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The Ethiopia Private Health Sector Project

The Ethiopia Private Health Sector Project

Project
The Ethiopian private health sector is growing in size and scope. Over one-third of Ethiopian health expenditures go to private providers but the quality and availability of private providers’ priority health services is uneven. The government’s plans…
Approaches to Assisting Families Experiencing or At Risk of Homelessness with TANF Funds

Approaches to Assisting Families Experiencing or At Risk of Homelessness with TANF Funds

Publication
On behalf of OPRE, Abt assessed the use of TANF funding by state agencies to supporting housing for families experiencing homelessness.
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Descriptive and Analytical Career Pathways Project

Project
Over the last 30 years, adults in the United States with a high school education or less have experienced stagnating wages and relatively high unemployment, while those with postsecondary credentials enjoyed economic gains (Autor, 2015; Carnevale et al.,…
L.A.’s new homeless solution clears camps but struggles to house people

L.A.’s new homeless solution clears camps but struggles to house people

News
Inside Safe is Los Angeles’ program to provide hotel and motel rooms as shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Seven months in, CalMatters took a look at how the initiative’s performed thus far, and spoke to Abt experts Nichole Fiore and Lauren Dunton.
Remote Papua New Guinea

Improving Health Services and Outcomes in Remote Areas of Papua New Guinea

Project
National and provincial health plans in remote communities in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea have mandatory goals for reducing child mortality, improving maternal health and combating HIV and AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases.
Managing Opioid Use and Misuse in Older Adults

Managing Opioid Use and Misuse in Older Adults

Project
Older adults are twice as likely as the general population to have pain, and clinicians often rely on opioid treatment. As a result, opioid use, misuse, and opioid use disorder have increased among older adults, who are vulnerable to adverse reactions…
Benefits that Last: Long-Term Impact and Cost-Benefit Findings for Year Up

Benefits That Last: Long-term Impact and Cost-benefit Findings for Year Up

Publication
Year Up’s training program for young adults produced large, lasting earnings increases and positive financial benefits for society in this experiment.