We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
Since 2011, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) has implemented the Universal Immunization through Improving Family Health Services (UI-FHS) project in Ethiopia. UI-FHS applied quality improvement methods and tools to the Reaching Every District (RED) strategy in order to strengthen the routine immunization system. This approach, known as RED-QI, focuses on improving equity in…
In Indore, India, the Building Healthy Cities (BHC) project was jointly implemented with Indore Smart City Development Limited with the objective of making the city a “healthy and livable Smart City for all.” BHC activities in Indore began in 2017, and ended in March 2022. In order to celebrate the successful end of activities, BHC…
Strengthening the national health information system is one of Ethiopia’s priority transformation agendas. A well-trained and competent workforce is the essential ingredient to a strong health information system. However, this workforce has neither been quantified nor characterized well, and there is no roadmap of required human resources to enhance the national health information system. Using…
Volume 2: Issue 1 of Digital Health in Focus, a quarterly newsletter from the USAID Digital Health Activity. Distributed March 2022.
For over 12 years, JSI has been supporting the design, development, and implementation of District Health Information Software (DHIS2) and tools built on the platform. JSI has supported more than 18 ministries of health (MOH) through system design, technical assistance, and capacity building to use DHIS2 to collect, report, analyze, and disseminate program data. This…
Person-centred care (PCC) meets the needs of individuals by increasing convenience, providing supportive and culturally appropriate services to diverse populations, and engaging families, communities, and stakeholders in planning and provision of care. The PCC framework can help to provide a more consistent classification of HIV treatment interventions and will support improved assessment of these interventions to…
Child malnutrition has consequences for the individual and society at large. Malnutrition affects growth and both cognitive and physical development. Health and nutrition are also inextricably linked; poor health puts children at greater risk of becoming malnourished and malnourished children are at greater risk of becoming ill. This brief from the USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities…
JSI has partnered with the Government of Uganda for more than 30 years to strengthen the country’s health system. Together, we’ve trained and deployed health workers, improved data collection and use, and expanded services to the people who need them. Our programming focuses on health systems strengthening, supply chain, HIV, tuberculosis, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child,…
This brief provides an overview of the Building Capacity to Improve Pharmaceutical and Medical Commodity Management in Humanitarian and Disaster Settings Program, which JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. implements in collaboration with USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. Since 2018, this series of projects has supported international and local nongovernmental organizations that work with USAID,…
In Da Nang, Vietnam, the Building Healthy Cities (BHC) project worked with multisectoral stakeholders to prioritize, plan, and fund urban health activities on food safety, education, and waste management, among others. The project also supported a communications campaign to increase awareness and use of Da Nang’s Citizen reporting system. This is a compilation of the…
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