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Madison Area Technical College’s Patient Care Pathway Program – Three-Year Impact Report
Publication
The Patient Care Pathway Program had little impact on the two confirmatory outcomes: increasing receipt of a college credential and average quarterly earnings.
Does a Pay-For-Results Approach Advance Agricultural Development?
Impact Brief
Abt’s decade-long evaluation of AgResults explains how its approach works (and doesn’t) to spur uptake of commercial innovations in emerging economies.
Mozambique Agribusiness and Trade Competitiveness Program (AgriFUTURO)
Project
In 2011, roughly 80 percent of Mozambicans earning their living from subsistence farming; more than 44 percent suffered from chronic malnutrition, and 34 percent faced perpetual hunger. Farm productivity was among the lowest in the world. Farmers used…
Financing and Governance Strengthen Ethiopia’s Health System
Impact Brief
“One step at a time.” This well-known axiom applies broadly to individual endeavors, such as learning to play a musical instrument or building a home. It also applies to grand aspirations of governments, such as providing citizens access to affordable, quality health care.
Supporting Development, Dissemination and Implementation of the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline
Project
Nearly 50,000 persons died of opioid overdoses in 2017, which contributed to the first-ever decline in working-age Americans’ life expectancy. A 2012 Abt Global study found wide geographic variation in opioid prescribing in the United States, indicating…
Evaluating a Permanent Supportive Housing Pay for Success Initiative in Austin, Texas
Project
Despite growing evidence of the effectiveness of permanent supportive housing, local governments often have difficulty securing the necessary investments to expand the programs. The Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO), in partnership with the…
Abt Celebrates New U.S.–Mozambique Health Partnership
News
Abt congratulates the United States Government and the Republic of Mozambique on signing a memorandum of understanding that marks an important step in implementing the America First Global Health Strategy.
Journalist Commits to Cover TB Issues in Uzbekistan
Impact Brief
The USAID Eliminating TB in Central Asia activity has trained Uzbek 28 reporters to disseminate accurate TB information to improve public understanding of TB.
PRO Neighborhoods Program 2024 Annual Report
Publication
Grantees of JPMorgan Chase’s PRO Neighborhoods Competition improved their finances so that they could address community needs equitably.