John Snow, Inc. (JSI)

John Snow, Inc. is a leading international consulting company, working in a wide range of public health issues, including maternal health, child health, nutrition, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted disease (STD), family planning, health financing, policy development, and organizational development. JSI has twenty years of experience working internationally and domestically to bring innovative and effective solutions to complex healthcare challenges. JSI has been selected to provide international technical assistance in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.

Q.  What makes JSI so well suited to carrying out TASC orders?

A.  Its wide range of experience and success in the following areas:

Maternal Health, Child Health, and Nutrition
JSI expanded the Maternal and Neonatal Health Program (MotherCare II) and administered the Resources for Child Health (REACH) project, the Basic Support for Child Survival (BASICS) project, and the Opportunities for Micronutrient Interventions (OMNI) project. Bilateral contracts awarded to JSI in this area include The Bangladesh Urban Family Health Partnership, and Egypt's Healthy Mother, Healthy Child and National Control of Diarrheal Diseases projects.

Logistics Management
JSI manages the USAID-funded global family planning logistics management (FPLM) project (now known as DELIVER). DELIVER provides short- and long-term technical assistance to procure, distribute, and predict the need for contraceptives and essential drugs. JSI also administers Nepal's Logistics and Child Health Support Services Project.

Reproductive Health
For twelve years the global family planning Service Expansion and Technical Support (SEATS) project provided technical assistance and project implementation support for reproductive health and family planning in Asia and Africa.

Indefinite Quantity Contracts
JSI has implemented three long-term USAID ICQs and has completed more than fifty short-term assignments in over sixty countries, responding to USAID and host-country needs. This includes the Health Financing, Health Communications and Emerging Health Issues IQC.

Geographical Experience
JSI has worked in more than 85 countries throughout the world, including the U.S. The sharing of information, technical expertise, and professional contacts is actively fostered, and lessons learned in individual countries and regions are applied to other countries and regions, with culturally appropriate adaptations.

Diverse Clientele
JSI has a record of successful collaboration with a range of government agencies, community groups, and private institutions on public health programs. JSI's clients in international health work have included USAID, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the Aga Kahn Foundation, and numerous non-governmental and private organizations.