More Than Half the Sky

Leslie Mancuso, PhD, RN, FAAN President and CEO, Jhpiego

International Council of Nurses 25th Quadrennial Congress May 20, 2013

About Jhpiego
Non-profit global health affiliate of Johns Hopkins University Over the past 40 years, Jhpiego has worked in over 150 developing countries such as Afghanistan, South Sudan and Rwanda. Over 1,500 employees, of whom 80% work in the field
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Our Mission

To prevent the needless death of women and their families

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Jhpiegos Expertise
Maternal and child health Malaria prevention Health innovations HIV/AIDS/TB Cervical cancer prevention Infection prevention Family planning Education and quality improvement
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Maternal and Child Health

A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancyrelated causes 270,000 women die each year from cervical cancer 3,000 women and 1,000 children are newly infected with HIV every day Nearly 7 million children will die this year before they reach their fifth birthday
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Be the change that you want to see in the world Mahatma Gandhi

Impact of Women

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A Mothers Life
A mothers life is important because When a mother dies, her children are more likely to die within two years of her death.
But when a mother survives, her children will survive. Her family will remain intact, communities will be stronger, countries will be secure and our world will be better.
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Role of Women in Families and Society

Economic Drivers
Women operate most small businesses and farms in developing countries A womans income is more likely to be spent on food, medicine, education and other family needs Women represent more than 40% of the global workforce

Caring for Families

In most societies, women are the primary caregivers They take children to the health provider and care for them when they are sick, keep their health and immunization records and ensure that they are properly fed
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Women as Health Care Providers

Women make up a large majority of nursing professionals

Women are more likely to follow instructions from female health providers

Nurses Matter!

87% of all health care is provided by nurses and nurse-midwives

Nurses are more likely to serve lowresource settings

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Nurses Make an Impact: Advocating for Women

Nurse Rati Rani with her client Anita Devi (left) who chose to have an IUCD after giving birth to her fifth child

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Nurses Make an Impact: Demanding Respectful Care

Women who have been treated with respect during the course of their care are more likely to return and recommend the facility or service to others

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Nurses Make an Impact: Ensuring Clean Facilities

Reminder poster from Mozambique on infection prevention

Reduces the risk of infection and disease transmission to clients

Protects health care workers at all levels from exposure to life-threatening diseases
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Nurses Make an Impact: Bringing Care to Women Where They Live

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Nurses Make an Impact: Ensuring That Resources Are Available

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Nurses Make an Impact: Guiding Innovations

ModCAL Mobile Mentoring Helping Mothers Survive/Helping Babies Breathe Cervical Cancer Prevention (SVA)
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Nurses Make an Impact: Elevating Our Profession

Educating others Encouraging young people to enter the profession Mentoring fellow nurses Making the effort to get the extra training or certification
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How Can You Make Your Impact?

Demand the best possible care for your

patients
Encourage nurses to be leaders Recognize the importance of all nurses
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Raise Up Women Around the World

Could you partner with a health facility or nursing association? Fundraising Exchange programs Raise awareness
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Be Your Own Best Advocate

Stand up for yourself as a nurse. Negotiate your value! When you stand up for yourself, you are standing up for nurses around the world and for your profession.
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Be the change that you want to see in the world Mahatma Gandhi

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THANK YOU!

Follow Our Progress at www.jhpiego.org

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