PSP-One End of Project Conference
The Abt Associates-led PSP-One project held their End of Project Conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on September 16th, 2009.
Over the past 5 years, PSP-One has worked to increase the private sector’s provision of high-quality reproductive health and family planning (RH/FP) and other health products and services in developing countries.
Abt HIV Panel Discussion at Global Health Council
Maximizing the Role of the Private Sector in HIV/AIDS
Abt Associates and speakers from John Snow International, Boston University, and O’Hanlon Health Consulting joined forces for a panel discussion examining the evolving role of the private health sector in HIV/AIDS services.
*Opening remarks were provided by Robert Clay, Director, Office of HIV/AIDS Bureau for Global Health, USAID
Banking on Health: Working with Equity Bank in Uganda to Launch an Education Loan Product for Nursing Students
In Uganda, the Abt Associates-led USAID Banking on Health (BoH) project, which is implemented by Banyan Global, has provided technical support to Equity Bank to tailor its education loan product for nursing students at the Mayanja Memorial Nursing Training Institute.
PSP-One Builds Capacity of Nigerian Health Officials to Create Public-Private Partnerships
In May 2008, the Abt Associates-led PSP-One project hosted a regional policy workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for Ministry of Health (MOH) officials in six sub-Saharan African countries in order to promote public-private partnerships (PPPs) to expand health outcomes.
PSP Jordan: Business Training for Doctors Enhances Service Delivery
The Abt Associates-led PSP Jordan project has assessed the outcomes of a business training course that was offered to doctors affiliated with the project, who deliver women’s health services. In 2007, the project introduced the business training course to assist doctors to improve the financial health of their private practices and help them invest in improving the quality and scale of their clinical service provision.