We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
In 2009, the Supply Chains for Community Case Management (SC4CCM) project, with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, set out to increase availability of key medicines and commodities for treatment and management of sick children at the community level in three sub-Saharan Africa countries: Malawi, Ethiopia and Rwanda. This report includes results from…
Geospatial Analysis in Global Health: A Monitoring and Evaluation Guide for Making Informed Decisions provides monitoring and evaluation (M&E) practitioners an overview of geospatial analysis techniques applicable to their work. This guide shows how geospatial analysis can be used to support public health program decision-making along with routine planning and M&E.
In mid-2012, the family planning program in Yemen was in a state of crisis: intrauterine devices (IUD) and injectables were out of stock at the central level, funds were not obligated, procurement actions were not underway, and deliveries were not scheduled. The problem has since been alleviated, but commodity security remains vulnerable. It was at…
JSI shares the key strategies to strengthening supply chains that deliver commodities related to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) at every level: Global, national, sub-national, health facility, and community.
In South Africa, over two million children have lost at least one parent to HIV. Youth who are orphaned by the AIDS epidemic have significantly higher levels of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress than non-orphaned youth, or orphans whose parents died from other causes. Researchers, including JSI's Melissa Sharer, explored the biological and social support…
As health reform continues to shift approaches to health care billing and reimbursement, organizations must develop flexible tools to meet those needs. The overarching goal of the Regions VII/VIII SHRP-TTAC was to improve key stakeholder capacity in implementing billing and reimbursement systems to shift support for screening through reimbursement by Medicaid and other third-party payers….
One of the most direct ways to reduce maternal mortality rates in developing countries is to address unmet need for contraception – that is, enable women who want to avoid or delay pregnancy to access modern family planning methods. Understanding the barriers to this access is therefore critical to reducing maternal mortality. To better understand…
This infographic provides a visual summary of the key findings from the 2015 Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report. The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report is designed to help residents, agencies, providers and governments understand the older adults who live in their cities and towns – their ages, living arrangements, health status, strengths and vulnerabilities. The…
In Nigeria, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT is working to overcome obstacles to the public health supply chain by fostering coordination across and between health system levels and promoting the use of the local language in management of the supply chain. DELIVER's Elizabeth Obaje, Senior Technical Advisor, and Onosi Ifesemen, Logistics Advisor presented this work…
In Nigeria, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT is working to overcome obstacles to the public health supply chain by fostering coordination across and between health system levels and promoting the use of the local language in management of the supply chain. DELIVER's Elizabeth Obaje, Senior Technical Advisor, and Onosi Ifesemen, Logistics Advisor presented this work…
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