Jhpiego


Jhpiego is an "international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University." 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.

Current program areas

In its early years, Jhpiego was recognized as an expert in reproductive health and family planning. As the organization has grown and become more field-based, its programming areas have grown and expanded. As of 2015, Jhpiego's primary program areas are:

Work in different continents

Jhpiego currently works in 36 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Africa

As of 2015, Jhpiego is actively working in 26 African countries:
CountryPrimary Technical Area
AngolaMalaria
BotswanaHIV/AIDS, Human Resources for Health
Burkina FasoMalaria, Family Planning, Prevention and control of infections
CameroonMalaria, Human Resources for Health
ChadMalaria, Human Resources for Health
Côte d'IvoireHIV/AIDS
EthiopiaHIV/AIDS, Human Resources for Health, Maternal and Newborn Health
GhanaHIV/AIDS, Human Resources for Health
GuineaFamily Planning, Maternal and Newborn Health, Infection Prevention
KenyaMalaria, HIV/AIDS, Family Planning, Maternal and Newborn Health, TB, Urban Health
LesothoHIV/AIDS, Human Resources for Health
LiberiaHuman Resources for Health
MadagascarMalaria, Maternal and Newborn Health
MalawiHIV/AIDS, Family Planning, Maternal and Newborn Health, Infection Prevention
MaliMalaria, Family Planning
MozambiqueHIV/AIDS, Human Resources for Health, Maternal and Newborn Health, Infection Prevention, TB
NamibiaHIV/AIDS
NigeriaHIV/AIDS, Human Resources for Health, Maternal and Newborn Health
RwandaMalaria, HIV/AIDS, Family Planning, Maternal and Newborn Health
South AfricaHIV/AIDS, Cervical Cancer Prevention
South SudanHuman Resources for Health
SwazilandHIV/AIDS, Human Resources for Health
TanzaniaHIV/AIDS, Infection Prevention, Maternal and Newborn Health
UgandaMalaria, HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Newborn Health
ZambiaHIV/AIDS, Family Planning, TB
ZimbabweHuman Resources for Health, Maternal and Newborn Health

Asia, Near East and Europe

As of 2015, Jhpiego is actively working in 9 Asian countries:
CountryPrimary Technical Area
AfghanistanHuman Resources for Health, Family Planning, Maternal and Newborn Health
BangladeshFamily Planning, Maternal and Newborn Health
IndiaHuman Resources for Health, Family Planning, Maternal and Newborn Health
IndonesiaHuman Resources for Health, Family Planning, Maternal and Newborn Health, Cervical Cancer Prevention, Infection Prevention
MyanmarHuman Resources for Health, Maternal and Newborn Health
NepalHIV/AIDS, Family Planning, Maternal and Newborn Health, Infection Prevention
PakistanFamily Planning, Maternal and Newborn Health
PhilippinesHuman Resources for Health, Family Planning
YemenHuman Resources for Health, Family Planning, Maternal and Newborn Health

Latin America and the Caribbean

As of 2015, Jhpiego is actively working in one Latin American/Caribbean country:
CountryPrimary Technical Area
HaitiHIV/AIDS, Family Planning