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The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has the highest under-five and neonatal mortality rates in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It also has a high total fertility rate and one of the highest adolescent birth rates in the region. Maternal mortality is particularly prevalent among poor, remotely located women belonging to ethnic minorities…
The USAID-funded Asia Resilient Cities (ARC) Project addresses cross-cutting urban development challenges in secondary cities in Asia by promoting sustainable urban growth; supporting resilient, low-carbon urban infrastructure; and integrating climate change and environmentally-conscious approaches. ARC partners with cities — Khulna in Bangladesh, Rajkot in India, Bishkek in Kyrgyz Republic, and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia — to create more resilient and livable environments in the face of shocks. This includes…
Madagascar continues to experience periodic stockouts for contraceptives – including DMPA-SC – impacting its ability to attain its FP2020 goals. While in common with many other LMICs, stockouts at the last mile are frequent due to systemic and difficult to resolve factors like poor infrastructure, limited capacity, and weak supply chains. Madagascar faces a…
The aim of this project is to influence key global health donors to strengthen capacity and re-imagine technical assistance (TA) in recipient countries. The Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (MNCH) strategy developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation defines technical assistance as one of the four functions of the global health architecture (along with…
Since 2018 JSI has been supporting the UNFPA Pacific Sub Regional Office (PSRO) and Pacific Island Countries and Territories with improving the use of data for program management and supply chain management (SC) while strengthening and updating the supply chain design to ensure end-to-end visibility of data and better use of that data to reduce…
As the COVID-19 vaccine rolled-out is planned in Ghana, JSI has been engaged to help plan and coordinate the introduction through the COVAX initiative. The JSI-Ghana COVAX initiative will strengthen immunization services by strategically focussing on planning and coordination of partners and relevant stakeholders, including a National Technical Working Group (NTWG) for COVID-19 vaccine introduction,…
By scaling the electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS) to 8,000 additional health extension workers (HEWs) in Ethiopia, JSI will leverage the power of digitally enabled performance management to improve the coverage and quality of primary health care services. The investment will help transform the health extension program in Ethiopia through improved use of data for robust…
In Kathmandu, Nepal, the Building Healthy Cities (BHC) project worked with the Smart City program and the USAID Kathmandu Mission and other multisectoral stakeholders to prioritize, plan, and fund urban health activities. Activities focused on reducing air pollution and developing local support for the Kathmandu Valley Air Quality Action Plan (KVAP). BHC’s work in Kathmandu…
The Immunization Technical Support Unit (ITSU) is a designated extended arm of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW), Government of India, which is guided by the targets of MoHFW. JSI has been selected to lead the ITSU from 2017-2021. In this capacity, JSI is providing technical inputs to the MoHFW, in close collaboration and…
Strategies to Prevent Spillover (STOP Spillover) Initiative will enhance the capacity of institutions in countries across Africa and Asia to understand factors that contribute to the risk of disease spread from animals to humans. The project will anticipate and mitigate threats posed by emerging zoonotic diseases. The USAID-funded cooperative agreement will engage global experts on emerging infectious…
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