Global Health Works Better When It's Local

These days, localization can seem like a buzzword, but it's more than a trend. Community-driven efforts lead to stronger, more sustainable health outcomes. In this episode, Durrell Fox, a community health worker and consultant at JSI; Dyness Kasungami, director for the Secretariat of the Global Child Health Task Force and lead for JSI’s Reimagining Technical Assistance (RTA) initiative; and Patience Ndlovu, former director of the Bantwana Initiative, discuss the impact of shifting decision-making power and resources to communities and local partners.

Learn more about JSI’s approach to locally led work through the RTA initiative in Are We Making Progress on Locally Led Development?

The RTA Critical Shifts Benchmarking tool is a framework for identifying and implementing changes to move toward a more locally led, coordinated, and equitable health system.

Learn more about JSI’s work with community health workers in Reflecting on Health Inequities while Preparing for Future Crises, presented by Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR) National Evaluation Center.

JSI is a global nonprofit dedicated to improving lives around the world through greater health, education, and socioeconomic equity for individuals and communities. For more information about our work, see www.jsi.com. 

Theme music by baegel, courtesy of Epidemic Sound.