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The Ministry of Health (MOH) in Liberia recognizes the importance of quality data for program planning, monitoring, and evaluation, and acknowledges the challenges of data availability, quality, and use across all program areas. With that in mind, the MOH is setting up a taskforce to develop a data improvement plan (DIP) to assure a more…
JSI has been supporting the immunization program in Mozambique for several years, most directly implementing Reaching Every District and Reaching Every Community (RED/REC) in three priority provinces in Mozambique (Sofala, Manica and Nampula) over the past year with Gavi PEF support, and in two provinces (Nampula and Sofala) for the prior three years as part of…
Between January and October 2017, JSI conducted a situational analysis on the status of immunization coverage in Cité Soleil, Haiti, and proposed a model to improve coverage which is part of Gavi's technical assistance to the country. Unfortunately, this model, for lack of time and adequate resources, has been only partially implemented. Despite these challenges in setting…
Between January and July 2018, JSI, in collaboration with local partners and the Republican Center for Immunoprophylaxis (RCI) conducted a situational analysis in Bishkek to identify potential factors contributing to low immunization rates in urban poor communities. This situational analysis used a mixed-method approach for data collection. Existing tools and surveys were adapted and approved by…
Health care waste management is an integral component of any immunization program, and the health system overall. The increasing importance of health care waste management due to continued growth and success of immunization programs has led to a call for developing immunization waste management guidance materials to enable Gavi-eligible countries to better plan and perform…
JSI is supporting the preparations and/or national introduction of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine in Cameroon, Kenya, and Malawi. HPV is linked to cervical cancer and vaccination efforts focus on reaching pre-adolescent/adolescent girls (i.e. between 9-14 years old). Through funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, JSI, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health,…
Despite reported improved coverage rates over the past several years, Mozambique still experiences wide inequities in coverage across and within provinces, and the improvements have stagnated recently. Additionally, significant inconsistencies in coverage rates exist between administrative data, WUENIC estimates, and the recent household Malaria, HIV/AIDS, and Immunisation Indicator Survey (IMASIDA) which cast doubt on immunization…
JSI is working to address the challenge of low immunization coverage in urban areas of Indonesia by gaining a nuanced understanding of factors that affect the demand for, barriers of access to, and use of immunization services. JSI is supporting the development of a sustainable strategic action plan in collaboration with Universitas Indonesia. JSI aims…
Through funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, JSI is supporting the preparations and/or national introduction of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Malawi. HPV is linked to cervical cancer and vaccination efforts focus on reaching pre-adolescent/adolescent girls (i.e. between 9-14 years old). JSI, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health,…
Through funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, JSI provides technical assistance to the Government of Niger's Immunization Department (DI in French) to support and strengthen immunization program activities and supply chain management. JSI has been supporting the Republic of Niger's priority activities since 2013, in response to technical assistance needs identified by the MOH and…
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