Despite global recommendations that surveillance systems should capture malaria case data from both private and public sectors, the integration of private sector data into national
This end of project evaluation assesses the relevance, impact and sustainability of Project Ignite in Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and Mozambique. Data collection was conducted in
This Volume 2 presents the results of the end of project evaluation of Project Ignite in Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, and Mozambique. The country briefs present
Many menstruators worldwide do not have the knowledge, skills, services, and products or support to ensure their well-being during menstruation. These challenges are even more
Lessons Learned From Implementation Of SafeCare in Uganda Under USAID’s Support for International Family Planning and Health Organizations 2 (SIFPO2) project, Population Services International (PSI)
This is a high impact approach to build the capacity of women’s groups (Mahila Arogya Samitis) as health advocates and develop them into self-governing institutions
This is a high impact approach to ‘map and list’ urban slums and left out vulnerable population by reviewing various data sources. This mapping and
This is a high impact approach to expand access to quality family planning services by organizing Fixed Day Static services (FDS)/Family Planning Day/Antral Diwas (spacing
This is a high impact approach to facilitate integration of Family Planning and other Maternal, New Born and Child Health (MNCH) services at the community
This high impact approach is to strengthen technical skills and practices of the health service providers on seven essential family planning trainings so that they
This high impact approach helps district officials in monitoring the performance of family planning strategies as per the Expected Level of Achievement (ELA) by analyzing
The PMI Impact Malaria project, led by PSI, has developed a series of publicly available COVID-19 eLearning Modules in both French and English. The six
Between 2016 and 2019, Population Services International (PSI) received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to implement The Greater Mekong Sub-region Elimination of
A technical brief that analyzes A360’s strategy and lessons learned to date, presenting a case study of 9ja Girls, A360’s project in southern Nigeria. Led by
Quality of Care Framework for Clients and Providers in the Delivery of Self-care.
Lessons from linking private health care networks to domestic financing. Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have committed to ambitious family planning (FP) goals, including
A series of briefs examining practical considerations in the design and implementation of strategic purchasing demonstration projects involving private general practitioners in Myanmar. These projects
This is the seventh in a series of briefs examining practical considerations in the design and implementation of strategic purchasing demonstration projects involving private general
Transform/PHARE was a five-year USAID-funded project that used evidence based social and behavior change communication (SBCC) strategies to develop and test innovative prototypes to address
Recent developments in health practices that were once in the full control of healthcare professionals and can now be safely self-administered have created a shift
With increasing urbanization in Africa concerns are emerging for the health of the urban population as cities sprawl beyond their boundaries, often filled with migrant
PSI/Cote d’Ivoire designs and implements context-specific initiatives that leverage PSI’s global experience and commitment to youth in the region, while aligning with the ambitious goals
Supporting public sector providers in Mozambique to offer a wide range of voluntary family planning methods through a mobile, high-volume, on-the-job training model. Training clinical
Ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services is one of the key targets of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3. However, many
In alignment with PSI’s organizational strategic vision of faster, sustained and increased health impacts, the organization’s approach to digital technology aims to achieve the following
This report shares the results from the GEMS program’s fourth and final year, during which private provider networks consolidated in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and
The Caya Diaphragm is a self-care, non-hormonal, discreet, and reusable barrier method of voluntary contraception. With funding from USAID through the Expanding Effective Contraceptive Options
Background: • Globally, progress has been made over the years to reduce the HIV/AIDS pandemic. • In Zimbabwe, a ten percent decrease in new infections
Background: Oral HIV self-tests piloted in 2017 STAR project began in 2017 in Eswatini, largest evaluation of HIV self-testing worldwide Scale-up in 2019 with PEPFAR
Background: HIV is a concentrated epidemic in Central America. Since 2010, USAID’s Combination Prevention Program for HIV in Central America has focused on providing cost
Background: Like many African countries, Zimbabwe has a paucity of research on men who have sex with men (MSM). PSI Zimbabwe used human centered design (HCD) to understand the lives of MSM and
BACKGROUND: Nearly 1,000 Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) are infected by HIV daily in Sub Saharan Africa. Factors predisposing young women to HIV infection
Background: Female sex workers (FSWs) in Ethiopia are disproportionately affected by HIV, with an estimated prevalence of 23% (national MARPs Survey, 2013, EPHI), compared to a national prevalence of 0.9% (EDHS, 2016). While index case testing and assisted partner notification (ICT/PNS) is recognized as an essential component of
Background: The USAID MULU Key Populations Activity has been implementing a HIV prevention project targeting female sex workers (FSWs) through Drop-in Centers (DICs) and outreach services since 2018. FSWs in Ethiopia are disproportionately impacted by HIV, with a
Vietnam has made significant progress toward malaria elimination by 2030. However, progress has recently stalled. Forest-goers are at the highest risk of malaria in Vietnam.
Migrant populations are at an increased risk of exposure to malaria due to their nature of work and seasonal migration. This study aimed to differentiate
Substantial recent progress has been made towards malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). According to WHO, the number of reported malaria case declined
Population Services International Myanmar has been engaging with formal private sector providers (clinics and pharmacies) in malaria high-burden areas in Myanmar to test, treat, and
Forest goers are bearing high malaria infection risk due to the nature of their occupations in forests. While moving towards elimination in Myanmar, they become
Forest goers in rural areas of Myanmar are at high risk of malaria infection, as they usually stay in the forest over multiple nights for
Sustained private sector engagement is necessary to achieve malaria elimination in the GreaterMekongSub-region(GMS),where 40-78% of the population first seek care for fever in the private
This is an approach to strengthen urban Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) capacity to support family planning programs in India by reaching women of reproductive
The presentation documents the insights that led to the transformative user experiences PSI’s flagship adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) program Adolescents 360 designs and
The presentation, first delivered at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in January 2020, explores the Human Centered Design methods PSI’s flagship adolescent sexual and
2019 has been a year of consolidation and scale-up for project Ignite. Together, in the five countries of implementation (Cote d’Ivoire, Haiti, India, Kenya and
This activity guide assumes that you have identified a target consumer/audience for your intervention and want to create an “archetype” to build out a picture
Through the SIFPO2 project, Population Services International (PSI) supported the Nigerien Ministry of Public Health to conduct a proof-of-concept adaptation of mobile outreach for voluntary
Sometimes it isn’t enough to broadly define your target consumer and you need to further narrow your focus. In this activity guide, you will review
Before designing a program, we should take time to understand the broader context in which the program will operate. In this step, you will build
Note: PSI wishes to acknowledge the inspiration for certain principles described in this activity guide from the following resources: The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design
This roadmap is the result of a series of in-country advocacy workshops and consultations held between July 2019 and January 2020. The advocacy roadmap development
Women’s ownership of their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a rights-based expression of self-determination. In this issue of Outlook on Reproductive Health, we address these