2020 is a year unlike any other, and COVID-19 has brought to the fore the weaknesses in our health systems and opportunities for improvement. All services have been affected and family planning is no different. Despite many years of gains, the need has gone up, not down, as population size has increased and services have not kept up with demand for...

AIDS2020 Satellite SessionUsing Human-Centered Design to Improve Outcomes Across the Continuum of Care Join JSI Thursday, July 9, at 11 am EDT, for an AIDS2020 satellite session that explores using human-centered design across HIV prevention interventions, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and self-testing, featuring:  Emily Harris, USAID O...

HIV in 2020: Equity Demands Action JSI is committed to working with our partners and across our organizations to dismantle structural racism, which drives health disparities. The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched and challenged our public health programs in sobering ways, exposing fundamental inequities in our health system and their resulting dispar...

Strong Supply Chains Save Lives, Especially During a Pandemic As countries around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, already strained health supply chains are being further challenged.  As countries around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, already strained health supply chains are being further challenged. These supply chains are...

Juliette KayyemBelfer Senior Lecturer in International Security, Harvard Kennedy SchoolFaculty Director, Homeland Security Project, Harvard UniversityFaculty Affiliate, Middle East Initiative, Harvard UniversityGeorges C. Benjamin, MDExecutive Director, American Public Health Association Virtual Breakout SessionsLocal Response, Local SolutionsOrigi...

A Healthy Community is a More Resilient Community22 schools and community-based organizations and their partners have been working to improve the resilience of 245 communities by strengthening food systems, increasing availability of safe outdoor spaces, and promoting wellness policies and practices in schools, worksites, hospitals, and community o...

Hello, This email contains job opportunities from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Wyoming Department of Health. Missouri Department of Health and Senior ServicesThe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is seeking an Immunization Operations Manager to oversee the Immunization Operations Team and H...

*|MC:SUBJECT|*17 July 2020, Vol. 95, No. 29, pp. 337–348 Now online IN THIS ISSUE 337 Update on immunodeficiency-associated vaccine-derived polioviruses worldwide, July 2018–December 2019345 Performance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance and incidence of poliomyelitis, 2020Download 17 juillet...

By Rachel Simon on July 16th, 2020 IAPHL met with our Advisory Group in late June to provide an update on our website and social media strategy, country chapter engagement, and growing membership. To view the full presentation, click here. IAPHL Advisory Group 2020 Update Original linkOriginal author: Rachel Simon

Hello,Please see the attached agenda for the upcoming AIRA Members & Partners meeting on Monday, July 20 at 2:00pm ET. As a reminder, a webinar component has been added to these meetings. Don't forget, if you haven't already, you need to register now for Monday's meeting and while you're at it, register for the remaining 2020 AIRA Member...

IAC Express #1,505 – Your weekly immunization news service: Vaccine delivery and moreEmail not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Issue 1,505: July 15, 2020 Top StoriesCDC finds adequate capacity among VFC providers to deliver pediatric immunization services during pandemicIAC Spotlight! IAC's "Talking about Vaccines: Too ...

Hello, AIRA and MACAW (the Measurement for Assessment and Certification Advisory Workgroup) would like to remind you that written comments or questions regarding Acknowledgment (ACK) Processing Rules and Proposed 2021 Submission & Acknowledgment Validation including NDC Measures 15 and 16 can be sent to Kristi Siahaya at ksiahaya@immr...

Strengthening Family Planning and Health Services for Women JSI reaffirms its dedication to help improve access to and uptake of family planning to meet the needs of women around the world. Join JSI as we celebrate World Population Day! This year's World Population Day calls for global attention to the unfinished business of the 1994 International ...

For 40 years, JSI has worked to improve maternal and reproductive health services, eliminate gender-related health disparities, and advance the health of women and girls worldwide. At this year’s Women Deliver conference (June 3–6 in Vancouver, Canada), JSI staff will discuss insights and successes from their work in international women’s health. J...

Reaching Adolescent Girls with HPV Vaccine JSI has been working with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, toward reaching its target of administering the human papillomavirus vaccine to 40 million girls ages 9–14 by 2020. Kirstin Krudwig describes JSI learning on how to reach adolescent girls in pursuit of this goal. Building Bridges to Stronger Leadership ...

Strengthening TB services in IndiaIn India, the TB Health Action Learning Initiative (THALI) project has convened knowledge cafes that bring together private and public sector stakeholders to share knowledge, best practices and identifying high impact interventions to improve TB programming.Improving Treatment Rates in UgandaIn Uganda, JSI worked t...

Having access to family planning is central to women’s empowerment as well as reducing poverty and achieving sustainable development. Since JSI was founded 40 years ago, we have always sought innovative ways to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women, while helping meet their reproductive health needs. Following are some of the recent ...

Publishing in peer-reviewed journals, JSI staff contribute to and expand the public health evidence base. JSI's evaluation studies, assessments, and implementation activities build upon existing knowledge to overcome project challenges. These recent peer-reviewed articles, covering topics from PrEP awareness in the U.S. to newborn care in Nepal, co...

To achieve universal health coverage by 2030, countries will need strong, resilient health systems that can deliver affordable, high-quality health services. JSI is working in countries as diverse as Ethiopia, Liberia, and Pakistan to help our partners end preventable child and maternal deaths, foster an AIDS-free generation, protect communities ag...

At the 2018 Global Digital Health Forum in Washington, D.C. on December 10 and 11, JSI staff will discuss experience—from innovations in eHealth architecture to building capacity in data use and visualization—to improve health outcomes. The forum will convene 300 digital health experts from around the world. This year’s theme is A Shared Language f...