Training of Roma Health Mediators in Reproductive Health

INTRODUCTION
JSI Research and Training Institute (JSI)
JSI is a US public health management consulting firm with its headquarters based in
Boston and with more than 60 international office sites. The mission of John Snow,
Incorporated and of the JSI Research and Training Institute, its non-profit affiliate, is to
improve the quality and accessibility of medical services around the world. Its purpose is
to develop and implement improved management systems and to increase the
organizational efficiency and efficacy.
Since 1978, JSI has responded to pressing public health issues in 84 countries around the
world and in the United States, developing more than 300 projects and managing 324
million USD in international contracts. JSI has done this by identifying and applying
innovative solutions and by providing technical support to the development of
governmental and non-governmental institutions and organizations.
In all its activities, JSI collaborates with local institutions, including community
organizations and government ministries, and with international organizations.
JSI’s multidisciplinary, international staff of over 400 specialists has proven its capacity
to manage an extensive array of long-term multinational and country-specific programs.
JSI contributes to the improvement of the health of individuals and communities
worldwide by:
- Developing systems of medical care for children, particularly in the areas of diarrheal
disease control, oral re-hydration therapy, immunization of pregnant women and
children, control of acute respiratory infections, and prevention and treatment of
malnutrition.
- Designing and implementing accessible, high quality reproductive health services.
- Developing comprehensive maternal health projects, encompassing prenatal and
postnatal care, nutrition, family planning, breast-feeding, and prevention and
treatment of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
- Developing the private sector’s capacity in the provision of family planning and
primary care health services.
- Designing and implementing coherent logistic systems, without which no public
health program can run efficiently.
RFHI/JSI Romania Training of RHMs in Reproductive Health Introduction