We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
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…
The Systems, Health, and Resiliency Project (SHARP) carried out an assessment to explore the ability and willingness of local communities to contribute to financing for, and facilitate access to, healthcare by raising domestic private resources. The purpose of the landscape assessment was to gain an in-depth understanding of past and current community savings schemes in…
Yemen’s seven year conflict has created a humanitarian crisis, destroying its health system and posing significant threats to health access. This crisis has been exacerbated by geographic, demographic, economic, and social challenges as well as the COVID-19 pandemic that has minimized the ability of a fragile health system to provide services to the populations in…
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 Makassar, Indonesia, the USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities (BHC) project worked with Bappeda (Planning Agency), Kominfo (Communication and Information Technology Department), and other key stakeholders to support the city’s long-term goal of being a world class city that is healthy and resilient for all. BHC worked in partnership with Smart City initiatives and urban health…
Schools are an important starting point for mitigating public health challenges. Recognizing the importance of school-based interventions, Building Healthy Cities (BHC) implemented a comprehensive Health Promoting Schools (HPS) program in Indore, India to support student physical, social, emotional, mental, and educational growth. The World Health Organization defines HPS as schools that constantly strengthen their capacity…
Implementing an electronic community health information system (eCHIS) is a high-priority initiative of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health (MoH) that demonstrates its commitment to use technology and data to improve community-level provision of health promotion and preventive, basic, and curative health services. Despite the priority given to eCHIS, after two years of implementation, health extension…
The RTS,S malaria vaccine, recommended for use in children by the World Health Organization in October 2021, is a historic breakthrough in the fight against this disease. The vaccine will be in high demand in malaria-endemic Sub-Saharan African countries. However, in the short term, supply will be limited. Given these initial supply challenges, as well…
This activity guide was developed for teachers trained under the Health Promoting Schools initiative in Indore, India. A Health Promoting School is one that fosters health and learning by engaging health and education officials, teachers, teacher unions, students, parents, health providers, and community leaders in efforts to make the school a healthy place. It strives…
Effectiveness of supportive supervision and performance review on the quality of community-based neonatal sepsis case. Presented during the Last Ten Kilometers (L10K) project close-out conference, April 27, 2022. Hyatt Regency, Addis Ababa.
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