Thanks for joining us on March 12th for the March IHD Global Health Staff Meeting. Attending the meeting were staff from 12 countries via webcast, several telecommuters, and staff from Cambridge and Bethesda.
The presentation slides have been loaded to the IHD page on AGI:
https://abtassoc.sharepoint.com/divisions/InternationalHealthDivision/Lists/Calendar/Attachments/8/FY14_Q3_IHD_Global_Mtg_Mar_12_2014_FINAL.pptx. As soon as the video is uploaded, the link will be available on AGI.
Highlights
• IHD working in 57 countries
• Total IHD staff 1,356 (1,160 overseas and 196 US-based); 80 new hires in Q3
• Reputational Capital:
o 96 Rep Cap/Thought Leadership items (30% increase over Q2) - Please remember to regularly enter your Rep Cap items directly into the Rep Cap Database at: AGI/Tools & Resources/Reputational Capital Database!
o 6 large conferences with 75 staff participating (29 international staff and 46 headquarters staff)
o 5 peer-reviewed journal articles published
o Focus on GxAlert innovation and commercialization
o Direct tie between reputational capital and new business opportunities, e.g., in malaria and family planning
o Contact: Thierry van Bastelaer@abtassociates.com
• Project Success Story: Zambia Integrated Systems Strengthening Program (ZISSP):
o 4.5-year USAID US$88m project (2009-2014) focused on health systems strengthening support to two government health ministries at central, provincial, and district levels; community activities focus on 27 target districts, and 135 health facilities and surrounding communities
o Report-out by Dr. Victoria Musonda on quality improvement successes in reducing neonatal sepsis incidence at Lewanika General Hospital from high of 13% to low of 2% in less than one year. Contact: Victoriam@zambiaissp.org
• Announcements/Upcoming Events:
o End of fiscal year (Please make sure subaccounts, outstanding AMEX/travel advances, tuition advances, vacation balances are all clear!)
o Performance Review Evaluation Plan (PREP) kicks off March 31 in new ATLAS system
o Celebrating 50 years of bold thinking anniversary events underway
o June 9-12: 2014 Chief of Party (COP) Conference
o June 18: FY14 Q4 Global IHD staff meeting
We look forward to “meeting” with you all again June 18, 2014!
(Sent to all IHD US & Field)