Jhpiego

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Jhpiego
Founded1973;52 years ago (1973)
Focus Healthcare, Malaria, Maternal Health
Location
Area served
Global
MethodDonations 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. [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").

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Current program areas

In its early years, Jhpiego was recognized as an expert in maternal health. [3] As the organization has grown and become more field-based, its programming areas have grown and expanded. As of 2025, Jhpiego's primary program areas are: [4]

Work in different continents

Jhpiego works in over 38 countries throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas. [5]

Africa

As of 2023, Jhpiego is actively working in over 30 African countries: [6]

CountryPrimary Technical Area(s)
BeninMalaria Prevention & Treatment
BotswanaHIV/AIDS & TB
Burkina FasoAdolescent & Youth Health, Global Health Security, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Women's Cancers
CameroonGlobal Health Security, HIV & TB, Malaria Prevention & Treatment
ChadHIV & TB, Malaria Prevention & Treatment
Côte d'IvoireAdolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Primary Health Care, Women's Cancers
Democratic Republic of the CongoGlobal Health Security, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
EswatiniHIV & TB
EthiopiaHealth System Strengthening, Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Safe Surgery
GhanaGlobal Health Security, HIV & TB, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
GuineaHIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
KenyaAdolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Immunization, Innovations, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Safe Surgery
LesothoHIV & TB, Immunization, Primary Health Care
LiberiaAdolescent & Youth Health, Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
MadagascarMaternal, Newborn & Child Health
MalawiAdolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
MaliGlobal Health Security, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
MozambiqueHIV & TB, Immunization, Innovations, Women's Cancers
NamibiaGlobal Health Security, HIV & TB
NigerMalaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
NigeriaGlobal Health Security, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
RwandaAdolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
Sierra LeoneGlobal Health Security, HIV & TB, Innovations, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women's Cancers
South AfricaHIV & TB
South SudanAdolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB
TanzaniaAdolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
TogoGlobal Health Security, Immunization
UgandaHIV & TB
ZambiaHIV & TB, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women's Cancers
ZimbabweAdolescent & Youth Health, Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Malaria Prevention & Treatment

Asia and Near East

As of 2025, Jhpiego is actively working in 7 Asian countries: [7]

CountryPrimary Technical Area(s)
AfghanistanMaternal, Newborn & Child Health
BangladeshImmunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health
CambodiaMaternal, Newborn & Child Health
IndiaAdolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Immunization, Innovations, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Primary Health Care, Women's Cancers
IndonesiaImmunization, Innovations, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Primary Health Care
PakistanGlobal Health Security, Immunization
PhilippinesAdolescent & Youth Health, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women's Cancers

The Americas

As of 2025, Jhpiego is actively working in 2 countries in the Americas: [8]

CountryPrimary Technical Area(s)
EcuadorCOVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Global Health Security
GuatemalaAdolescent & Youth Health, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women's Cancers

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". jhpiego.org. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "About Us". jhpiego.org. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "About Us". jhpiego.org. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Our Expertise". jhpiego.org. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Countries We Support". jhpiego.org. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Countries We Support". jhpiego.org. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Countries We Support". jhpiego.org. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "Countries We Support". jhpiego.org. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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