JSI🇪🇹IPHCSD team published findings in @PLOSOne on their locally led approach to improve care coordination&relational linakges in #primaryhealth.The networks of care approach(NOC)is resulting in dramatic improvements to the lives of women and children.
https://t.co/Yfij10R0Jt
making them active partners in their health care. JSI's Improve Primary Health Care Service Delivery (IPHCSD) project has implemented the CSC tool as part of its interventions to enhance health care service delivery. Read more👇
https://t.co/L0rh8OHguV
Achieving sustainable improvements in primary health care service delivery hinges on community involvement and local ownership. Community Score Card (CSC), a tool that gives a voice to local communities,enabling them to provide feedback & suggest improvements,🧵
Today, at JSI/L10K office, we have conducted an insightful discussion on preventing gender-based violence against women and girls in recognition of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.
Women must be at the center of gender-based violence prevention efforts while men need to join such efforts as allies.Gender transformative interventions that engage men in thoughtful ways can be highly effective. Men have a pivotal role to play in breaking the cycle of violence.
Respect for the choices,desires,rights & dignity of Gender Based Violence(GBV)survivors should be the foundation of all decisions and activities of support. Regardless of their age,sex,color,marital status,or other characterstics,survivors must be treated fairly and equally.
Today, the national launch of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence in Ethiopia took place in Dire Dawa under the theme "Violence against Women is Violence against me; I won't keep quiet "
H.E. Dr. Mekdes Daba, Minister of Health said “Each year, over 8,168 mothers and women face the risk of cervical cancer, with more than 5,000 succumbing to this disease.” The minister underscored Ethiopia’s commitment to combating and curbing the expansion of cervical cancer.
Today, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (MOH) launched vaccination of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for girls 9-14 years old in an event held at Tulu Dimtu Primary School in Sheger City.
JSI🇪🇹Country Director, Dr.@Binyam Desta, underscored the need for greater primary health care (PHC) investment by all stakeholders at @FMoH#ARM held recently. He highlighted economic benefits of PHC investment, need for private sector involvement & stronger community engagement
The sites visited by the delegation, Qorga and Ankober01 Health posts and Wajifo Health Center, found in the South Ethiopia region Mirab Abaya Woreda. The visit, conducted as part of the Annual Performance Meeting of the Ministry of Health, commenced today.
Yesterday, a delegation led by Mrs. Frehiwot Abebe; State Minister of Health, visited health facilities supported by JSI’s Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) funded Electronic Community Health Information System(eCHIS) project. @dessalewemaway
Happening now: Improve Primary Health Care Service Delivery (IPHCSD) project learning exchange session to share and review progress and key learnings on Health Extension Program (HEP) optimization implementation #primaryhealth#communityhealth
The objective of the training was to enhance capacity of JSI Ethiopia projects technical team provide quality improvement training to frontline teams, quality improvement coaches and stakeholders to support their quality improvement and measurement efforts at different levels.
JSI HQ Technical director for Maternal and Newborn Health,Dr Tamar Chitashvili, has been on a learning visit to JSI🇪🇹 project intervention sites since last week. In Modjo,Dr Tamar visited Lume Woreda health office, Shera Dibandiba Health Post&Biyo Health Center🧵 @dessalewemaway
As part of her learning visit, Dr Tamar facilitated a two days Training of Trainers (ToT) on Fundamentals in Quality Improvement, organized by JSI/L10K’s Improve Primary Health Care Service Delivery (IPHCSD) and Quality Health Activity (QHA) projects.
*⃣Overall, both projects enhanced PSBI treatment coverage, increased adoption, and informed national policy changes, paving the way for sustainable integration into health systems
❗️NEW PAPER by our own Gizachew Tadele, Nebreed Fesseha, and colleagues: Improving possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) management in young infants when referral is not feasible: lessons from embedded implementation research in Ethiopia & Kenya🧵
https://t.co/HIl12XlfWF
*⃣Strategies to overcome barriers involved engaging community health workers, training healthcare staff, implementing COVID19 safety measures, and advocating for policy integration of PSBI management.