We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
Ethiopia has made impressive progress in reducing infant and child mortality rates since 2000, with performance improvements in immunization playing an important role. Despite gains in immunization nationwide, Ethiopia continues to experience significant regional disparities in immunization coverage, including in Afar and Somali Regions, where the health system is fragile and populations are largely pastoralist…
District summary on the post-Ebola transition for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health services in the Tonkolili district of Sierra Leone. This summary highlights the interventions and accomplishments of the Advancing Partners & Communities project in strengthening health services in the district post-Ebola. JSI/Advancing Partners & Communities Project. 2017.
Basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC) is a primary health care level initiative promoted in low- and middle-income countries to reduce maternal and newborn mortality. Tailored support, including BEmONC training to providers, mentoring and monitoring through supportive supervision, provision of equipment and supplies, strengthening referral linkages, and improving infection-prevention practice, was provided in a…
To address the shortfall in human resources for health, Ethiopia launched the Health Extension Program (HEP) in 2004, establishing a health post with two female health extension workers (HEWs) in every kebele (community). In 2011, the Women’s Development Army (WDA) strategy was added, using networks of neighboring women to increase the efficiency of HEWs in…
Maternal and newborn mortality rates in Ethiopia are among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of deaths take place during childbirth or within the following 48 h. Therefore, ensuring facility deliveries with emergency obstetric and newborn care services available and immediate postnatal follow-up are key strategies to increase survival. In early 2014, the Family…
Maternal and newborn health care intervention coverage has increased in many low-income countries over the last decade, yet poor quality of care remains a challenge, limiting health gains. The World Health Organization envisions community engagement as a critical component of health care delivery systems to ensure quality services, responsive to community needs. Aligned with this,…
Community participation and community health volunteer programs are an essential part of the health system so that health services are responsive and accountable to community needs. Information systems are necessary for community health volunteer programs to be effective, yet effectiveness evaluations of such information systems implemented at scale are rare. In October 2010, a network…
The “My Choice” project’s vision is to contribute to the Government of Indonesia’s family planning (FP) goal to increase the nation’s modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) to 61.3% by 2020. JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., is contributing to the supply chain management component with an aim to increase contraceptive availability of BKKBN-supplied methods at…
In low- and middle income countries, unsatisfactory vaccination coverage often reflects services that are not sufficiently accessible, convenient, reliable, or friendly. It may also reflect a lack of public understanding or trust in vaccination and/or vaccination services. Additionally, in developing countries, various sociocultural factors affect the likelihood that families make the effort to get their…
With one in five children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) still not fully vaccinated and thus at risk of preventable, immunization programs are under pressure to increase coverage and improve performance and efficiency. Adding to that challenge, the number of vaccines available has grown from the original six recommended by the World Health Organization…
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