Global Health Organizations Guidebook

Abt Associates applies scientific research, consulting and technical assistance expertise to a wide range of issues in social, economic, and health policy; international development; business research and consulting; and clinical trials and registries.

Founded in 1961, AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems and building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to become more self-sufficient. AED works in all the major areas of human development, with a focus on improving education, health, and economic opportunities for the least advantaged in the United States and developing countries throughout the world.

The mission of ACCION International is to give people the tools they need to work their way out of poverty. By providing micro loans, financial services and business training to poor women and men who start their own businesses, ACCION's partner microfinance organizations help people work their own way up the economic ladder, with dignity and pride. With capital, people can grow their own businesses. They can earn enough to afford basics like running water, better food and schooling for their children.

ACDI/VOCA is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes broad-based economic growth and the development of civil society in emerging democracies and developing countries. Offering a comprehensive range of technical assistance services, ACDI/VOCA addresses the most pressing and intractable development problems.

Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation was founded in 1997 to help develop new concepts and tools to control the global TB epidemic. Today the organization focuses solely on developing new vaccines against TB and ensuring their availability to all who need them. In February 2004, Aeras received a 5-year US$82.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for new TB vaccine development and recently received funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Danish International Development Agency.

AMREF’s mission is to improve the health of disadvantaged people in Africa as a means for them to escape poverty and improve the quality of their lives. Our mission determines that we work in specific priority intervention areas.

AMREF’s Priority Intervention Areas (PIA) are the issues upon which we focus our efforts. There are six of them, and all of our programmes fall within these areas. We have chosen these specific areas to focus on by listening to the needs of the communities with which we work, and analysing the skills and experience that AMREF has to offer those communities.

Public Health CareerMart is the premier electronic recruitment resource for the industry. Here, employers and recruiters can access the most qualified talent pool with relevant work experience to fulfill staffing needs.

ADB is committed to improve health of the poor recognizing that it is a proven mechanism, and necessary input, to reducing the incidence and severity of poverty.

AusAID is the Australian Government agency responsible for managing Australia's overseas aid program. The objective of the aid program is to assist developing countries reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development, in line with Australia's national interest.

Axios was founded 1997 to advance health care in developing countries. We are specialists in healthcare systems with a focus on chronic disease management and drug delivery integrating local resources and priorities.
HIV/AIDS and cancer are two of our specialties, but not just because of the challenges they pose. HIV/AIDS and cancer share the fact that the advent of treatment has converted them from deadly to chronic diseases.