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John Snow India Private Limited (JSI India) contributes to the India national TB response through the Tuberculosis Health Action Learning Initiative (THALI, 2016-2020). Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), this project focuses on urban TB and engagement of the private sector in Kolkata. The consortium has proposed a comprehensive multi-pronged technical approach…
JSI through its inSupply project based in Nairobi, Kenya, has developed social, virtual games that enable and extend the reach of accurate healthy lifestyle information to 5,000 young people and health professionals across Kenya and elsewhere. Gaming is an interactive, fun and habit-forming approach that motivates users to stay engaged and the games are creating awareness on sexual and reproductive…
Uttar Pradesh (UP) is the most populous state in India, with over 200 million inhabitants, 42% of whom are under the age of 15. UP scores low on the human development index (in 2005 it was ranked 16 of the 17 states measured) with approximately 30% of the population living below the poverty line. In…
Strengthening Ethiopia’s Urban Health Program (SEUHP) targeted vulnerable populations and reached an estimated 2.4 million households by strengthening Ethiopia’s Urban Health Extension Program (UHEP) in 49 cities/towns in seven regions over the life of the program. SEUHP assisted the GoE to improve the quality of community-level urban health services, increase demand for facility-level health services,…
Introducing new vaccines requires careful planning, and also provides an opportunity to strengthen existing immunization systems. JSI has long been a leader in helping countries introduce new vaccines and other medicines, maintaining a strong emphasis on ensuring quality routine immunization services as a new vaccine is integrated within the system. In September 2013, Gavi, the…
Pakistan’s progress in reducing maternal and newborn child mortality has been slow. As Pakistan’s population increases by more than 3 million people every year, population growth imposes a tremendous burden on the health infrastructure and the nation’s scarce resources. As such, Pakistan was not able to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for maternal and…
In Tanzania, there are some 21 million children under 18 (more than half the total population). Of this group, at least 2 million are classified as most vulnerable children (MVC) and 40% of these are AIDS orphans. MVC in Tanzania are typically cared for by a surviving parent, extended family member, or older children in…
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