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]

• 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

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 .