We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
In 2010, the management team of the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT task order for procurement and distribution of essential public health supplies (Task Order 5) met in a workshop with USAID representatives and technical assistance consultants to begin a completely different approach to managing their activities. The stated objective of Task Order 5 was to…
In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) first published guidelines for a public health approach to scaling up antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings. These guidelines were simplified in 2003 and revised in 2006. Throughout 2009, WHO engaged with multiple stakeholders to update HIV treatment guidelines, culminating in the dissemination of Rapid Advice: Antiretroviral Therapy…
Health care waste management is an integral component of any VMMC program. It is essential for any VMMC project/program to develop a phased approach to support the VMMC project lifecycle, spanning situational analysis to system evaluation of hazardous waste management. To support the analysis and evaluation methods, SCMS developed assessment tools to collect data for…
In 1990, some 18 percent of Ugandan adults were HIV positive, the highest rate in the world at the time. But shortly thereafter, the HIV rate began to plummet, and by the end of the decade, it had fallen by almost two thirds. How did this happen? And what can other countries learn from this…
The collection, treatment, and disposal of large volumes of unusable pharmaceutical products (UPP) comprising expired drugs and medicinals, test kits, laboratory reagents, and the like typically pose substantial and difficult challenges. This is particularly the case in most developing countries where UPP generators are widely dispersed and with available or viable UPP treatment and disposal…
This program review is a direct response to the urgent need to strengthen and expand HIV prevention for men who have sex with men (MSM) and sex workers (SW) in West Africa. This review focuses on the programmatic context, and it complements epidemiologic and policy reviews also commissioned by PEPFAR funded through the U.S. Agency…
In 2001, the United Nations General Assembly Special Sessions (UNGASS) set a target of reducing HIV-positive births by 50 percent by the year 2010. The goal was to be achieved with the implementation of a four-part strategy to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV: Prevent primary HIV infections in women Prevent unintended pregnancies in HIV-positive…
This technical brief demonstrates the ways in which “microplanning” and data consumption were used to advance health initiatives in various communities of Timor-Leste. In partnership with the Ministry of Health (MOH), USAID’s Reinforce is working in Timor-Leste’s Covalima Municipality to develop solutions to ensure that critical health services reach every person in every community. Helping to…
This success story describes the ways in which USAID’s Reinforce program–and associated family planning initiatives–positively impacted the life of a mother in a remote village within the Covalima Municipality of Timor Leste. JSI. 2019.
Contraceptive prevalence in Ethiopia jumped from 6% in 2000 to 36% in 2016, mainly due to increased injectable method use. However, discontinuation rates among injectable users were high (38%). Given that the public sector is the major source for injectable contraceptives, JSI in collaboration with ideas42 worked with Ethiopia’s flagship Health Extension Program to apply…
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