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Jhpiego

American nonprofit organization

Jhpiego

Founded	1973[1]
Focus	Healthcare, Malaria, Maternal Health
Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Area served	Global
Method	Donations and Grants
Key people	Leslie D. Mancuso, PhD, RN, FAAN, President and CEO
Website	www.jhpiego.org
Formerly called	Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics

Jhpiego is a nonprofit organization for international health affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.^[2] The group was founded in 1973 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[edit]

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]

• Maternal, newborn, and child health
• Family planning and reproductive health
• HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis
• Infection prevention and control
• Malaria prevention and treatment
• Women's cancers
• Adolescent and youth health
• COVID-19 and emerging infectious diseases
• Primary health care
• Immunization
• Nursing and midwifery
• Safe surgery
• Gender and equity
• Learning and performance
• Innovations

Work in different continents[edit]

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

Africa[edit]

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

Asia and Near East[edit]

As of 2023, Jhpiego is actively working in 6 Asian countries:^[5]

The Americas[edit]

As of 2023, Jhpiego is actively working in 2 countries in the Americas:^[5]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website