{"id":13025,"date":"2019-06-28T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T22:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/gwach\/?p=13025"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:35:25","slug":"dr-jillian-pintye-named-wgha-2019-pioneer-rising-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/2019\/06\/28\/dr-jillian-pintye-named-wgha-2019-pioneer-rising-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Jillian Pintye named WGHA 2019 Pioneer Rising Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Congratulations to Dr. Jillian Pintye<\/strong> <\/a>(Acting Assistant Professor, Global Health), who is the Washington Global Health Alliance’s (WGHA) 2019 Global Health Pioneers Rising Leader<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Dr. Pintye is focused on preventing HIV in pregnant women, who often don\u2019t know their HIV risk and who may be more susceptible to getting infected during pregnancy. She led groundbreaking research to show that PrEP, an HIV prevention medicine, is safe to use during pregnancy.<\/p>\n

Dr. Pintye didn\u2019t stop with epidemiologic analyses, though. Equipped with the research, she then partnered with Dr. John Kinuthia and his team in Kenya to develop and implement an innovative PrEP program in nearly 40 clinics. The program builds on existing clinics, reaches existing patients, and to date has screened more than 20,000 women, with close to 4,000 of them initiating PrEP.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply honored and humbled to receive this award from WGHA,\u201d said Dr. Pintye. \u201cIt is a privilege and joy to work within University of Washington [UW], the Department of Global Health [DGH], and Global WACh\u2019s dedicated community of scientists that strive to improve the lives of women, adolescents, and children by advancing HIV prevention and care. I am grateful for the mission, values, and collaborations of UW, DGH, Global WACh, and our partners in Kenya.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to Dr. Jillian Pintye (Acting Assistant Professor, Global Health), who is the Washington Global Health Alliance’s (WGHA) 2019 Global Health Pioneers Rising Leader! Dr. Pintye is focused on preventing HIV in pregnant women, who often don\u2019t know their HIV risk and who may be more susceptible to getting infected during pregnancy. She led groundbreaking…<\/p>\n

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