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Mozambique continues to be devastated by HIV and AIDS with the second highest rate of new HIV infections in the world. According to the latest estimates from UNAIDS, the rate of new HIV infections in Mozambique fell by more than 25% between 2001 and 2009. More than 200,000 people living with HIV in Mozambique were…
Vana Bantwana supported the Government of Zimbabwe’s efforts to improve the lives of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and those affected by HIV and AIDS. To ensure that communities continue effective programming beyond the life of the program, JSI built the capacity of a cadre of national and community-based civil society organizations to implement and…
United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 aim to reduce the under-five child mortality rate and the maternal ratio by 2015. The Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) strategy was developed by the Government of India to accelerate progress toward these goals and focus more attention on key high impact interventions…
The Integrated Family Health Program (IFHP Plus) supported USAID/Ethiopia's strategic objective of investing in people and was an extension of the original IFHP program. Working across the four largest and most populous regions (Amhara, Tigray, Oromia, SNNP) in Ethiopia, IFHP Plus, USAID’s flagship bilateral family and community health program, provided an integrated package of services…
On January 30, 2012, the London Declaration, a new, coordinated effort to accelerate progress towards eliminating or controlling ten neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the end of the decade, was announced. The declaration was signed by 13 pharmaceutical companies, the U.S., U.K., and U.A.E. governments, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank, and…
14 years of civil unrest and infrastructural devastation left Liberia with a significant human resource and service delivery capacity gap. Launched by H.E. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2009, the President’s Young Professionals Program (PYPP) addressed this capacity gap by recruiting, training, and preparing promising and talented Liberian college graduates for a future in public…
Uttar Pradesh (UP) is the most populous state in India, with over 200 million inhabitants, 42% of whom are under the age of 15. UP scores low on the human development index (in 2005 it was ranked 16 of the 17 states measured) with approximately 30% of the population living below the poverty line. In…
Despite increases in access to and utilization of health services in Zimbabwe, rising mortality figures reflect a serious deterioration of the country’s health care system in recent years. JSI began working in Zimbabwe through the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Project (MCHIP) in 2010 against a backdrop of systemic collapse, political turmoil, and declining maternal,…
Maintaining a consistent cold chain is an essential part of providing effective immunization services. The ELMA Vaccines and Immunization Foundation engaged JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. to help expand cold chain capacity, improve immunization coverage, and support the introduction of rotavirus vaccination in Zimbabwe. The grant enabled JSI to explore a model for cold…
Through the Partnership Information Management System (PIMS), JSI provided the information architecture to streamline reporting and information use for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) activities in South Africa for nearly a decade. Funded by USAID/Southern Africa, the Partnership Information Management System (PIMS) project focused on providing and maintaining decision support systems for…
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