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Oct 25, 2018, 11:00 ET Abt Associates Publishes Inaugural Mission Impact Report

From its founding in 1965, Abt Associates has put impact at the heart of its mission to improve the quality of life and economic well-being of people ...

Jul 19, 2018, 10:00 ET Uganda Integrated Agriculture And Nutrition Project Awarded To Abt Associates

Abt Associates has won a major project to improve agriculture and nutrition in Uganda. The Integrated Community Agriculture and Nutrition Activity is ...

Jul 12, 2018, 08:00 ET Douglas W. Elmendorf Named to Abt Associates' Board of Directors

Douglas W. Elmendorf, Ph. D., Dean of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and Don K. Price Professor of Public Policy, has been ...

Jun 05, 2018, 02:00 ET Abt Associates To Improve Delivery Of Health Services to 30 Million People In Democratic Republic Of Congo

Over the next seven years, Abt Associates will work with the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to provide quality...

Feb 06, 2018, 08:00 ET Gisela Abbam Is Abt Associates' New Director of Strategic Partnerships

Operating out of Abt Associates' London office, Gisela Abbam is the company's new Director of Strategic Partnerships. Abbam has worked with WHO,...

Jan 12, 2018, 08:00 ET Bernadette Sexton Joins Abt Associates As Managing Director, Abt Britain

Abt Associates has named Bernadette Sexton Managing Director of Abt Britain. Sexton is a recognized leader in the design and delivery of...

Jun 24, 2016, 12:30 ET Gary Perlin Elected Chairman of Abt Associates' Board of Directors

Gary L. Perlin, the retired chief financial officer of Capital One Financial Corporation, has been elected non-executive chairman of Abt Associates'...

Jun 16, 2016, 11:41 ET Abt Associates Wins Hermes Creative Award

Abt Associates has won a Hermes Creative Award for material created on behalf of a project that expands access to health care for people in...

Jun 02, 2016, 02:50 ET New Project Aims to Spur Health Reforms, Improve Primary Health Care in Senegal

To build on the Government of Senegal's recent progress in health reforms, USAID has awarded Abt Associates the Senegal Health Systems Strengthening...

Mar 18, 2016, 02:30 ET Providing Pathways to Improved Health for Jordanian Communities

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Jordan has awarded Abt Associates a $51.7 million cooperative agreement to implement...

Dec 03, 2015, 03:00 ET New Post-War Study Finds Vietnam Vets with PTSD More Likely to Die than Vets Without

Vietnam veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) were nearly twice as likely to die as those without PTSD, according to the first...

Nov 13, 2015, 08:00 ET Abt Associates Pledges to Reduce its Greenhouse Gas Emissions by More than 80 Percent

In an effort to help reduce global warming, Abt Associates today pledged to reduce the company's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than 80...

Oct 06, 2015, 10:00 ET New Global Project Aims to Expand the Private Sector's Ability to Deliver Health Services in Developing Countries

To improve public health outcomes and increase the use of health services through the expansion of the role of the private sector in health systems,...

Jul 07, 2015, 01:00 ET Offering Vouchers to Families Experiencing Homelessness Has Benefits That Extend Beyond Housing, Study Finds

Providing priority access to permanent housing subsidies to homeless families helps keep families from becoming homeless again and has a variety of...

Jul 01, 2015, 01:27 ET New Report Exposes Gap Between Self-Reported Drug Use and Actual Drug Use

The gap between the truth and reality in self-reporting of illegal drug use varies by the drug being used, by the region of the country, and by the...

Jun 03, 2015, 09:01 ET Project Continues Work Improving Agricultural Markets, Food Security in South Sudan

Abt Associates has won a contract with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to continue its work toward improving food...

May 05, 2015, 09:00 ET Abt Associates Expands Work Evaluating New Agricultural Development Model

Abt Associates has won its second evaluation contract from the UK Department of International Development to assess the effectiveness of pilot...

Feb 11, 2015, 02:00 ET Stratus Consulting Merges with Abt Associates

Stratus Consulting, a Boulder, Colorado-based environmental research and consulting firm, has merged with Abt Associates, a global research and...

Oct 31, 2014, 08:00 ET Report Finds Declines in the Nation's Homeless Population

The number of people who experienced chronic or long-term homelessness declined by 30 percent between 2007 and 2014, according to The 2014 Annual...

Oct 22, 2014, 05:30 ET Abt Wins New Projects to Evaluate, Support Pay for Success Programs

Pay for success programs are innovative funding models that allow private investors to fund social and health interventions in partnership with...

Oct 01, 2014, 05:00 ET Abt Associates Expands Efforts to Reduce Burden of Malaria in Africa

Building on Abt Associates' work to eradicate and reduce the burden of malaria across Africa, the United States Agency for International Development...

Sep 23, 2014, 07:00 ET New Study Identifies Alternative Options for Funding HIV Programs

Donor funding for HIV programs has flattened in recent years, threatening to stall the progress of HIV programs worldwide and presenting new...

Aug 08, 2014, 02:00 ET Initial Findings: National Vietnam Veteran Study Reveals Long-Term Course of PTSD and Link to Chronic Health Conditions

Veterans who served in the Vietnam War and who developed Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are at greater risk of heart disease and other chronic...

Aug 06, 2014, 09:22 ET New Contract to Improve the Effectiveness of High-Impact, Evidence-based HIV Interventions Awarded

The United States Agency for International Development has awarded the $250 million Strengthening High Impact Interventions for an AIDS-Free...

Jul 29, 2014, 08:00 ET Abt Associates Tapped by USAID to Increase Demand for Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services in Jordan

Abt Associates is poised to begin work next week to heighten demand for family planning and reproductive health services in Jordan under a five-year, ...