| EngenderHealth (Managing Partner)
EngenderHealth brings strengths in family planning, reproductive and maternal health care, quality improvement, and training. EngenderHealth works worldwide to improve the lives of individuals by making health services safe, available, and sustainable. Established in 1943, it is the world-s leading technical authority on family planning and reproductive health. EngenderHealth has worked in West Africa since 1977. |
| Abt Associates Inc.
Abt Associates Inc., a private, employee-owned company, applies scientific research and technical assistance expertise to a wide range of social, economic, and technological policy issues; international development; clinical trials and registries; and complex business problems. Utilizing rigorous analytic and consulting techniques and applying renowned technical assistance expertise, Abt Associates provides leadership in understanding and solving a wide range of the world’s problems. A sample of the markets and sectors where Abt Associates is influential include: health, HIV/AIDS, clinical trials, agriculture, economic development, education, environment, housing and urban development. Abt staff is comprised of more than 1,000 people with education and professional backgrounds covering a broad range of disciplines, including medicine, economics, sociology, psychology, finance, law, business administration, statistics, mathematics, public policy, urban planning, anthropology, public health, environmental and biological sciences, architecture, and engineering. Abt Associates’ International Health Division (IHD) is a multi-disciplinary group of dedicated professionals that provides technical assistance, research, analysis, and practical training services. IHD works with public and private sector partners in more than 50 countries to strengthen health systems, advance health policy, increase private sector involvement, and improve health services for people. Our projects have increased financing for and improved access to priority health services, prevented the spread of infectious diseases, improved access to HIV/AIDS and TB treatment, contributed to reductions in childhood illnesses and mortality, and increased use of contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies. |
| Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Founded in 1961, AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems and building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to become more self-sufficient. AED works in all the major areas of human development, with a focus on improving education, health, and economic opportunities for the least advantaged in the United States and developing countries throughout the world. |
