November | Women's Cancer: Early Detection and Prevention Saves Lives

We were thrilled to welcome Olivia Rodrigo to our office in the Philippines before her first concert in the country! Olivia spent time with our staff discussing the importance of expanding health services for women and girls. She connected with a group of young girls for a zine-making workshop and sparked conversations around women's empowerment.

The visit highlights Olivia's commitment to uplifting women and girls everywhere, a mission we aim for every day. Read this month's stories centered around women's cancer and learn how we're making an impact!

Milagrosa, the motorbike nurse: Providing care in the community

Read about our work in Mozambique to provide cervical cancer screening in communities, because early detection saves lives. Read now.

Inside Tanzania’s Single-Visit Breast Cancer Model: Saving Mothers, Protecting Generations

When she was in her teens, Dr. Mary Rose Giattas lost her mother to breast cancer. Learn about our efforts that Dr. Giattas is leading in Tanzania to encourage women to seek care early. Read now.

>>MORE IN OUR BLOG

Looking back on her decades of service, Dr. Kobbie sees a promising future for the elimination of cervical cancer
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Bringing breast cancer care closer to women: India's experience
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Scale Up Cervical Cancer Elimination: What SUCCESS looks like

During its first phase, the SUCCESS project focused on HPV testing and innovative treatments. See what’s planned for the next phase. Read now.

Miles for Mothers Spotlight:

Join the Miles for Mothers  Movement!

Athletes around the world are participating in races, marathons, group exercises and community well-being efforts to strengthen Jhpiego and support maternal health worldwide. Join the team today or make a gift in honor of your favorite athlete!   You could run in the L.A. Marathon, Grandma's Marathon in Duluth - or wherever you are!

>>IN THE NEWS

At the 79th UN General Assembly, global leaders recognized that antimicrobial resistance is one of the most urgent threats to global health and development and one that demands immediate action. The leaders committed to a clear set of targets and actions, including reducing the estimated 4.95 million human deaths associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance annually by 10% by 2030.

>>RESOURCES

Our technical experts, Somesh Kumar, Amon Marwiro and Tracey Shissler, contributed two articles to the new Union for International Cancer Control publication, Integrated approaches for women’s cancers: Opportunities to advance health for women: “Women-centred cervical cancer care: Lessons learned and Recommendations from integrated delivery of cervical cancer services” and “Integration of cervical cancer within the health system.”

Jhpiego authors were part of a recent study that looked at barriers to follow-up care that women in Uttar Pradesh, India, faced following an abnormal clinical breast examination.

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