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During the past year, JSI has worked closely with Health Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Unit (HMER) of the MOH and EPI to conduct a data and systems review. This review provided fundamental insight and analysis that shaped the systems assessment and data quality review, the results of which will feed into and form a foundation…
Read@Home (R@H) is an unprecedented effort to get reading, learning, and play materials into homes, led by the Education Global Practice at The World Bank Group. The initiative focuses on families who are unlikely to be reached with the remote learning approaches being rolled out by ministries of education (illiterate or semi-literate parents and families…
The USAID Zambia Accessible Markets for Health (ZAM-Health) Activity is a five-year project (2021-2026) that aims to sustainably expand the availability and accessibility of high-quality health products and services in the private sector, improve health knowledge, and increase the adoption of healthy and health-seeking behaviors. Within the framework of a total market approach (TMA), the…
Access to essential medicines is critical to reaching universal health coverage and is recognized as a key building block of a strong health system. Over the years, the Nigerian procurement supply management (PSM) systems for distribution of public health commodities evolved into multiple, overlapping supply chain systems due to lack of strong central ownership/coordination. The…
The Total Market Approach (TMA) project will continue to work through national TMA coordinating structures to increase awareness on HIV-prevention commodities and to optimize distribution and use of HIV-prevention commodities among key population groups. Project activities will promote sustainable approaches for condom, lubricant, PrEP, and HIVST programming using TMA. The project will continue to gather…
We are pleased to announce a new project to enhance the health supply chain in Palestine. Palestine has shortages of pharmaceutical and medical supplies in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Strong health supply chains improve people’s health and well-being by providing access to high-quality and affordable health products. In partnership with HELP Logistics…
Immunization services are often focused on delivery functions, rather than the clients being served and the health workers who serve them. When coverage problems arise or continue, there is a tendency to default to demand issues or frame this as a drop-out or defaulter challenge, which can mask larger systemic issues or more complex acceptance…
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…