JUNE 2020 | It’s anything but business as usual... Learn about a Baltimore-based project launched to contain the spread of COVID-19, and marvel as midwives in Myanmar and nurses in Bangladesh go about their business of delivering babies and caring for communities during the pandemic.

Mobilizing Baltimore to Stop the Pandemic

Hear from one of our experts about how Jhpiego applies lessons learned globally to new work here at home for city residents.

Visit the Field

An aspiring midwife, a senior nurse and the principal of a midwifery school in Myanmar represent a revitalized health workforce whose common goal is delivering the best possible care to clients.

Meet Midwife Sharmin

Even rapidly rising numbers of new COVID-19 cases and deaths don’t prevent midwives in Bangladesh from taking the lead and responding to the pandemic by ensuring safe and healthy births.

Get Technical

This Global Public Health commentary reveals gender determinants of individual vulnerabilities to COVID-19 and points to best practices and tools for engaging men in sexual and reproductive health research and programming.

Donate

As Jhpiego fights COVID-19 across the world, your gifts are urgently needed to keep health workers safe, stop the pandemic in its tracks and save lives. With your support, we can help nurses and midwives to continue delivering essential services.

Tune In

Register now for Continuity of Services for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health, a knowledge exchange webinar on Thursday, June 18, at 8 a.m. ET. Koki Agarwal, director of the US Agency for International Development’s MOMENTUM 2A: Global Technical Leadership and Targeted Technical Assistance, and vice president of DC operations for Jhpiego, will be among those sharing insight. Dr. Agarwal also recently appeared on Voice of America to discuss COVID-19’s effects on pregnant and breastfeeding women.

Our support and contributions to countries’ self-reliance are key to their ability to safely deliver high-quality essential services in addition to battling COVID-19.

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