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Global Health Research
Project Research Map
The faculty members associated with the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health conduct research in 120 countries, with new projects added to our database every day.
To learn more about Johns Hopkins' global health efforts across the world, click on a red dot on the map. Then, scroll down below the map for information about individual projects in that city.
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Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH)
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The PERCH project is a rigorous multi-country, case-control study of hospitalized pediatric patients with severe lower respiratory tract illnesses (hereafter referred to as pneumonia) to determine the etiology and risk factors associated with the syndrome. The project is going to be conducted with partner organizations in Kenya, New Caledonia, Bangladesh, Mali, South Africa, Zambia, Thailand and Gambia. Laboratory techniques that have remained vastly unchanged for more than a century have limited our understanding of pneumonia etiology. By applying modern tools with standardized methods, PERCH will contribute to new, precise information to guide the development of new vaccines and treatments.
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Zambia: Increasing Access to HIV Services
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Through the PRISM project, Jhpiego is providing technical expertise, specifically training in male circumcision to strengthen HIV prevention strategies in Zambia. This project is funded by the United States Agency for International Development through an award to Population Services International and the Society for Family Health. With private and public sectors, the project is working to increase the use of effective health products, services and behaviors, focusing on malaria, child survival, family planning and reproductive health, and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and AIDS. Other partners on the project include Booz Allen Hamilton, Care International, IntraHealth International and Overseas Strategic Consulting.
About Jhpiego:
For nearly 40 years, Jhpiego, (pronounced "ja-pie-go"), has empowered front-line health workers by designing and implementing simple, low-cost, hands-on solutions that strengthen the delivery of health care services, following the household-to-hospital continuum of care. We partner with community- to national-level organizations to build sustainable, local capacity through advocacy, policy and guidelines development, and quality and performance improvement approaches.
For more information about Jhpiego, visit www.jhpiego.org.
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Zambia: Promoting Private Sector Social Marketing
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In Zambia, through an award from PSI, Jhpiego is collaborating on the implementation of AIDS Support and Technical Assistance Resources (AIDSTAR)’s Private Sector Social Marketing Program (PRISM).
In partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Government of the Republic of Zambia, the PRISM program is working to assure equity of access to high-quality, cost-effective and affordable health products and services as close to the family as possible. The PRISM package of health products and services focuses on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections, reproductive health, child health and malaria. The team is working to increase the supply and diversity of health products and services in the private sector, increase awareness about and demand for them, and integrate them with other health services.
Jhpiego joined the team in Project Year 2 to strengthen male circumcision (MC) services among previously trained providers. They trained the providers in MC using electrocautery (sometimes referred to as “diathermy”), which is used in lieu of sutures to achieve homeostasis, allowing service providers to complete the procedure in less time. Jhpiego is also strengthening MC services through minor refurbishments of public health facilities to ensure a more suitable environment in which to conduct circumcisions and to...
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Zambia: Technical Assistance, Program Implementation and Capacity-Building Support for Multiple HIV/AIDS-Related Areas
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With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jhpiego is working to build the capacity of Zambia’s Ministry of Health, National HIV/AIDS Council and other Zambian organizations to support the sustainable delivery of high-quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services. The focus of this five-year project is providing district-level support for the Ministry’s decentralization strategy through:
? Strengthening systems for provision of male circumcision services, including training providers, site support and mentorship;
? Expanding integration of HIV and TB services, as well as building capacity in the diagnosis and management of TB and other opportunistic infections in individuals co-infected with HIV;
? Providing national leadership in the areas of capacity building and performance improvement through:
- Establishing continuing medical education opportunities for HIV/AIDS clinical staff at antiretroviral therapy (ART) centers using a variety of appropriate learning technology platforms;
- Strengthening health records and related health information systems using SmartCare technology—a state-of-the-art, electronic medical records tracking system; and
? Improving and strengthening male circumcision, TB/HIV, ART, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, and SmartCare curricula and training skills in 40 educational institutions for nurses, clinical officers and doctors.
About Jhpiego:
For nearly 40 years, Jhpiego, (pronounced "ja-pie-go"), has empowered front-line health workers by...
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