Jhpiego has improved care for over 15,400 mothers and newborns, reducing maternal mortality by 45.5%, newborn mortality by 67.3% and stillbirths by 39% in project sites.
The Breast Cancer End-to-End Care from Assessment to Treatment (BEAT Breast Cancer) Project aims to address barriers to timely breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and care.
With support from the Pfizer Foundation, Jhpiego is partnering with Ghana’s Ministry of Health to improve early detection and timely treatment of breast cancer. This three-year initiative trains primary health care providers to conduct clinical breast exams, integrates breast health awareness into behavior change platforms, and decentralizes diagnostic services to secondary-level facilities.
The project is increasing access to multimodality treatment, with a goal of screening 100,000 women and establishing 12 diagnostic centers across the Ashanti, Greater Accra, and Northern regions.