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May 2024

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Abt Associates is now Abt Global 

While our name has changed, our commitment to addressing the world’s most pressing problems with equity and agility remains the same. We still go by “Abt,” in honor of our founder, but changing our name underscores the scope of our continuing—and evolving—mission to improve the quality of life and economic well-being of people worldwide. Read more.

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Logistics Management Tool Brings New Strength to Vietnam’s Fight Against TB

Pharmacist Thuy Nguyen, with Vietnam’s National TB Program, uses e-LMIS to consolidate national TB drug demands for 2024–2025. (Photo: Thanh Do/USAID LHSS Project-Vietnam)

Under the USAID Local Health System Sustainability Project, we partnered with Vietnam’s National Tuberculosis Program to develop an electronic logistics management information system to manage supply of TB medications. This system improvement enables faster, more efficient estimates with real-time monitoring of supply, reducing the risk of stockouts. 

See how.

Pharmacist Thuy Nguyen, with Vietnam’s National TB Program, uses e-LMIS to consolidate national TB drug demands for 2024–2025. (Photo: Thanh Do/USAID LHSS Project-Vietnam)

Abt Team To Help CMS Determine Quality Standards for Home and Hospice Care

Millions of Americans rely on home care for support after an injury or illness, and on hospice care for end-of-life support. Abt is helping the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services improve quality of care for home health and hospice patients through quality reporting programs. Learn more about this new project. 

Helping CMS Determine Quality Standards for Home and Hospice Care

Fostering Access to Climate Finance for Adaptation in the Caribbean

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70 percent of the population in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean nations lives in coastal zones vulnerable to rising sea levels and severe weather. We’re proud to be leading the five-year USAID Resilient Economies and Sectors Activity (RESET) program across 11 countries to boost climate finance for sustainable, localized climate solutions—including an equitable blue economy.

Mining Royalties Fueling Improved Health Coverage in DRC

In underserved provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Abt-led USAID Integrated Health Program has helped local

governments channel mining royalties toward $22.5 million in health service improvements—new and rehabilitated facilities, ambulances, and medical equipment—with more on the way. Find out how.

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New From Our Perspectives Blog

  • Vibrant Neighborhoods: A Key to Transforming Community Health & Driving Economic Growth 

  • The Gateway to Inclusive Health Systems? Localization 

  • Empowering Women as Change Agents in the Green Economy 

  • The Far-Reaching Harms of Housing Unaffordability on Renters 

  • Bolstering Global Health Security in a Changing Climate 

  • Is Your State’s Literacy Approach Aligned with the Evidence?  

  • From a Moment to a Movement: Environmental Justice, Climate Justice, and Earth Day, A Global Connection for All 

  • Quality Improvement: A Health System Strengthening Priority 

  • What is One Health? A Frontline Defense Against Zoonotic Diseases  

The Intersect Podcast

Break the Chain: Exploring the Links Between Environmental & Criminal Justice

Pollution. Lead poisoning. Community policing. Imprisonment. The challenges of environmental justice are even bigger than you may realize. Abt’s Dr. LaToria Whitehead and Dr. Jennifer Bronson discuss how systemic and structural racism have disproportionately thrust Black families into a brutal cycle linking dangerous environmental conditions, poor health, and involvement in the justice system. 

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Where You’ll Find Us: Upcoming Events 

  • Society for International Development (SID) 2024 | April 26  |  Washington, DC 

  • Women’s Global Leadership Forum (WILD) |  May 8-9 | Virtual Conference   

  • National Adaptation Forum  |  May 14-16  |  St. Paul, MN. 

  • AAPOR 79th Annual Conference  |  May 15-17  |  Atlanta, GA 

  • Global Health Security Conference |  June 18-21, 2024  |  Sydney, Australia 

  • U.S.-Africa Business Summit |   May 6-9  |  Dallas, TX 

  • Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2024  |  June 3-7 |  Manila, Philippines 

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Senior Program Manager — Federal Health Portfolio (Remote Flexibility), Rockville, MD 

Senior Officer — Communications, Dili, Timor-Leste 

HR and Admin Officer, Canberra, Australia 

International Development Business Growth Specialist, Brisbane, Australia 

Global Security Analyst — Global Security Office, Rockville, MD 

Deputy Chief of Party, Indonesia Maternal Newborn Health (MNH) Flagship Activity, Jakarta, Indonesia 

#WeAreAbt

What’s it like to join Abt? From frontline child welfare work to finding collaborative solutions to systemic challenges: Anna Koehle, EdD describes her career transition when she joined the Abt team.

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