We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
In 2011, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) launched the US$55 million, three-year, interagency Gender-based Violence Initiative (GBVI) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique, and Tanzania. The GBVI aimed to integrate gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response into existing HIV prevention, care, and treatment programs at health facility, community, and…
Close to 26 million people (70 percent of those living with HIV globally) were living with HIV in 2014 in sub-Saharan Africa, and the number of new infections was estimated at 1.4 million. Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 66 percent of the global total of new HIV infection. Forty-one percent of all people living with HIV…
Since the late 1990s, by providing services to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, many countries have made significant progress toward eliminating new HIV infections in children. The introduction and rollout of Option B+ was a contributing factor in these achievements and an important step toward achieving an AIDS-free generation. Nonetheless, access to antiretroviral treatment (ART)…
This brief features the work of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC) to conduct a rapid assessment of the current constraints to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) product availability created and exacerbated by COVID-19. The RHSC and JSI are creating a community roadmap to help prioritize practical actions that can address both current, acute challenges and also…
The USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities (BHC) project aims to increase the understanding of the best routes for improving the social determinants of health in urban contexts. In its first year, BHC conducted several exploratory data collection activities in two Smart Cities to inform the project's approach. The resulting data is intended to be used by…
To understand the paradox of high reported immunization coverage and frequent disease outbreaks, UI-FHS conducted combined immunization coverage and serology surveys in three program woredas at baseline in 2013, and after RED-QI program implementation in 2016. UI-FHS conducted the combined surveys to examine how estimates compared from various data sources, exploring what percentage of supposedly…
To understand the paradox of high reported immunization coverage and frequent disease outbreaks, UI-FHS conducted combined immunization coverage and serology surveys in three program woredas at baseline in 2013, and after RED-QI program implementation in 2016. UI-FHS conducted the combined surveys to examine how estimates compared from various data sources, exploring what percentage of supposedly…
To understand the paradox of high reported immunization coverage and frequent disease outbreaks, UI-FHS conducted combined immunization coverage and serology surveys in three program woredas at baseline in 2013, and after RED-QI program implementation in 2016. UI-FHS conducted the combined surveys to examine how estimates compared from various data sources, exploring what percentage of supposedly…
This one-page fact sheet highlights our evaluation work for the AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC). In partnership with HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau, we assessed the AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) program’s existing National Evaluation Plan (NEP) and the Regional Evaluation Plans (REPs). The goal of the evaluation is to develop and implement a revised national evaluation plan…
To sustain and accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, JSI joined other organizations in pledging support for the Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) campaign in 2016. Working closely with our global and country-level partners, JSI exceeded its 2011–2014 commitments, and we have surpassed our six 2016-2020 commitments to improve maternal, child, and adolescent health….
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