Jhpiego

Jhpiego is a global health nonprofit and an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1973 to improve access to quality healthcare in low- and middle-income countries. Originally established as the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics, the organisation has evolved into a global leader in strengthening health systems, training healthcare professionals, and expanding equitable access to lifesaving care.

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Today, Jhpiego works in more than 30 countries in partnership with governments, healthcare institutions, donors, and local communities to improve health outcomes for women, children, and underserved populations.

Major Areas of Work

• Maternal, Newborn & Child Health: Improving the quality of pregnancy, childbirth, newborn, and postnatal care through evidence-based interventions.
• Primary Health Care: Strengthening health systems to deliver integrated, equitable, and people-centred healthcare services.
• Infectious Diseases: Supporting prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, COVID-19, and other infectious diseases.
• Health Workforce Development: Building the skills of doctors, nurses, midwives, and frontline health workers through competency-based training and digital learning.
• Women's Health & Gender Equity: Advancing family planning, reproductive health, cervical and breast cancer prevention, adolescent health, and gender-responsive healthcare.
• Digital Health & Innovation: Leveraging digital technologies, AI, data systems, and innovative service delivery models to improve healthcare access and quality. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

Major Initiatives & Programmes

• Maternal and Newborn Health Programmes: Improving safe pregnancy, childbirth, and newborn survival through provider training and quality improvement.
• Helping Mothers Survive (HMS): A globally recognised simulation-based training programme that strengthens the lifesaving skills of healthcare providers managing maternal emergencies.
• Health Workforce Strengthening: Supporting nursing, midwifery, medical education, and competency-based professional development.
• Family Planning & Reproductive Health: Expanding access to contraception, reproductive healthcare, and adolescent-friendly services.
• Digital Health & AI Solutions: Developing digital health platforms, telehealth systems, AI-enabled decision support, and data-driven public health innovations.
• Global Health Security: Strengthening disease surveillance, immunisation systems, infection prevention, emergency preparedness, and outbreak response. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Impact

• Over 50 years of experience improving global health systems.
• Works across 30+ countries in partnership with governments and local communities.
• Between 2019–2024, supported:
• 20.1 million+ births in Jhpiego-supported facilities.
• 81.8 million+ antimalarial treatments.
• 10.8 million+ COVID-19 vaccinations.
• 6.5 million+ HIV testing services.
• In India, Jhpiego has reached 998 million people through projects across 28 states, 2 Union Territories, and 700+ districts, while strengthening thousands of health facilities and training more than 821,000 healthcare providers.

Jhpiego offers professionals the opportunity to work at the intersection of public health, research, digital innovation, and health systems strengthening. Employees collaborate with governments, multilateral agencies, academic institutions, and frontline healthcare workers to design and implement evidence-based programmes that improve healthcare access and quality at scale.

Jhpiego is an excellent fit for professionals passionate about global health, maternal and child health, public health systems, health workforce development, digital health, infectious disease control, and creating sustainable healthcare solutions for underserved communities.