We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
SPRING is a five-year cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), with the goals of reducing undernutrition, preventing stunting, and reducing anemia in women and children. To achieve this, SPRING/Uganda provides technical support to the government of Uganda to deliver high-impact nutrition interventions primarily targeting women of childbearing age and children…
SPRING has adapted guidance from several sources to develop a methodology for extracting nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive funding data from donor and government budget documents. This document is an annex to the Pathways to Better Nutrition (PBN) Case Study Series that outlines SPRING’s methodology and includes limitations of the data presented, as well as references for…
This brief is part of a series of "interim" technical briefs, which will culminate with a final two-year study report in 2016. This technical brief begins with a background on the study and goes on to discuss the case of Nepal’s multi-sector nutrition plan. It then describes the global guidance for adapting national plans to…
The ambitious goal of the Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunization (UNEPI)—“to ensure that every child and high-risk group is fully vaccinated with high quality and effective vaccines against target diseases according to recommended strategies”—has yet to be achieved, despite commendable increases in vaccine coverage over the last few years. Although the Reaching Every Child…
JSI, with support from Blue Shield of California Foundation, has initiated an effort to develop a ‘business case’ that elevates domestic violence (DV) in health system transformation and triple-aim achievement efforts. As a first step, JSI conducted a literature review and analysis with the goal of exploring the following questions: 1. What is the evidence…
Supply chain bottlenecks that prevent community health workers (CHWs) from accessing essential medicines significantly increase under-5 child mortality, particularly in poor and rural areas. Using implementation research, interventions aimed at improving supply chain practices and access to medicines were tested in Malawi and Rwanda. These interventions included simple demand-based resupply procedures, using mobile technology and…
Home-based HIV testing and counseling (HBHTC) is a widely accepted strategy for countries seeking to expand HTC. HIV testing and counseling at the household level addresses logistical barriers, increases access to needed services, and potentially reduces stigma. JSI/SEUHP. 2016.
This poster, presented at the International AIDS Society meeting in Durbin in 2016, presents the work of Advancing Partners & Communities in Guyana. The project sought to assess the feasibility of implementing a simplified screening tool for gender-based violence within HIV programmes at community organizations in Guyana. The findings were that HIV services within community…
Fishing communities are known to be at higher risk of acquiring HIV infection in Uganda. The STAR-EC project supported integrated outreach to fishing island communities from April 2010 to Oct 2015. Combination HIV prevention is defined as “Combining quality biomedical, behavioral, and structural interventions to craft a comprehensive prevention response to targeted subpopulations with mutually…
HIV sentinel surveillance (HSS) has been implemented among antenatal care clients in India since 2003. The key objectives of HSS are to:1. Monitor trends in HIV prevalence over time2. Monitor distribution and spread of HIV in different subgroups and geographical areas3. Identify emerging pockets of HIV in the country Information gained from surveillance is necessary…
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