Publications
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- Fiscal Year 2009 Overview of Contraceptives and Condom Shipments - December 2011 [PDF, 1.4MB]
This annual publication provides details on both the quantities and the values of USAID contraceptive and condom distribution activities in FY 2009. It presents these data by USAID region and country, affiliations of recipient organizations, and trends.
- Safeguarding the World’s Water: 2011 Report on USAID Fiscal Year 2010 Water Sector Activities – July 2011 [PDF, 3.5MB]
This report shows that during FY 2010, USAID allocated more than $642 million for water sector activities. The amount allocated for water supply, sanitation, and hygiene was $520 million. During this time, USAID provided 2.8 million people with first-time or improved water supply and 2.8 million people with first-time or improved sanitation. Disinfection products, partially or wholly supported by USAID, were used to purify almost 12 billion liters of drinking water, more than 10 billion liters of which were made available to people in African countries.
- Report to Congress – Striving for a Healthy Future: Global Health and Child Survival Progress Report FY 2009 [PDF, 5MB]
This report describes USAID's strategic approaches, interventions, and achievements in health that were reported during 2009.
- Fourth Annual Report to Congress: A Whole-of-Government Approach to Child Welfare and Protection – December 2010 [PDF, 1.7MB]
The report was submitted to Congress in accordance with Public Law 109-95, the Assistance to Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005. PL 109-95 was signed into law five years ago to respond to the global orphans and vulnerable children’s crisis. It calls for the U.S. Government response to the crisis to be comprehensive, coordinated and effective.
- Report to Congress: Health-Related Research and Development Activities at USAID - October 2010 [PDF 1.4MB]
With this report, USAID provides its final update on the Agency’s 2006–2010 health research strategy for using research funds to stimulate the development and introduction of key products. Significant progress has been made in many areas, influencing policies and programming on the ground in real time.
Learn more.
- Fiscal Year 2009 Report to Congress: Building Partnerships to Control Tuberculosis - October 2010 [PDF, 2MB]
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major worldwide public health threat that kills approximately 1.3 million people each year. USAID has been a leader in the international fight to prevent and control TB in countries with the highest burdens of disease.
- Promoting Evidence & Action for Respectful Care at Birth – October 2010 [PDF, 454KB]
When women are able to access needed quality health services and protect themselves from the many health risks they face, long-term social and economic progress can be achieved. The U.S. Government’s Global Health Initiative seeks to remove barriers that prevent women from accessing lifesaving health services.
- Research and Development in
Global Health: A Handbook for
USAID Staff and Implementing Partners – April 2010 [PDF, 257KB]
This handbook provides an easy reference of policies and recommended best practices specifically related to research and development grants, cooperative agreements, contracts and other types of awards.
- Implementation of the Global Health Initiative: Consultation Document – February 2010 [PDF, 446KB]
The United States will invest $63 billion over six years to help partner countries improve health outcomes through strengthened health systems – with a particular focus on improving the health of women, newborns and children through programs including infectious disease, nutrition, maternal and child health, and safe water.
- Report to Congress: Coordinated Strategy to Accelerate Development of Vaccines for Infectious Diseases - October 2009 [PDF, 1.1MB]
The U.S. Government is engaged in coordinated strategies with partners the world over to accelerate development of vaccines for infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, and to deliver vaccines to people in developing countries.
- Health Systems Report to Congress: Sustaining Health Gains, Building Systems - October 2009 [PDF, 3.2MB]
Strengthening the health systems of developing countries is a central goal of USAID health programming. Achieving this goal is critical to sustaining improvements in outcomes in health- or disease-specific areas and is a significant factor in supporting overall development in partner countries. Learn more
- Report to Congress: The USAID Strategic Plan for Microbicide Research and Development: Current Initiatives and Next-Generation Leads - September 2009 [PDF, 216KB]
As a key implementer of the U.S. Presiden'ts Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), USAID plays a critical role in shaping the strategic and technical direction of microbicide research and development to meet developing-country needs.
- USAID Global Health: Improving Global Health Improves the World
For 50 years, USAID has worked to improve health globally and supported interventions in poor countries around the world to help prevent illness, provide treatment, improve family planning, and strengthen health systems. Read more on how USAID is helping people live longer, healthier, more productive lives.
- Report to Congress: Working Toward the Goal of Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality: USAID Programming and Response to FY08 Appropriations
This report is produced by USAID and provides details on maternal and child programs in 30 priority countries, as well as FY08 funding levels.
- Two Decades of Progress: USAID’s Child Survival and Maternal Health Program [PDF, 3.9MB]
In commemoration of the Day of the African Child on June 16, 2009, USAID released this report which documents the progress in child survival and showcases USAID’s contribution to a global partnership that has resulted in saving 6 to 7 million children's lives each year.
- Investing in Nutrition [PDF, 251KB]
Malnutrition remains the world’s most serious health problem and the single biggest contributor to child mortality. This brochure covers USAID's efforts to achieve sustainable reductions in global hunger and malnutrition.
- Fiscal Year 2009 Users’ Guide to USAID/Washington Health Programs
The Users' Guide contains background information on USAID's Global Health Bureau, it's objectives and programs, plus a project directory. It includes the preferred method for USAID operating units to access the awards described in the project directory.
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Immunization Essentials: A Practical Field Guide
Available in English (CD-ROM or PDF; hardcopy currently unavailable), French (hardcopy, CD-ROM, or PDF), and Spanish (PDF only), this publication is produced by USAID and provides technically and operationally sound information for immunization program managers in developing countries and for people who support them, particularly field staff of donor agencies.
- View an Archive of Global Health Publications from 1997-2010
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