Ideas 4 Health

Serving with international teams to evaluate male circumcision services Douglas Huber has played a leading role in the joint effort of CDC, WHO and Westat to develop and implement external quality assurance (EQA) evaluations of male circumcision (MC) services in Kenya, Tanzania, and Swaziland.  Their work provides guidance and feedback to CDC and ministries of health to improve the quality and efficiency of MC programs.

On October 17, 2010 the Afghan Social Marketing Organization (ASMO) was formally launched as a fully independent Afghan-owned and Afghan-managed NGO.  During 2009 and early 2010, IDEAS had assisted the staff of the USAID’s COMPRI-A Project to formulate a comprehensive business plan for ASMO, which was approved by USAID in July 2001. Formed by most of the Afghan staff of USAID’s COMPRI-A Project, ASMO has five main departments: Program Development, Behavior Change Communication, Training/Community Outreach, Administration/Finance, and Procurement/Logistics.  It is now responsible for most of the activities of the COMPRI-A Project under a sub-contract with Futures Group.  ASMO also has a consultancy contract with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) to oversee and coordinate a formative research program in preparation for a GAIN-supported micronutrient supplementation program targeting children between 6 and 24 months of age.

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