We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
This paper is one of two discussion papers commissioned to identify key issues and practices regarding the scientific evidence, and to summarize recent and current programmatic experiences; this paper serves as the second of these papers. The goal of this paper is to review the approaches used, practices promoted, and lessons learned by projects and…
This systematic literature review focuses on the identification of risk and protective factors – sociodemographic, behavioral and structural – associated with orphans’ and vulnerable children’s (OVC) likelihood of being or becoming HIV infected to inform the development of a high-yield community screening tool to identify at-risk OVC and link them to HIV testing services. The…
Emerging HIV treatment distribution models across sub-Saharan Africa seek to overcome barriers to attaining antiretroviral therapy and to strengthen adherence in people living with HIV. We describe enablers, barriers, and benefits of differentiated treatment distribution models in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Data collection included semistructured interviews and focus group discussions with 163 stakeholders from…
Scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV requires differentiated models of ART delivery to improve access and contribute to achieving viral suppression for 95% of people on ART. We examined barriers and enablers in South Africa via semistructured interviews with 33 respondents (program implementers, nurses, and other health care providers) from 11…
Results of a study characterizing the male sexual partners of adolescent girls and young women in DREAMS districts in Zambia. The study identified the barriers and facilitators for HIV service access and utilization by males aged 20-34. The study was carried out by the USAID DISCOVER-Health project and this report was finalized in 2020.
Integrating cold chain pharmaceutical products into the immunization supply chain has been a topic of interest for several years, based on potential efficiencies from using the same cold storage and distribution system and the availability of a growing number of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products. The integration of oxytocin into the cold chain has been noted as one product…
The African Network for the Care of Children Affected by AIDS (ANECCA) developed this Pocket Guide as a companion to the comprehensive Handbook on Counselling and Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents Affected by HIV; the Pocket Guide is a condensed version of the Handbook and is organized for on-the-job use. Like the Handbook, the…
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance established its Cold Chain Equipment Optimization Platform (CCEOP) in 2015 as part of a strategy to strengthen vaccine supply chains and achieve better immunization equity and coverage. JSI is conducting a prospective evaluation on CCEOP to assess its relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, outcomes, and sustainability of the investment. JSI’s research will allow…
JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) has been commissioned by Gavi to conduct an evaluation of CCEOP implementation, including a focus on global level CCE market-shaping activities and results from 2018 through 2020. This market-shaping brief reflects a point in time analysis of the initial trajectory based on the objectives set out in Gavi’s…
With increasing interest in strengthening community health programs nationally comes a need for operationalizing them in a realistic and achievable way. Limited information is available to help program managers establish appropriate parameters for their context. The USAID Mahefa Miaraka program examined aspects of program implementation related to deployment patterns of community health workers, called agents…
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