USAID's Strategy for Global
Health
The Bureau for Global Health
focuses on global leadership, technical support to the
field, and research and evaluation. The Bureau performs
these functions by forging strong relationships with
its partners, which include USAID field missions and
regional bureaus, the NGO community, host governments,
multilateral organizations, and other bilateral agencies.
- Global Leadership: USAID is a recognized
world leader in the population, health and nutrition
sector and has contributed to major innovations
in this field, such as new and improved contraceptive
methods, improved public and private sector service
delivery systems, a global Child Survival initiative,
and the mobilization of the international community
in response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The strength
of the Bureau lies in its close working relationship
with the field missions.
- Technical Support to the Field: As home
to the global health technical staff, the Bureau
provides support to missions and addresses a wide
range of field needs, enabling missions to benefit
from USAID's worldwide experience and knowledge.
The Bureau for Global Health has developed projects
that provide access to state-of-the-art technical
assistance through a network of Cooperating Agencies
(CAs).
- Research and Evaluation: In this area,
a future-focused approach is essential. The results
of USAID-supported biomedical, operations, demographic,
evaluation, applied, and social science research
form the foundation of future services and programs
worldwide. The Congress, the general public, and
other international agencies and partners rely heavily
on these data and analyses.
Through their primary
functions of global leadership, technical support to
the field, and research and evaluation, USAID seeks
to help stabilize world population and protect human
health. Bureau for Global Health programs are directed
at five broad objectives:
- Reduction of unintended and mistimed pregnancies
- Improvement of infant and child health and nutrition
and reduction in infant and child mortality
- Reduction in deaths and adverse health outcomes
to women as a result of childbirth
- Reduction of HIV transmission and the impact of
the HIV/AIDS pandemic in developing countries
- Reduction of the threat of infectious diseases
of major public health importance
For more information on USAID's global health strategy,
view the Population
Health & Nutrition Strategic Plan.
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