was hard to conduct these activities because of the myths that existed about the COVID-19 vaccine,” she said. “But after educating them, things changed, and the vaccine was accepted by almost 100%.”\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jalia knows that community health workers are trusted here so she partners with them on health initiatives like distributing HIV self-tests to those who need them. “They make it easy to provide health services, especially when we need to raise awareness about a health intervention,” she says.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https://jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2075\" srcset=\"https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-300x197.jpg 300w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-768x505.jpg 768w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-1536x1010.jpg 1536w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-2048x1347.jpg 2048w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-821x540.jpg 821w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-375x247.jpg 375w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-960x631.jpg 960w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-1280x842.jpg 1280w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-1920x1262.jpg 1920w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-2560x1683.jpg 2560w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW-3840x2525.jpg 3840w, https://api.jhpiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/C.-JALIA-WITH-CHW.jpg 3965w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" />\u003C/figure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Living alone next to the health facility, Jalia often finds comfort and comradery in the relationships she maintains with the people in her community. Her young daughter lives with family far away, and she visits only periodically.\u003C/p>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The care she provides isn’t just business. 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