We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
Preventing morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years of age is an important shared priority for child health and nutrition stakeholders. While pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria remain the leading immediate global causes of child death, the vulnerability to and the severity of these illnesses are exacerbated by undernutrition, which is a contributing factor in…
In Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), child malnutrition rates are high. Recent DRC Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data indicate that 43% of children under 5 suffer from stunting, 8% are wasted, and 23% are underweight. The majority (60%) of children 6–59 months old are anemic (hemoglobin <11 g/deciliter). Early initiation of breastfeeding and…
Uganda is among many low resourced countries that achieved significant reductions in mortality rates for children under five years of age (U5) over the last fifteen years, from 151 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 56 in 2016.2 However, the rate of decline in U5 mortality in recent years was not sufficient for…
This review of peer-reviewed and grey literature focuses on health worker compliance with evidence-based protocols, one of the eight domains of the quality of care (QOC) framework developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Despite the adoption of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) in 100 countries and the rapid uptake of integrated community case…
An estimated one out of 10 child deaths in Africa occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with 304,000 deaths in children under 5 reported in 2016.1 If the country is to meet the Sustainable Development Goals for under-5 mortality (target 25 per 1,000 live births by 2030) and neonatal mortality (target 12…
In the second phase of the Gavi Urban Immunization project, JSI upgraded the model to address weaknesses identified through monitoring and assessment, strengthened successful practices, and began full rollout both short and long term interventions in the urban immunization model. This phase serves a target population of 7,306 in Cite Soleil commune, and is focused…
This infographic maps out how social and behavior change (SBC) helps improve nutrition through the different actors engaged in nutrition in a country. JSI/Advancing Nutrition. 2020.
Behavior prioritization is an important step in multi-sectoral nutrition programming to ensure efficient use of resources and lasting impact. This tool walks social and behavior change programmers through the process of behavior prioritization using relevant data. Prioritizing behaviors requires subjective decision-making informed by data. JSI/Advancing Nutrition. 2020.
Social and behavior change (SBC) interventions can help multi-sectoral nutrition programs succeed when the SBC is implemented at a high level of quality from the beginning of the program cycle to the end. Effective SBC strategies are built from evidence that is gathered and discussed with a range of partners. This evidence—including data from secondary…
HIV testing is a prerequisite to accessing HIV care and treatment services, yet in some regions of sub- Saharan Africa only 48% of individuals living with HIV know their status. Disparities between women and men exist across the region, with lower testing rates among men. This disparity is due in part to women accessing HIV…
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