We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
This 2-pager gives a brief overview of JSI's GIS capacity, how we use it, and examples of international projects using GIS to solve global health problems.
The Government of Tanzania adopted the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) system as the platform for all disease surveillance activities in the country. Today, Tanzania’s IDSR guidelines include surveillance and response protocols for 34 diseases and conditions of public health importance. They outline, in detail, necessary recording and reporting procedures and activities to be…
HIV conspiracy beliefs and PrEP awareness were examined in a convenience sample of minority MSM. Participants in three cities completed a behavioral self-assessment on sociodemographics, PrEP awareness, and HIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs. HIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs were more common among Black than Latino MSM, and among younger men than older men. PrEP awareness co-occurred with conspiracy belief…
Ukraine is among the top 20 highest drug-resistant tuberculosis burden countries in the world.This evaluation measures the effect of social support provided to tuberculosis patients at risk of defaulting on treatment during outpatient treatment.Treatment success rates for the high-risk patients receiving social support were comparable to the low-risk cohorts and significantly improved over the high-risk…
Protecting each year’s cohort of children and other beneficiaries from vaccine-preventable diseases requires more than vaccines. Routine immunization programs are comprised of several program elements, each with associated operational costs, such as transport to distribute vaccines, conduct outreach sessions, and provide supportive supervision; printing of supplies of data management tools, and fuel to run cold…
In 2011, Mozambique’s National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) recommended that the MOH revise the method it was using to estimate subnational-level target populations. Although it took some time to gain traction, in 2016, the Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) worked closely with the MOH Public Health Directorate (DNSP) and the National Institute of Statistics (INE)…
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 43% of children under 5 years of age suffer from stunting, and the majority (60%) of children, 6-59 months of age, are anemic. Malaria, acute respiratory infections, and diarrheal diseases are common among children less than 5 years of age, with 31% of children 6-59 months affected by malaria. This aimed to identify…
In Mozambique, about two-thirds of children 6-59 months of age are affected by vitamin A deficiency and anemia. The objective of this case study is to provide programme considerations for planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating vitamin A and iron deficiency interventions within the context of lessons learned to date for vitamin A supplementation, micronutrient powders…
Vaccines for low- and middle-income countries have traditionally been procured in multi-dose containers of 10 or 20 doses. However, vaccines in single or low-dose presentations offer potential advantages such as reduced wastage and increased access that must be weighed against potential disadvantages such as higher costs and supply chain and cold chain capacity requirements. Research…
The ongoing evolution of both theory and practice in public health is both necessary and welcome given the highly interdisciplinary nature of the field. At the theoretical level, the expansion of frameworks to include multilevel thinking (which builds on the social ecological framework) and life course perspective is broadening our thinking and improving our science…
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