Company to Deliver Demographic and Health
Survey to Improve Health Outcomes
RESTON,
Va., May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global
Health has awarded global consulting and technology services
provider ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) a five-year, $236 million recompete
contract to continue to deliver their Demographic and Health
Surveys (DHS) Program, which is considered globally as the "gold
standard" of health surveys.
ICF has supported the DHS Program since its inception 40 years
ago, helping grow it into the world's premier source of critical
and actionable data for population, health and nutrition programs.
Survey data is used by national governments, international
organizations, researchers and others to support strategic
planning, policymaking, financing, program management and more.
ICF's delivery approach is focused on strengthening the
capacity of participating countries to collect, analyze and
disseminate their data and integrate inclusive approaches that take
vulnerable and marginalized populations into consideration. ICF
will also incorporate technology and other program innovations to
increase survey automation and efficiency, including the selective
adoption of artificial intelligence in accordance with requirements
of country ownership and safeguarding sensitive data.
"The DHS Program has been instrumental in advancing our
collective understanding of global health and its impact on
populations, particularly in low- and middle-income countries,"
said Jennifer Welham, senior vice
president for health, people and human services, "We are proud to
continue our decades-long partnership with USAID by providing
leading-edge health, survey research and data management expertise
to support the development of effective health policies and
interventions. Together, we are improving the well-being and
quality of life for people and communities around the world."
To date, the DHS Program has collected, analyzed and
disseminated accurate and representative data through over 400
surveys in over 90 countries.
A leader in global development, ICF works with country
partners and international development agencies to design and
implement projects that promote sustainable, resilient societies.
The company's work aims to facilitate inclusive growth and
sustainability; alleviate poverty; support clean energy; advance
climate change solutions; and address environmental, social and
health needs in developing countries. From infectious diseases to
health security, ICF addresses today's most pressing health issues
built on decades of expertise supporting countries around the
globe.
Read more about ICF's international development and global
health services.
About ICF
ICF is a global consulting and technology
services company with approximately 9,000 employees, but we are not
your typical consultants. At ICF, business analysts and policy
specialists work together with digital strategists, data scientists
and creatives. We combine unmatched industry expertise with
cutting-edge engagement capabilities to help organizations solve
their most complex challenges. Since 1969, public and private
sector clients have worked with ICF to navigate change and shape
the future. Learn more at icf.com.
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and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties are
"forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may concern our
current expectations about our future results, plans, operations
and prospects and involve certain risks, including those related to
the government contracting industry generally; our particular
business, including our dependence on contracts with U.S. federal
government agencies; our ability to acquire and successfully
integrate businesses; and various risks and uncertainties related
to health epidemics, pandemics, and similar outbreaks. These and
other factors that could cause our actual results to differ from
those indicated in forward-looking statements that are included in
the "Risk Factors" section of our securities filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements
included herein are only made as of the date hereof, and we
specifically disclaim any obligation to update these statements in
the future.
Contact: Lauren
Dyke, lauren.dyke@ICF.com, +1.571.373.5577
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