Jhpiego is a nonprofit organization for international health 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 (pronounced "ja-pie-go").
Current program areas In its early years, Jhpiego was recognized as an expert in maternal health. As the organization has grown and become more field-based, its programming areas have grown and expanded. As of 2025, Jhpiego's primary program areas are: Maternal, newborn, and child health HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis Malaria prevention and treatment Women's cancers Adolescent and youth health Global Health Security Primary health care Nursing and midwifery Safe surgery Learning and performance Innovations
Work in different continents Jhpiego works in over 38 countries throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
Africa As of 2023, Jhpiego is actively working in over 30 African countries:
Country Primary Technical Area(s) Benin Malaria Prevention & Treatment Botswana HIV/AIDS & TB Burkina Faso Adolescent & Youth Health, Global Health Security, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Women's Cancers Cameroon Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Malaria Prevention & Treatment Chad HIV & TB, Malaria Prevention & Treatment Côte d'Ivoire Adolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Primary Health Care, Women's Cancers Democratic Republic of the Congo Global Health Security, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Eswatini HIV & TB Ethiopia Health System Strengthening, Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Safe Surgery Ghana Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Guinea HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Kenya Adolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Immunization, Innovations, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Safe Surgery Lesotho HIV & TB, Immunization, Primary Health Care Liberia Adolescent & Youth Health, Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Madagascar Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Malawi Adolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Mali Global Health Security, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Mozambique HIV & TB, Immunization, Innovations, Women's Cancers Namibia Global Health Security, HIV & TB Niger Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Nigeria Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Rwanda Adolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Sierra Leone Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Innovations, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women's Cancers South Africa HIV & TB South Sudan Adolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB Tanzania Adolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Togo Global Health Security, Immunization Uganda HIV & TB Zambia HIV & TB, Immunization, Malaria Prevention & Treatment, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women's Cancers Zimbabwe Adolescent & Youth Health, Global Health Security, HIV & TB, Malaria Prevention & Treatment
Asia and Near East
As of 2025, Jhpiego is actively working in 7 Asian countries: Country Primary Technical Area(s) Afghanistan Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Bangladesh Immunization, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Cambodia Maternal, Newborn & Child Health India Adolescent & Youth Health, HIV & TB, Immunization, Innovations, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Primary Health Care, Women's Cancers Indonesia Immunization, Innovations, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Primary Health Care Pakistan Global Health Security, Immunization Philippines Adolescent & Youth Health, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women's Cancers
The Americas As of 2025, Jhpiego is actively working in 2 countries in the Americas: Country Primary Technical Area(s) Ecuador COVID-19 & Emerging Diseases, Global Health Security Guatemala Adolescent & Youth Health, Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Women's Cancers
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