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National Prisoner Statistics and Corrections Reporting Programs
Project
For years, collecting prisoner data was treated as little more than an accounting exercise: PIPO (prisoner in, prisoner out). The National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) program counts male and female prisoners each year plus confirmed HIV and AIDS cases.
Mexico Competitiveness Program
Project
Good governance is critical to Mexico’s long-term competitiveness. Improved competitiveness, in turn, is the key to rational and efficient use of the country’s natural-resource base. This is particularly important for rural producers who live in…
COVID-19 Study of Hospitalized Older Adults
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Older adults are at high risk for contracting novel coronavirus and for developing severe illnesses if infected. To inform policy starting early in the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC needed more data on medical care for hospitalized patients 50 or older in rural…
Country Ownership Can Happen for Global Health. Here’s How
Blog
Abt Global’s proven health systems solutions — spanning financing, efficiency, resilience, private sector engagement, and digital integration — equip partner governments to sustain health gains and transition donor-funded programs to full country ownership.
The Vulnerabilities of Water Systems to Climate Change in the Philippines
Project
USAID released its climate-resilient development (CRD) framework in March 2014 to ensure consideration of climate issues in development decision-making. The goals included reducing climate vulnerabilities and improving development outcomes. The framework…
Controlling the HIV Epidemic in Mozambique
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Mozambique has the eighth highest HIV prevalence in the world, with 12.6 percent of adults living with HIV, and one of the highest HIV mortality rates. The country has made strides in testing people for HIV and providing treatment. But a high proportion…
Analyzing If An Oncology Care Model Will Improve Care and Lower Costs
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Cancer strikes 1.6 million Americans each year. It imposes huge costs: heartache, death, and an estimated $263.8 billion in medical care and lost productivity in 2010, the most recent data available. Cancer care is complex and improving it faces a legal…
The Policy Maker’s Handbook for Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) in the Biogas Sector
Publication
On behalf of the Global Methane Initiative, Abt helped the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency develop a handbook to assist with accounting for methane emissions and emissions reduction.
Tracking Post COVID Conditions: Public Health Surveillance
Project
Track PCC uses public health surveillance to learn more about the effects and burden of Long COVID among diverse populations.