Dear colleagues,
Thanks for joining us for the December IHD Global Staff Meeting. Attending the meeting were staff from 15 countries via webcast, telecommuters, and staff from Cambridge and Bethesda. The presentation slides will soon be available on AGI.
Highlights
• IHD working in 45 countries
• Total IHD staff 1,305 (1,107 overseas and 198 US-based); 51 new hires in Q2
• Division Overview – Projects
o 36 Current Projects, ongoing work in 45 countries
o 8 New Projects:
§ AIDSFree (sub)
§ Healthy Heart Africa Programme with AstraZeneca
§ IRS2 Task Order 6
§ Jordan Communication, Advocacy and Policy (J-CAP)
§ Kyrgyzstan TB
§ CB HIPP (sub)
§ ILO Microinsurance
§ CDC Global Flu bid (USH lead with IHD supporting)
o 3 Project Extensions/Ceiling Increases: Ethiopia PHSP, Georgia HSS, Nigeria PATHS2
o 2 Projects Ended: Peru Health Policy Reform, Zambian Integrated Systems Strengthening Program (ZISSP)
• Division Overview – New Business Q2
o 9 Proposals Submitted ($54M)
o 8 New Awards ($313M)
o 3 Extensions/Ceiling Increases ($41M)
o Ebola Strategic Plan
§ Staff Safety
· Gathered staff contact lists in affected and neighboring countries and monitored STTA travel
· Circulated guidance on basic prevention, recommended actions for pre- and post-staff travel to Ebola-affected countries, and insurance coverage matrix
§ Initial Strategic Plan
· Leverage existing projects and relationships to support a response (e.g., Nigeria, Senegal, Angola)
· Pursue work aligned with combined IHD/USH capes
· Position Abt as conveners/thought leaders on Ebola response, e.g., planned webinar with partners in early 2015 and panel at World Social Marketing Conference in April 2015
• Update on IHD Strategy (FY15-16)
o Strategy – Process
§ Developed and circulated draft strategy
§ Solicited feedback through multiple channels
§ Incorporated input from 64 people into final slides
§ Circulated final slides to all IHD and posted on AGI
§ Developed operational plan
§ Will monitor and review progress quarterly
• Reputational Capital
o FY15 Q2Total: 56 (21% increase over FY15 Q1)
o 7 peer-reviewed journal articles accepted in Q2
o Staff is encouraged to join Technical Segments which support projects, new business development, and creation of reputational capital
To join TSs and/or TWGs, please email elizabeth_magnusson@abtassoc.com
• Announcements/Upcoming Events:
o Dec 15-Jan 12: Information Risk Management General Security Awareness Online Training
o Jan 15: Abt’s 50th Anniversary (webcast), “Post 2015: Where Can Partnerships Take Development”
o Jan 21: IHD Global Staff Meeting
o Feb 11-15: 14th World Congress on Public Health, Kolkata, India
o March 2: Global Health Mini-University, Washington, DC
o April 30-May 2: Population Association of America, San Diego, CA
o July 12-15: International Health Economics Association, Milan, Italy – Abstracts due Jan 10
o July 19-22: International AIDS Society Conference, Vancouver, Canada – Abstracts due Jan 27
o Oct 31-Nov 4: American Public Health Association, Chicago, IL – Abstracts due Feb 13
o Nov 9-12: International Conference on Family Planning, Indonesia
We look forward to “meeting” with you all again January 21, 2015. The January meeting will return us to our usual focus on an in-depth country presentation and will more closely align us with the end of the previous quarter.
Warm wishes for joy, peace, and good health to all!
(Sent to all IHD US & Field)