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The African Network for the Care of Children Affected by AIDS (ANECCA) developed this Pocket Guide as a companion to the comprehensive Handbook on Counselling and Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents Affected by HIV; the Pocket Guide is a condensed version of the Handbook and is organized for on-the-job use. Like the Handbook, the…
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance established its Cold Chain Equipment Optimization Platform (CCEOP) in 2015 as part of a strategy to strengthen vaccine supply chains and achieve better immunization equity and coverage. JSI is conducting a prospective evaluation on CCEOP to assess its relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, outcomes, and sustainability of the investment. JSI’s research will allow…
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) has been commissioned by Gavi to conduct an evaluation of CCEOP implementation, including a focus on global level CCE market-shaping activities and results from 2018 through 2020. This market-shaping brief reflects a point in time analysis of the initial trajectory based on the objectives set out in Gavi’s…
With increasing interest in strengthening community health programs nationally comes a need for operationalizing them in a realistic and achievable way. Limited information is available to help program managers establish appropriate parameters for their context. The USAID Mahefa Miaraka program examined aspects of program implementation related to deployment patterns of community health workers, called agents communautaires…
In 2014, there were 25.8 million people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, more than half of them women. Several studies have reported that girls’ and women’s risk of HIV infection is associated with gender inequality and violence. Harmful gender norms can lead to risky behaviors, violence, substance abuse, pursuit of multiple sexual partners, and…
This infographic provides an overview of the activities BHC is implementing in Indore, India, and the many sectors with whom we collaborate.
This infographic provides an overview of the activities BHC is implementing in Makassar, Indonesia, and the many sectors with whom we collaborate.
This infographic provides an overview of the activities BHC is implementing in Da Nang, Vietnam, and the many sectors with whom we collaborate.
Plague is endemic on the central high plateau of Madagascar, where a seasonal upsurge in plague cases, normally of the bubonic form, occurs yearly between September and April but is normally locally contained. Starting in August 2017, Madagascar experienced a plague epidemic that included predominantly pneumonic cases and affected both endemic and non-endemic areas, including…
JSI’s Building Healthy Cities project promotes healthy urban planning in India, Indonesia, Nepal, and Vietnam. The USAID-funded initiative aims to embed a health equity lens into city policies, planning, and services while improving data flow across sectors. BHC employs a systems approach and engages beyond health with sectors such as transport, environment, sanitation, education, recreation,…