We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
Ethiopia’s ambitious health goals for 2030 can be achieved with a well-qualified, motivated, and adequate health workforce. Since 2017, the Last 10 Kilometers project (L10K), implemented by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has embedded Technical Assistants (TAs) at the federal Ministry of Health (MOH), Regional…
One USAID-funded Building Healthy Cities (BHC) project initiative in Indore, India is to increase community and nongovernmental organization participation in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of public programs related to the social determinants of health (e.g., environment, urban planning, water and sanitation, education). The goal of the activity is to strengthen civic involvement of urban…
Social accountability approaches, such as the community scorecard (CSC), can improve the performance of health systems in low-income countries by providing a mechanism for obtaining and incorporating community input. This longitudinal study assessed the effects of CSCs implemented by primary health care units (PHCUs) on health system performance in Ethiopia. Key Findings The average community…
Entrenched obstacles to ensuring that all children and older eligible populations such as adolescents and pregnant women are vaccinated are complicated, interrelated, and context-specific. MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity (M-RITE) will apply best practices and explore innovations to increase equitable immunization coverage in USAID-supported countries around the globe. The project also contributes to ongoing…
L'Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) et MEASURE Evaluation – financé par l’Agence des Etats-Unis pour le développement international (USAID) – ont identifié et harmonisé des normes pour la gestion des données des systèmes d'information de santé de routine (SISR). Les normes, c'est-à-dire les meilleures pratiques, favorisent la production de données précises et opportunes pour…
Building Healthy Cities (BHC) is a five-year (2017–2022) learning project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, and conducted in four cities including Da Nang, Vietnam. BHC is designed to increase understanding of the best routes for improving the social determinants of health in urban contexts. To inform this approach, several exploratory data…
Building Healthy Cities (BHC) is testing how to successfully apply urban planning approaches that improve the social determinants of health in complex systems. The project is using several tools and processes to create coalitions and organize its approach in four cities in Asia. One key process is documenting citizen experiences in each city through Journey…
Building Healthy Cities (BHC) is testing how to successfully apply urban planning approaches that improve the social determinants of health in complex systems. The project is using several tools and processes to create coalitions and organize its approach in four cities in Asia. One key process is documenting citizen experiences in each city through Journey…
In Indore, India, Building Healthy Cities (BHC) is supporting community participation in air pollution mitigation activities. This includes the installation of low-cost air quality sensors and the training of Clean Air Guides to work within communities. This report details a refresher training for Clean Air Guides, organized by BHC and the Indore School of Social…
Between September 2018 and November 2019, Madagascar experienced an unprecedented measles epidemic with 244,000+ cases of measles registered nationwide, including 31,500+ complicated cases, and 1,080 reported deaths. In response, the country's Ministry of Public Health (MOH), along with development partners, led a coordinated response effort to bring the epidemic under control. The USAID Community Capacity for…
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