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[[Image:Logo Population Services International.png‎|right|180px|Population Services International]]
[[Image:Logo Population Services International.png‎|right|180px|Population Services International]]
'''Population Services International''' is a leading [[global health]] organization with programs targeting [[malaria]], [[child survival]], [[HIV]] and [[reproductive health]]. Working in partnership within the [[Public sector|public]] and [[private sector]]s, and harnessing the power of the markets, PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services and [[Behavior Change Communication]] that empower the world's most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives.
'''Population Services International''' is a leading [[global health]] organization with programs targeting [[malaria]], [[child survival]], [[HIV]] and [[reproductive health]]. Working in partnership within the [[Public sector|public]] and [[private sector]]s, and harnessing the power of the markets, PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services and [[Behavior Change Communication]] that empower the world's most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives.

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Population Services International
Population Services International

Population Services International is a leading global health organization with programs targeting malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health. Working in partnership within the public and private sectors, and harnessing the power of the markets, PSI provides life-saving products, clinical services and Behavior Change Communication that empower the world's most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives.

Programs

PSI lists over 60 countries in its list of country programs.[1] Its world headquarters are in Washington, D.C. and its European offices are in Amsterdam.

PSI employs more than 150 U.S. staff, more than 100 overseas expatriate staff and 8,000 local PSI affiliate staff.

Major donors include the governments of the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands; the Global Fund, United Nations agencies, private foundations, corporations and individuals.

It is a leading member of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, a Washington D.C.-based coalition of over 400 major companies and NGOs that advocates for a larger International Affairs Budget, which funds American diplomatic and development efforts abroad.[2]

Board of directors

The board of directors includes

References

Media coverage

  • Strom, Stephanie (December 20, 2007). "2 Young Hedge-Fund Veterans Stir Up the World of Philanthropy". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  • "CNN's Jeff Koinange reports on improving methods of preventing the spread of malaria in Kenya". CNN. December 13, 2006. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  • Dugger, Celia W. (May 18, 2006). "Where AIDS Galloped, Lessons in Applying the Reins". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  • Cooper, Helene (August 26, 2005). "What? Condoms Can Prevent AIDS? No Way!". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  • "Wall Street Journal Columnist Examines Criticism of Population Services International's Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention". Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report. March 4, 2005.
  • "Fox News Profiles PSI's YouthAIDS Program". