| Founded | 1973[1] |
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| Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Key people | Leslie D. Mancuso, PhD, RN, FAAN, President and CEO |
| Area served | Global |
| Focus | Healthcare, Malaria, Maternal Health |
| Method | Donations and Grants |
| Motto | innovating to save lives |
| Formerly called | Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics |
| Website | [1] |
Jhpiego is an "international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University."[2] 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").
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"Jhpiego enhances the health and saves the lives of women and families in limited-resource settings. For nearly four decades, we have put evidence-based health innovations into everyday practice to overcome barriers to high-quality health care services for the world's most vulnerable populations. From our origins as technical experts in reproductive, maternal and child health, Jhpiego has grown to embrace new challenges, including HIV/AIDS, malaria and cervical cancer prevention—reflecting the increasing interconnectedness of global health."