Assessment

Urban Planning in BiH: A Contemporary Analysis of the Challenges and Path to Progress

The report is an assessment of the state of spatial planning and local government involvement in Bosnia through USAID’s Governance and Accountability Program. Read More

Urban Open Spaces For Adolescent Girls: An Assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Urban open spaces are valued for their health, social, economic, and environmental benefits. Read More

Strengthening Ethiopia’s Urban Health Program (SEUHP)

John Snow, Inc. (JSI) is supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve the health status of the urban population in Ethiopia by reducing HIV/tuberculosis (TB)-related and maternal, neonatal, and child mortality and morbidity, as well as the impact of communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) Read More

Assessment of Constraints to Construction Permits in Serbia

This Assessment of Constraints to Construction Permits in Serbia, implemented under the USAID Business Enabling Project, identifies legal and administrative barriers to the issuance of construction permits. Read More

Ethiopia’s Health Extension Workers Use of Work Time on Duty Time and Motion Study

Ethiopia has implemented an innovative community-based health program, called the health extension program, to enhance access to basic health promotion, disease prevention, and selected curative services by establishing health posts in every village, also called kebeles, with average of 5,000 people, staffed with two health extension workers (HEWs). This time and motion study was conducted to estimate the amount of time that HEWs spend on various work duties and to explore differences in urban compared with rural settings and among regions. Read More

Visakhapatnam, India, Sanitation Assessment

This sanitation assessment was conducted on behalf of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to capture the current state of the sanitation service sector in the municipality of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh State (AP), in southeast India. Read More