June | Global Health Security Is Everyone’s Business
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Infection, Prevention and Control: The Bedrock of Global Health Security
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A Pakistani cattle herder, too sick to mind his livestock, went to a hospital. Within a week, three other people were dead. Our infection, prevention and control expert, working with provincial health colleagues, helped halt an outbreak of a deadly infectious disease.
Read how.
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Enhanced Laboratory Efforts Help Contain Ebola Outbreak
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Uganda’s Ministry of Health mobilized staff and laboratory resources and, with support from Jhpiego, took steps to prevent the spread of an Ebola outbreak. Read now.
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Biobanks: A Big Step for Burkina Faso
Biobanks play a crucial role in the development of many health care approaches and treatments. Burkina Faso is working to open its first biobank to strengthen global health security.
Read more.
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Meeting the Grandfather of Newborn Care
Our senior newborn health expert journeys to the home of a well-known Indian physician whose work with indigenous people influenced the care of newborns in the community – and her!
Read more.
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Mental Health Matters
MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership’s podcast looks at the impact of perinatal mental health conditions.
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Countries commit to recover lost progress in maternal, newborn and child survival
Recognizing that reductions in maternal, newborn and child deaths have stalled, country leaders at the recent World Health Assembly agreed to specific actions to save lives, including prioritizing primary health care.
Jhpiego receives $1.8 million to support Africa health tech hub
Jhpiego has been awarded $1,860,000 to co-manage with partner, Villgro Africa, a hybrid pan-African health tech accelerator based in Kigali, Rwanda. The hub aims to drive the development of health technologies in Africa, but also to actively fast-track integration of innovations into public health systems. The Novartis Foundation, Global Fund and McGovern Foundation provided the 1-year funding.
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