We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
Rapidly growing cities face new and compounding health challenges, leading governments and donors to seek innovative ways to support healthier, more resilient urban growth. One such approach is the systems mapping process developed by Engaging Inquiry (EI) for the USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities project (BHC) in four cities in Asia. This paper provides details on…
In Da Nang, Vietnam, the USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities (BHC) project developed the Waste-free Schools (WFS) initiative, built on a multisector platform. Working with the Department of Education, the Food Safety Management Authority, and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, WFS creates continuous communication among these three institutions. WFS used co-creation methods to customize…
To achieve national and international strategic goals, countries are advised to assess the maturity status of their health information systems (HIS), including business continuity and interoperability. This work aims to determine the existing maturity status of the Ethiopian HIS, set HIS improvement goals, and inform a path towards an improved national HIS by the end…
The USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities (BHC) Project is a five-year (2017-2022) learning project grounded in a systems approach, focusing on the social and environmental determinants of health, which span areas well beyond the health sector. In Makassar, Indonesia, BHC partnered with a number of city government departments (including Bappeda and Kominfo) to support their goal…
Time and again evidence demonstrates that person-centered care (PCC) approaches lead to improvements across the HIV care continuum—people remain in care when offered tailored, convenient health and support services. That is why JSI brings a PCC lens to all our work. PCC is a component of quality of care that moves beyond clinical quality of…
It is difficult to plan well for inclusive, healthy city growth, in part because urban planners and policymakers must consider the impact of a large number of projects on the health of urban residents. By linking urban planning and health sector goals, planners can better account for the complex inter-connections and dynamics between and across…
Despite country stakeholder support to the Cote d’Ivoire Ministry of Health for strengthening health information, the conditions that prevent access to malaria and other health program data at the health facility level remain a challenge—partly because those who collect data do not always have access to the appropriate technology and communicative tools to use it….
Health facilities' access to malaria information is essential for the progress and sustainability of the quality of the services and data in Madagascar. Despite country support for strengthening health information, access to data remains a challenge- partly because those who collect data do not always have access to the appropriate tools to use it. Health…
JSI India publishes the bimonthly Rota Talk newsletter to regularly update partners and the government on the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine in India. JSI India is the lead technical partner for the rotavirus vaccine introduction in India. As of September 2019, India had officially introduced rotavirus vaccine in all 37 states and Union Territories…
In India, Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) was introduced in 2017 and was expanded in a phased manner. In 2021, the PCV was rapidly expanded to the remaining states and now all infants have access to the PCV which is provided free of cost under the UIP. JSI has been providing the technical support to the…
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