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11/07/2025

Happy World Population Day! We're celebrating the ability of young people to shape their futures and families. JSI is dedicated to improving youth access to health services, robust supply chains for essential products, and integrated development and education programs. Together, we can create a hopeful and thriving world for all! https://www.jsi.org/building-the-future-together-world-population-day/ World Education

When young people have the tools, information, and support to shape their futures, entire communities thrive.

04/07/2025

In case you missed it! Our latest newsletter is packed with updates on how JSI is working to improve health and education outcomes worldwide. Check out stories on digital health innovation, closing the digital divide, and equipping rural health facilities. Read the full newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/jsi/june-2025

We believe that all people should have access to what they need to live their healthiest lives and reach their full potential. This edition takes you inside our current work—from connected classrooms to solar-powered health centers—and highlights the positive impact on families and communities.

02/07/2025

"How can microplanning and community-led tracking help close Uganda’s immunization gap?

With support from the ELMA Vaccines and Immunization Foundation, UNICEF has been strengthening Uganda’s Expanded Program on Immunisation to better identify and reach zero-dose and under-immunized children, especially in urban and high-density districts like Wakiso, Kamuli, Kampala, and Mukono.

A new report from the Uganda Learning Hub, part of the JSI-led Zero-Dose Learning Hub, evaluates how Village Health Teams are helping register children, track immunization status, and conduct defaulter tracing in Wakiso and Kamuli. These insights aim to guide the scale-up of zero-dose interventions, inform implementation of the EAF, and support the development of Uganda’s national zero-dose guidelines.

Read the report: https://bit.ly/3G0ZkbN
Explore more ZD learning: https://zdlh.gavi.org

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Published in 2025 by IDRC PATH With support from the ELMA Vaccines and Immunisation Foundation, UNICEF has been working to strengthen Uganda’s Expanded Program on Immunisation to better identify and reach zero-dose (ZD) and under-immunized (UI) children. In 2023, interventions were prioritized in ...

02/07/2025

✨Country Highlight: . Through the JSI-led HPV Vaccine Acceleration Program Partners Initiative (HAPPI) Consortium, efforts to eliminate cervical cancer are gaining momentum in Kenya's key counties. This brings us a step closer to ending a cancer that claims a woman’s life every two minutes. Read the full piece: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/powering-up-prevention-hpv-vaccine-ptc8e

Nandi and Elgeyo Marakwet counties are committed to providing essential immunization services and eliminating vaccine-preventable diseases. This aligns with the Kenya National Vaccines and Immunization Programme (NVIP) mission to safeguard public health and improve child survival.

30/06/2025

Global health research findings have the potential to transform lives. However, collecting, analyzing, and publishing data is not enough. Knowledge translation serves as the bridge between research and real-world application. This series by our Zero Dose Learning Hub project explores knowledge translation in three parts:

Part 1: Bridging the Gap: https://www.jsi.org/bridging-the-gap-knowledge-translation-global-health/

Part 2: Research into Action: https://www.jsi.org/turning-research-into-action-knowledge-translation/

Part 3: Measuring the Impact: https://www.jsi.org/measure-the-impact-knowledge-translation-practical-tools-strategies/

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Knowledge translation serves as the bridge between research and real-world application. At JSI, we are dedicated to turning knowledge into tangible change.

27/06/2025

Our latest newsletter is out! Dive into JSI's work, from unifying digital health systems and bridging the digital divide to equipping rural health facilities with vital resources. Also, catch up on our webinars about HPV vaccination and accelerating zero-dose evidence uptake. Read the full newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/jsi/june-2025

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We believe that all people should have access to what they need to live their healthiest lives and reach their full potential. This edition takes you inside our current work—from connected classrooms to solar-powered health centers—and highlights the positive impact on families and communities.

25/06/2025

New from the Nigeria Learning Hub - Meet the changemakers transforming the future of immunization in the country.

