Jhpiego Explained

Jhpiego
Location:Baltimore, Maryland
Key People:Leslie D. Mancuso, PhD, RN, FAAN, President and CEO
Area Served:Global
Focus:Healthcare, Malaria, Maternal Health
Method:Donations and Grants
Former Name:Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics

Jhpiego is a nonprofit organization for international health affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.[1] The group was founded in 1973[2] and initially called the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics, but is now referred to simply as Jhpiego (pronounced "ja-pie-go").

Current program areas

In its early years, Jhpiego was recognized as an expert in reproductive health and family planning.[3] As the organization has grown and become more field-based, its programming areas have grown and expanded. As of 2023, Jhpiego's primary program areas are:[4]

Work in different continents

Jhpiego currently works in 38 countries throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

Africa

As of 2023, Jhpiego is actively working in 30 African countries:[5]

Country Primary Technical Area(s)
Benin Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Family Planning
Botswana HIV/AIDS & TB
Burkina Faso Adolescent & Youth Health, COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Gender & Equity, Global Health Security, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Women's Cancers
Cameroon Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Malaria Prevention & Treatment
Chad HIV & TB, Malaria Prevention & Treatment
Côte d'Ivoire Adolescent & Youth Health, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Gender & Equity, HIV & TB, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Primary Health Care, Women's Cancers
Democratic Republic of the Congo COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Global Health Security, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Eswatini HIV & TB
Ethiopia COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Gender & Equity, Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Safe Surgery
Ghana COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Guinea COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Kenya Adolescent & Youth Health, COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Gender & Equity, HIV & TB, Immunization, Innovations, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Safe Surgery
Lesotho COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, HIV & TB, Immunization, Primary Health Care
Liberia Adolescent & Youth Health, COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Gender & Equity, Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Madagascar Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Malawi Adolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Mali COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Global Health Security, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Mozambique COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Gender & Equity, HIV & TB, Immunization, Innovations, Women's Cancers
Namibia Gender & Equity, Global Health Security, HIV & TB
Niger Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Nigeria COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Gender & Equity, Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Rwanda Adolescent & Youth Health, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Gender & Equity, HIV & TB, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Sierra Leone Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Innovations, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women's Cancers
South Africa HIV & TB
South Sudan Adolescent & Youth Health, Gender & Equity, HIV & TB
Tanzania Adolescent & Youth Health, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Gender & Equity, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Togo Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Gender & Equity, Global Health Security, Immunization
Uganda Family Planning & Reproductive Health, HIV & TB
Zambia Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Gender & Equity, HIV & TB, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women's Cancers
Zimbabwe Adolescent & Youth Health, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Malaria Prevention & Treatment

Asia and Near East

As of 2023, Jhpiego is actively working in 6 Asian countries:[6]

Country Primary Technical Area(s)
Afghanistan COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Bangladesh Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
India Adolescent & Youth Health, COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Gender & Equity, HIV & TB, Immunization, Innovations, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Primary Health Care, Women's Cancers
Indonesia Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Immunization, Innovations, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Primary Health Care
Pakistan Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Global Health Security, Immunization
Philippines Adolescent & Youth Health, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Gender & Equity, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women's Cancers

The Americas

As of 2023, Jhpiego is actively working in 2 countries in the Americas:[7]

Country Primary Technical Area(s)
Ecuador COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Global Health Security
Guatemala Adolescent & Youth Health, COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Family Planning & Reproductive Health, Gender & Equity, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women's Cancers

Notes and References

  1. http://afghanistan.usaid.gov/en/Partner.70.aspx USAID/Afghanistan - Implementing Partner
  2. Web site: Jhpiego - Who We Are . 2010-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100923053421/http://jhpiego.org/about/who.htm . 2010-09-23 . dead .
  3. Web site: Jhpiego: A History . jhpiego.org . 28 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150429062114/http://www.jhpiego.org/content/jhpiego-history . 29 April 2015 .
  4. Web site: Our Expertise. jhpiego.org. 22 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Countries We Support . jhpiego.org . 22 August 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150429055405/http://www.jhpiego.org/content/where-we-work-map . 29 April 2015 .
  6. Web site: Countries We Support . jhpiego.org . 22 August 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150429055405/http://www.jhpiego.org/content/where-we-work-map . 29 April 2015 .
  7. Web site: Countries We Support . jhpiego.org . 22 August 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150429055405/http://www.jhpiego.org/content/where-we-work-map . 29 April 2015 .