We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
In Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, ARC is implemented by JSI and works with the Bishkek City Mayor’s Office to support the city’s resilience goals. ARC uses systems thinking approaches to understand the various complex challenges and opportunities in Bishkek. The project engages a diverse group of city stakeholders and government officials to become systems thinkers to…
Zimbabwe’s health workforce has seen high levels of staff attrition, particularly in specialized health care services. This, in conjunction with a significant burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and TB/HIV co-infection, is undermining the provision of essential TB care services. In response, the Ministry of Health and Child Care, through the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program (NTLP),…
Highlights from the USAID DISCOVER-Health's project achievements from October 20222-September 2023.
Published in SAGE Open Medicine, this manuscript focused on a study that assessed the current status of immunization service coverage and challenges in Ethiopia.
Child immunization is critical, but costs can vary due to facility-level factors. A proposed real-time solution is to optimize resources and enhance vaccination services by accurately measuring facility efficiency using existing data. This study analyzes survey data collected in Pakistan from May 2018 to December 2020 as part of the JSI-led evaluation of Gavi's Cold Chain…
The electronic community health information system (eCHIS) has been implemented in Ethiopia to support health services delivered by community health workers. Despite the many benefits of digitizing community health information systems, the implementation of the eCHIS is challenged by many barriers resulting in low uptake. This study assessed the barriers, facilitators, and motivators of eCHIS…
This article was published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice in November 2023 and describes a human-centered design study on the cold chain maintenance system in Niger conducted by the MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity project.
In Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, the USAID-funded Asia Resilient Cities (ARC) Project works with the Bishkek City Mayor’s Office to support the city’s resilience goals. ARC uses systems thinking approaches to understand the various complex challenges and opportunities in Bishkek. The project engages a diverse group of city stakeholders and government officials to become systems thinkers…
On Thursday, March 14, JSI hosted a webinar that examined measuring person-centered care (PCC) and experience of care across HIV, immunization, and child health programming. In a series of lightning talks, JSI experts drew on their work to showcase a variety of measurement approaches and the accompanying challenges and considerations.
This paper describes the extent of integration of community-based integrated community case management (iCCM) program at district/county health system level, related barriers to optimal integration and implementation of strategies in Kenya and Ethiopia.
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