Families in Notarpalli, India have been consistently cooking on clean cookstoves for their daily meals for over 2 years. by Denisse Ruiz, Sushanta Pradhan When Subani Pradhan received her new stove February 2016, she looked at the stove with skepticism. She questioned whether she could cook her family recipes on this stove, and whether the foods wo...
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...
Innovation for Vaccine Impact Monitoring: A History of ColdTrace How do we ensure that vaccines are protected at the last mile? The viability of a vaccine is threatened without proper storage at the last mile of its supply chain. Vaccines are sensitive, and must be kept at a temperature of between 2 °C and 8 °C. A recent WHO & UNICEF joint statemen...
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Welcome to The Leaf: Stories of Data for Impact, Nexleaf’s platform for sharing stories shaped by data. The Leaf will traverse the world, from our headquarters in Los Angeles to the ‘last mile,’ to recount how real-world impact is fostered by data. The last mile includes health workers in rural facilities in Tanzania administering safe vaccines to ...