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Supporting the Planning and Evaluation of Louisiana’s Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion

Project
Louisiana needs to rebuild its eroding coastline, which is degrading in part because levees prevent sediment from the Mississippi River from replenishing coastal areas. The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD) was proposed to reconnect the river to…
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Reducing the Harm from Malaria in Zimbabwe

Project
Malaria is the third most common cause of illness in Zimbabwe. Approximately 1 in 12 children die before their fifth birthday due to malaria, according to the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey. While the country had made progress in the last decade,…
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Teen Pregnancy Prevention Study Finds Benefits

Project
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) wanted to determine if teen pregnancy prevention programs with limited prior evidence of effectiveness can work when replicated with different populations and in different settings. HHS contracted with…
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PMI Evolve: Evolving Vector Control to Fight Malaria

Project
The World Health Organization estimates that about 608,000 people died from malaria in 2022, a slight decrease from the prior year, but still higher than before the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Young children and pregnant women are among the…
Behind HRSA’s Global HIV/AIDS Coordination

Behind HRSA’s Global HIV/AIDS Coordination

Impact Brief
HRSA program provides versatile TA for vast portfolio of HIV/AIDS Programs, furthers bidirectional US-Global learning agenda and local system strengthening for HIV services
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Medicare Part D Opioid Impact Evaluation

Project
The misuse of opioids is a national crisis. One aspect of the larger problem relates to prescription opioids for Medicare beneficiaries. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) needs to evaluate trends to fight potential fraud, waste, and…
Transitional Living Program Pilot Study of a Randomized Controlled Trial: November 2016 to August 2017

Transitional Living Program Pilot Study of a Randomized Controlled Trial: November 2016 to August 2017

Publication
Abt assessed the possibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial of transitional living programs for the Family and Youth Services Bureau
PegaWorld iNspire 2024

PegaWorld iNspire 2024

Event
TSPi, a division of Abt Global, is exhibiting at PegaWorld iNspire in Las Vegas, June 9-11, 2024. 
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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.
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Spotlight On: Machine Learning

Spotlight On
Abt uses machine learning to do things that until recently would have been impossible, such as categorizing a vast amount of unstructured text into main themes or counting mosquito eggs from a smartphone picture using image recognition.