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JSI is providing technical support to the national roll-out of two complementary strategies to strengthen immunization services at the community level: My Village My Home (MVMH) and home-based records (HBR) in Zimbabwe. These strategies were successfully piloted in 10 health facilities in Manicaland province which prompted the Ministry of Health to engage JSI to support…
Through funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, JSI provides technical assistance to the Government of South Sudan's Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) to strengthen the immunization program, increase demand generation, and improve access. JSI has been supporting the Republic of South Sudan's priority activities since 2013, in response to technical assistance needs identified by the…
In Sindh province, overall immunization coverage is 29% while coverage in districts varies from 10% to 68.5% in Kashmore and Jamshoro districts, respectively (Sindh Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF 2015, 228). Sindh houses some of Pakistan's largest slums with Karachi city having the highest number of unvaccinated children in the world, followed by Lahore, before…
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 conducted a prospective evaluation on CCEOP to assess its relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, outcomes, and sustainability of the investment. JSI’s research gave Gavi better…
The objective of this technical assistance (TA) was to conduct a robust diagnostics exercise of the current challenges in accessing immunization services facing urban poor living in the Ashanti, Western, Volta, and Greater Accra regions. Stakeholder engagement throughout the participatory process was critical to success. This included consultation and information sharing with key stakeholders at…
JSI, in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is assisting DRC's Ministry of Health/Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) to develop and test strategies to help the immunization program to more effectively reach marginalized urban communities, with the ultimate goal of improving and maintaining high coverage rates among these communities. In the project's initial phase, JSI…
JSI is developing the Rapid Immunization Skills Enhancement (RISE) package with a capacity-building framework to cater to different levels of health personnel vis-a-vis program managers, medical officers, health workers, and mobilizers in India. JSI is implementing RISE under the Gavi Health System Strengthening Phase 2 Grant for India. The objective of RISE is to develop…
Globally, cervical cancer kills more than 250,000 women every year and 85 percent of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Two types of HPV cause 70 percent of cervical cancers and pre-cancerous cervical lesions. When provided to young girls between 9 and 14 years old, the HPV vaccine is the most cost-effective public health measure to prevent HPV and…
The US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) vaccination program ensures the vaccination and health examination for the pre-departure of all US-bound refugees. To support the rapid expansion of the vaccination program, USRAP intake center staff across many countries must be trained quickly and thoroughly on proper vaccination practices. To help address this growing need, JSI is…
JSI Research & Training Institute leads the UNICEF-funded Support for Introduction of New Vaccines and Routine Immunization Strengthening program in Malawi. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, JSI supports the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) to introduce new vaccines and strengthen routine immunization systems at national and district levels. Malawi was one of the…
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