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Futures Group Promotes Ed Abel to Chief Operating Officer

Futures Group announces the promotion of Edward Abel to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Futures Group Names Dr. Shannon Hader Vice President and Director of the Center for Health Systems and Solutions

Futures Group, an international development firm known for an evidence-based, integrated approach to improving the health and well-being of people worldwide, announces the appointment of Dr. Shannon Hader to Vice President and Director of the Center for Health Systems and Solutions.

Health Informatics Forum: Innovative Tools for Informed Decisions

The Health Informatics Forum provided a hands-on opportunity to exchange ideas on informatics applications used in settings with low technical capacities and discussion about how these tools inform decisionmakers at every level, from community health workers to policymakers.

Futures Group Hosts Health Informatics Forum: Innovative Tools for Informed Decisions

The Health Informatics Forum will provide a hands-on opportunity to exchange ideas on informatics applications used in settings with low technical capacities and discuss how these tools inform decisionmakers at every level, from community health workers to policymakers.

Futures Group Presents IQSolutions at ICT4D Conference

Futures Group presented IQSolutions, a health data reporting tool for resource limited settings, during the three-day Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) Solutions conference at the Jacaranda Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2010. The conference, sponsored by Catholic Relief Services (CRS), included experts from private sector firms, NGOs, and donors. Participants included M&E practitioners, agriculture extension agents, HIV experts, health experts, and IT professionals.

Futures Group Raises Over $20,000 for Haiti Earthquake Response

Futures Group staff raised approximately $10,000 for relief organizations and its own Haitian staff following the January 12, 2010, earthquake. In response to this employee generosity, Futures Group made a dollar-for-dollar match, bringing the total to over $20,000.

Policy Pays Off: Building Foundations for Sustainable Health Programs

On February 25, Futures Group convened a meeting at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to answer the question “Does policy pay off?” That question wasanswered with a resounding yes through three country examples: Kenya, Peru, and India.

Policy Pays Off: Building Foundations for Sustainable Health Programs

Futures Group invites you to “Policy Pays Off: Building Foundations for Sustainable Health Programs” on February 25, 2010, in the First Amendment Lounge at the National Press Club. Three panels will discuss putting policy into practice for sustainable development of family planning, reproductive health, and HIV programs at national, regional, district, and community levels.

Futures Group Joins Forces with Business Movement to End Global Diseases

Futures Group, an international development firm known for its evidence-based, integrated approach to complex health and development challenges, has joined the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria.

Futures Group Recognizes World AIDS Day 2009: Universal Access and Human Rights

In concert with our colleagues and friends around the world, Futures Group recognizes World AIDS Day on December 1, 2009. UNAIDS estimates there are now 33.4 million people living with HIV around the world. In 2008, 2.8 million people became infected with the virus, and 2 million people died from AIDS. Futures Group aims to increase access for all to prevention, treatment, care, and support because we believe this access is a fundamental human right. In support of the theme Universal Access & Human Rights, read highlights from a few of our projects around the world and how we are helping to make this a reality.

Futures Group and Partners Present 30 Successes at International Family Planning Conference in Uganda

Futures Group staff and partners are making 30 presentations at the International Conference on Family Planning: Research and Best Practices in Kampala, Uganda, on November 15–18, 2009. Visit us at the Family Planning Expo at the conference venue to learn more about Futures Group.

Research Results: HIV Risk Context Among Migrant MSM in China

Qualitative interviews illustrate the complex risk environment faced by migrant men who have sex with men in China and their risk for HIV.

Futures Group Delivers Results at APHA Conference

Futures Group reported on results of nine project activities at the American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting and Exposition in Philadelphia, PA, on November 7–11, 2009.

Equity in Health: November 13, 2009

Overall improvements in healthcare systems and delivery often fail to benefit those in greatest need. In many countries the poor represent the largest population group but have worse health outcomes, use health services less, and benefit less from government health expenditures than the economically better-off. They may be dispersed widely over rural areas or concentrated in urban slums, impeding access to all types of services. They have less ability to advocate for themselves and to engage others on their behalf.

Khalid Irshad Pharmaceuticals (KIP) Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Quality Status in Afghanistan

On August 4th 2009, at a well publicized and attended ceremony held at the Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan, Khalid Irshad Pharmaceuticals (KIP), a local strategic supplier to the USAID-funded COMPRI-A Social Marketing Project implemented by Futures Group International, was officially awarded the prestigious ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality product production and overall pharmaceutical operations.

HIV/AIDS: Training for Specialized Health Care Workers in Chiapas

At the request of the State of Chiapas’ AIDS program, the USAID Health Policy Initiative conducted a three day training of all HIV specialized health care workers in the state on topics such as non discrimination, gender based violence and its effects on quality services and health care.

Futures Group Chairman Appointed to President’s Advisory Council for HIV/AIDS

Donald A. Holzworth, Chairman of the Board of Futures Group International, has been appointed to a 4-year term on the President’s Advisory Council for HIV/AIDS (PACHA).

January 2009 Symposium Announcement & Call for Abstracts

In an effort to strengthen the links between data and decision making, MEASURE Evaluation, the Health Metrics Network, and the East, Central and Southern African Health Community (ECSA) are co-organizing a meeting January 28-29, 2009 in Arusha, Tanzania with the objectives of sharing successful experiences in using health data to improve programs and policies.

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