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In 2010, cancer became the leading cause of death worldwide. Nearly 50% of new cancer incidence and 2/3 of cancer deaths now occur in low and middle-income countries. In many of these countries, the stigma associated with cancer is a barrier to treatment and support and contributes to the high rates of mortality. Starting in…
Improving Supply Chains for Community Case Management of Pneumonia and Other Common Diseases of Childhood (SC4CCM) was a five-year learning project implemented by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. from 2009-2015. SC4CCM’s goal was to identify proven, simple, affordable solutions to address the unique supply chain challenges of community health workers (CHWs). Working with government…
The Africa Routine Immunization System Essentials (ARISE) project was created to assemble and expand the evidence base about what drives strong routine immunization (RI) system performance in Africa. JSI identified and documented promising interventions leading to improved and sustained routine immunization system performance in sub-Saharan Africa. Promising interventions and innovations to improve the performance of…
MEASURE Evaluation’s vision is to empower institutions and people to identify, collect, analyze, and use technically sound information to improve global health and well-being. We create, implement and facilitate state-of-the-art methods for and approaches to improving monitoring and evaluation, health information systems, and data use. JSI has been a partner on MEASURE Evaluation since 1997….
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), New Hampshire consistently ranks in the top states for rates of alcohol use and abuse, marijuana use, and non-medical use of prescription pain relievers (young adults). New Hampshire lacked centralized, accessible, comprehensive technical support for the promotion…
JSI was contracted by Vermont Department of Health (VDH) to conduct components of the State's Title V comprehensive needs assessment that will allow the Department to fulfill its federal requirement. The needs assessment allows VDH and its stakeholders to develop priority setting plans to identify and select the priority needs for the state and guide…
Although Liberia's long civil war left its health system fragmented and heavily dependent on international donors and NGOs, in only a few short years, Liberia has taken bold steps to transition from an emergency relief model of health services to a functioning, decentralized health system. Since 2008, JSI’s USAID-funded Rebuilding Basic Health Services (RBHS) project…
AIDSTAR Sector I Task Order 1 ("AIDSTAR-One") was USAID's global HIV & AIDS project that provided technical assistance services to the Office of HIV/AIDS and USG country teams in knowledge management, technical leadership, program sustainability, strategic planning, and program implementation support. Led by John Snow Inc., and using our broad expertise in HIV programming, knowledge…
The Strengthening TB and HIV & AIDS Response in East-Central Uganda (STAR-EC) was launched in 2009 with the goal of increasing access, coverage, and use of quality comprehensive HIV and tuberculosis prevention, care, and treatment services throughout the region. Working closely with the Ugandan Ministry of Health, STAR-EC fostered coordination and collaboration at the community,…
From 2008 – 2014, the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) worked in more than 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean to improve the health of women and their families. USAID’s flagship maternal and child health program, MCHIP's vision was to accelerate the reduction of maternal, newborn, and child mortality…