Company to Deliver Demographic 和 Health Survey to Improve Health Outcomes
雷斯顿,弗吉尼亚州., 2024年5月7日 /美通社/——美国政府正在采取行动.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for 全球健康 has awarded global consulting 和 technology 服务 provider ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) a five-year, $236 million recompete contract to continue to deliver their 人口和健康调查(DHS)方案, which is considered globally as the "gold st和ard" of health surveys.
ICF has supported the DHS Program since its inception 40 years ago, helping grow it into the world's premier source of critical 和 actionable data for population, 健康和营养计划. 调查数据由国家政府使用, 国际组织, researchers 和 others to support strategic planning, 政策的制定, 融资, 项目管理等.
ICF's delivery approach is focused on strengthening the capacity of participating countries to collect, analyze 和 disseminate their data 和 integrate inclusive approaches that take vulnerable 和 marginalized populations into consideration. ICF will also incorporate technology 和 other program innovations to increase survey automation 和 efficiency, including the selective adoption of artificial intelligence in accordance with requirements of country ownership 和 safeguarding sensitive data.
"The DHS Program has been instrumental in advancing our collective underst和ing of 全球健康 和 its impact on populations, particularly in low- 和 middle-income countries,” 詹妮弗Welham, 卫生部高级副总裁, 人与公共服务, "We are proud to continue our decades-long partnership with USAID by providing leading-edge health, survey research 和 data management expertise to support the development of effective health policies 和 interventions. 在一起, we are improving the well-being 和 quality of life for people 和 communities around the world."
到目前为止, 国土安全部项目收集的, analyzed 和 disseminated accurate 和 representative data through over 400 surveys in over 90 countries.
全球发展的领导者, ICF works with country partners 和 国际发展 agencies to design 和 implement projects that promote sustainable, 有弹性的社会. The company's work aims to facilitate inclusive growth 和 sustainability; alleviate poverty; support clean energy; advance climate change solutions; 和 address environmental, social 和 health needs in developing countries. 从传染病到卫生安全, ICF addresses today's most pressing health issues built on decades of expertise supporting countries around the 全球.
关于ICF
ICF is a global consulting 和 technology 服务 company with approximately 9,000名员工, 但我们不是典型的顾问. 在ICF, business analysts 和 policy specialists work together with digital strategists, 数据科学家和创意人员. We combine unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve their most complex challenges. 自1969年以来, public 和 private sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change 和 shape the future. 欲知详情，请浏览 ce-unieditions.com.
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