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08/08/2025

August 3–9 has been proclaimed as the Massachusetts Community Health Center Week to honor the commitment and service of Community Health Centers!

The JSI-led Massachusetts Adult Immunization Coalition (MAIC) and the Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics are proud to support this proclamation. We recognize the critical work of Massachusetts Community Health Centers in providing dependable, life-saving care to families in every corner of the state. Read more here: https://maic.jsi.com/2025/08/05/healy-administration-proclaims-august-3-9-2025-massachusetts-health-center-week/

07/08/2025

🏥 Today we celebrate health centers’ commitment to understanding and meeting the unique needs of their communities—providing accessible and quality care.

In California, the Population Health Management Initiative (PHMI) exemplifies this commitment. A collaboration between the Department of Health Care Services, Kaiser Permanente, and Community Health Centers (CHCs), PHMI supports a cohort of 32 CHCs, which serve 1.1 million people, to improve their population health management capabilities and align with Medi-Cal policy and payment reform initiatives.

PHMI’s goals are to improve quality and fairness in health outcomes, enhance access through team-based care, strengthen patient engagement and experience, and advance technology to support population health at CHCs.

Known for its training and healthcare transformation expertise, was contracted by Kaiser Permanente to lead the Practice Transformation Partnership, which is part of the PHMI, a collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), the Center for Care Innovations (CCI), AllianceChicago, and the Center for Excellence in Primary Care (CEPC).

Through coaching, subject matter expertise, peer-learning opportunities, and health information technology (HIT) support, the cohort significantly improved capabilities in seven of the eight domains measured in a structured self-assessment, including care team and workforce, empanelment and access, technology and data infrastructure, patient-centered care, the business case, leadership and culture, and social health.

07/08/2025

What do Mozambique, Sao Tomé and Principe, and Guinea-Bissau have in common? They are all committed to preventing cervical cancer through the HPV vaccine.

Immunization program managers from these three countries came together for a JSI-hosted virtual "coffee chat" to share their diverse experiences in their common language: Portuguese. This unique conversation revealed four key lessons for a successful HPV vaccine rollout. Check out the full story on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance's VaccinesWork site: https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/preventing-cervical-cancer-mozambique-sao-tome-and-principe-and-guinea-bissau

Virtual exchange is a low-cost learning opportunity.

06/08/2025

Elmer Cardono-Soto didn’t walk into Atlanta’s Initiative to figure things out. He already had a plan.

05/08/2025

🏥 This National Health Center Week, we’re celebrating 60 Years of Improving Our Nation’s Health and recognizing the vital role health centers play in delivering care to millions, especially in under-resourced communities.

At JSI, we’re proud to support this mission through the HITEQ Center, which is at the forefront of exploring how emerging technologies—like AI—can strengthen health centers.

Through nationwide conversations, HITEQ is engaging with health center leaders to examine how AI can:
✔️ Address workforce shortages
✔️ Improve patient engagement
✔️ Streamline operations

But innovation must be grounded in fair treatment. That’s why HITEQ is also elevating critical discussions about the risks of unfairness, data gaps, and trust, especially in safety net settings where communities can’t be left behind.

Here’s to 60 years of progress—and to building a future where every health center has the tools and support to thrive.

31/07/2025

Discover how the Gates Foundation-funded Improve Primary Health Care Service Delivery project is transforming health care in rural Ethiopia. In partnership with Amref Health Africa, JSI is establishing comprehensive health posts that offer vital services, including antenatal care, safe deliveries, and essential adult and pediatric services. This initiative strengthens local health infrastructure and expands access to critical care for previously underserved communities.

Learn more: https://www.jsi.org/expanding-access-holistic-health-care-approach-rural-ethiopia/

Comprehensive health posts work with community structures, such as development groups and village health leaders, to build trust in health services.

30/07/2025

Behind every safe, effective vaccine is a complex journey—and a cold chain that keeps it viable every step of the way. In 2023, facilitated human-centered design (HCD) workshops with maintenance engineers in , , and to identify opportunities to optimize supply chains.

Although is often used to design health services, it is not often applied to supply chain optimization. Who better to problem-solve for the hidden logistics behind safe vaccine supply chains than the very people who understand and manage these systems every day? The opportunities identified by the maintenance engineers during these sessions have resulted in a wealth of strategic and impactful changes that have kept supply chains resilient, efficient, and effective ever since.

We are proud to be innovating alongside these maintenance engineers, who understand their craft better than anyone.

Engaging the right experts is always worth it!

28/07/2025

What does it really take to reach zero-dose children? Unfortunately, there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. Instead, effectively reaching zero-dose children requires a deep understanding of who is being missed and why. In the JSI-led Zero-Dose Learning Hub’s latest convening, vaccine experts from the Gates Foundation, Clinton Health Access Initiative, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance shared what’s working in , , and . Across all three countries, a common theme emerged: hyper-local and responsive solutions ensure more children are reached with life-saving vaccines.

Read more about what’s working in each country: https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/reaching-zero-dose-children-local-challenges-global-lessons

There isn’t one simple solution for identifying and reaching zero-dose children - local contexts require local solutions.

24/07/2025

Many vaccines must be kept cold to ensure their effectiveness, posing a logistical challenge. Reliable temperature monitoring helps public health systems protect vaccine quality and respond quickly when cold chain issues arise.

In , we are installing about 1,500 new remote temperature monitoring devices across the country to ensure that public health administrators can see and evaluate all points along the country’s cold supply chain.

In , our team updated a standard immunization WHO training to introduce new technology for temperature monitoring using the Varo and Pogo apps to download, visualize, and use the data more efficiently.

Keeping vaccines cold keeps people alive! Learn more about how we strengthen cold supply chains: https://www.jsi.org/cold-chain-maintenance-done-differently/

23/07/2025

A new model of care is expanding access to in . With support from Gates Foundation, JSI and are working with the Ministry of Health to upgrade rural health posts into comprehensive health posts—stocked, staffed, and ready to deliver care where it’s needed most.

Over the last three years, 25 upgraded comprehensive health posts have delivered:
✅ Antenatal care to over 8,000 women
✅ Labor and delivery care to over 5,000 mothers
✅ Penta1 immunizations to over 15,000 children

📖 Learn how this model is transforming care at the community level: https://www.jsi.org/expanding-access-holistic-health-care-approach-rural-ethiopia/

Comprehensive health posts work with community structures, such as development groups and village health leaders, to build trust in health services.

21/07/2025

This has been an incredible month for HIV innovation!

1️⃣ Following the approval by the FDA of long-acting injectable lenacapavir (LEN) last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its guidelines to include the new, landmark HIV prevention injectable that can be administered just twice a year.

2️⃣ ViiV Healthcare has announced an extension to their voluntary licensing agreement for long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) to include treatment as well as prevention.

3️⃣ Last week, Merck announced the initiation of the EXPrESSIVE Phase 3 clinical trials for a third long-acting injectable HIV prevention candidate: MK-8527.

From supporting oral PrEP campaigns around the world at the start of the HIV prevention therapeutics era, to supporting the Ministry of Health in being the first country in Africa to offer CAB-LA last year, we know that choice is essential. Health outcomes are better when people can select a prevention or treatment option that meets their needs and lifestyle. We’re excited to see how clients, manufacturers, international regulators, and governments work together to accelerate the fight against HIV.