Resources by PSI

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Narrative Report for the Measles-Malaria Mosquito Net Distribution Campaign
2007

In September 2006, during the nationwide measles vaccination campaign in partnership with the Rwanda’s National integrated Malaria Control Program, PSI/Rwanda participated in the distribution of approximately 1.3 million long-lasting insecticide treated nets to every Rwandan child aged between six-months and five years.

472 PSI
Recommended Reading Issue Brief: Blended Models of Health Supply Starting to Show Promise in Developing Countries
2006

Years of experience have shown that there is no single way to be successful in international development. What works depends on country conditions: the manner, number and capability of partners on the ground, and the state of the markets for health-related goods and services.

Those markets generally mature over time.

558 PSI
Safe Water, Healthy Workers
2005 		Providing access to safe water is remarkably effective and cost-efficient. Recent WHO research findings indicate that the return-on-investment for point-of-use water purification programs is between 500 and 6,000 percent. PSI markets two water treatment products under four brand names. 1094 PSI
Corporate AIDS Prevention Program: Fighting HIV/AIDS in the Workplace
2005 		The HIV/AIDS epidemic is increasingly affecting businesses that operate in developing countries. Companies are experiencing reduced productivity, decreased profits, increased training costs, declining employee morale, and higher health care and insurance costs. 855 PSI
Reducing the Toll: PSI and Business Battle Malaria
2005

To curb the impact of malaria on health and business, PSI promotes and distributes insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) and long-lasting insecticide-treated bed-nets (LLITNs).

960 PSI
Fighting for Life: PSI and Business Tackle HIV/AIDS
2005 		Throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America, PSI implements quality HIV-prevention programs pro-moting consistent and correct condom use, mutual fidelity and voluntary counseling and testing (VCT). 910 PSI
Case Study: Introducing Social Franchising in Myanmar
2005 		PSI Myanmar, using a grant from the Packard Foundation, laid the foundation to launch the Sun Quality franchise network in 2001. The Sun Quality franchise now has over 450 providers in 90 townships participating in the franchise and adhering to quality standards. 772 PSI
PSI Public-Private Partnership in Tanzania for Net Delivery
2005

SMARTNET is a public/private partnership between the Ministry of Health (MOH), PSI/Tanzania, net manufacturers, insecticide suppliers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, NGOs, research organisations, advertising and promotion companies, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Royal Netherlands Embassy.

SMARTNET is preventing malaria in Tanzania by building a sustainable market for Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) whilst ensuring equitable access for the most vulnerable.

440 PSI
Zimbabwe’s ProFam: Delivering Affordable Reproductive Health Options
2004 		ProFam, a network now consisting of 1,143 private health clinics in Zimbabwe, has helped increase hormonal contraceptive use among Zimbabweans despite their rapidly declining economic status. 1809 PSI
The social marketing evidence base: a review of 87 research studies
2003 		The social marketing evidence base: a review of 87 research studies. (Annex 5, DFID Social Marketing Review) PSI
The Green star Network: Social Marketing Reproductive Health Services in Pakistan
2000 		The Green Star Network is one of the largest developing-country, private reproductive health networks in the world. Green Star clinics and pharmacies deliver comprehensive, affordable, quality reproductive health products and services to millions of low-income people throughout Pakistan. 2065 PSI