The latest video from the Learning Hub spotlights the GEMEL Fellowship—an initiative that is equipping local leaders to identify and reach zero-dose children. GEMEL fellows are strengthening health systems and driving progress toward immunization, one community at a time.

🎥 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/Ob05A1RT1tk
📊 Explore the Zero-Dose Learning Hub: https://zdlh.gavi.org

The Nigeria Learning Hub is part of the JSI-led Zero-Dose Learning Hub, a Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance-funded initiative that leverages data and country-led learning to improve immunization across four countries. Find evidence, tools, and real-world insights at zdlh.gavi.org.

The Zero-Dose Learning Hub highlights the work from four Country Learning Hubs in Bangladesh, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda to use evidence to better understand the factors influencing implementation and performance of approaches to identify and reach zero-dose and under-immunized children and missed co...

18/06/2025

In , where JSI is partnering with the Ministry of Health,Ethiopia and the Gates Foundation, we're strengthening access to care areas. By providing essential resources like solar power and portable ultrasound machines, we're directly contributing to improved maternal and child health outcomes Find out more: https://www.jsi.org/equipping-rural-health-facilities-life-saving-medical-resources-ethiopia/

Over 75% of Ethiopians have limited access to health services. JSI is equipping health centers with solar panels and portable ultrasound machines.

17/06/2025

💡 Spotlight: Protecting Girls from Cervical Cancer

In , community health champions are protecting girls from cervical cancer through the life-saving HPV vaccine. They are part of a national effort that has already reached over 12 million girls and continues to work towards a cancer-free future. From a village leader’s bold community outreach to a nurse’s tireless dedication to a father’s informed decision-making, their stories show courage, commitment, and change. Read more about our work with these community leaders in these three stories:

🏥 A Nurse’s Dedication to Protecting Nigeria’s Girls from Cervical Cancer: https://www.jsi.org/a-nurses-dedication-protecting-nigerias-girls-cervical-cancer/

🌱 Grassroots Mobilization Supports an End to Cervical Cancer in Nigeria: https://www.jsi.org/grassroots-mobilization-supports-end-to-cervical-cancer-nigeria/

💉 Beyond the Campaign: Ensuring Every Girl in Nigeria is Protected from Cervical Cancer: https://www.jsi.org/beyond-the-campaign-ensuring-every-girl-nigeria-protected-cervical-cancer/

JSI's HPV Vaccine Acceleration Program Partners Initiative (HAPPI) led targeted follow-up strategies to ensure every eligible girl received the HPV vaccine.

13/06/2025

Revisit our recent newsletter for a deeper look into JSI's critical global health and education efforts. We highlighted inspiring stories, like how community health workers are protecting girls from cervical cancer and how digital education is opening doors to youth employment. Explore these stories and more: https://mailchi.mp/jsi/may-2025

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This month, we’re spotlighting the power of people, partnerships, and practical solutions to drive better health and education outcomes around the world. Read on for inspiring stories and recent events, and register below for an upcoming learning opportunity.

12/06/2025

💡 Digital health systems are only as powerful as their ability to work together.

In Ethiopia, we’re working with the Gates Foundation and the Ministry of Health,Ethiopia to not only implement solutions, but to ensure one integrated digital health ecosystem. Through technical reconciliation and interoperability layers, is enabling real-time, standardized, and automated data exchange—improving service delivery, enhancing regulatory oversight, and accelerating data-driven decisions that inform better health outcomes.

🔗 Read more: https://www.jsi.org/digital-harmony-ethiopia-unifying-digital-systems-better-health-outcomes/

In Ethiopia, we’re working with the Gates Foundation and the Federal Ministry of Health to ensure one integrated digital health ecosystem.

11/06/2025

Health starts in our homes, neighborhoods, and daily lives, not just the doctor’s office. Through the CDC’s Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) initiative, CHWs made over 1 million referrals to housing, food, and transportation services.

JSI’s evaluation of the CCR initiative shows how CHWs improve community health by addressing real-life needs. This Community Health Improvement Week, we celebrate their essential role in building healthier, more prepared communities.