Avian Influenza

Abt Associates helps Ghana prepare for avian influenza outbreak

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 21st, 2006

In December 2005, Abt Associates' Infectious Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) Specialist Jim Setzer traveled to Ghana at the request of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to undertake a rapid assessment of the government's preparedness to meet the challenges posed by avian influenza (AI).

Setzer has been a member of an IDSR team that has provided support to Ghana over the past several years as part of the Abt Associates led PHRplus Project which has worked to strengthen the infectious disease and response capabilities of the Ghana Health Service and Ministry of Health.

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