Non-Profit Organizations

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1   Link   John Snow Inc.
JSI and its staff are dedicated to improving the health of individuals and communities throughout the world. We believe that all people are entitled to accessible, appropriate quality health care. To make this vision a reality JSI applies practical and innovative solutions in management, research, education, information and training. 		98
2   Link   Canadian International Immunization Initiative
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) has been contracted by the Government of Canada to implement the technical assistance component of the Canadian International Immunization Initiative (CIII), which is now in its third phase. Through this Initiative, CPHA identifies and recruits Canadian technical consultants to assist the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to establish and maintain successful national childhood immunization systems in developing countries . Through technical cooperation and skill and service training, CIII-3 aims to strengthen the integrated disease surveillance systems, routine immunization services and safe practices focusing on polio eradication, health information systems, communications and social mobilizations capacities; to increase competent health workforce and to build country capacity in micro-planning, financial management, and monitoring and evaluation. 		76
3   Link   Institute of Medicine (of the National Academies)
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is an independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and authoritative advice to decision makers and the public.

Established in 1970, the IOM is the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, which was chartered under President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Nearly 150 years later, the National Academy of Sciences has expanded into what is collectively known as the National Academies, which comprises the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Research Council, and the IOM. 		42
4   Link   Association of Immunization Managers
The Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) was created in 1999 to enable immunization managers to work together to effectively prevent and control vaccine-preventable diseases and improve immunization coverage in the United States and its territories. 		56
5   Link   ISGLOBAL
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a non-profit organisation that tackles health problems affecting the world’s most vulnerable populations through the creation, sharing and application of knowledge. Our vision is a world in which every person can enjoy health.

ISGlobal is a public-private partnership with a longstanding commitment to global health that builds on the existing research, training and health activities of its founders and strives to contribute to the global effort to improve health worldwide. 		35
6   Link   Rotary
T he mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.

The Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world. 		22
7   Link   AMP - Agence de Médecine Préventive
Founded in 1972, the Agence de Médecine Préventive (AMP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of those most in need across the globe.

Along with our public- and private-sector partners, we aim to enhance scientific knowledge in support of evidence-based health policies; strengthen immunization service delivery, logistics, and innovation; and develop human and institutional capacity for improved health system performance.

With a main office at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, a liaison office in Ferney-Voltaire, France, and country offices in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, and Vietnam, we are present in many regions across the globe. 		26
8   Link   Child Health Foundation
Child Health Foundation was established in 1985 as a non-profit, public charity [501(c)3] to prevent and treat life-threatening communicable diseases of infants and children in the United States and abroad. 		23

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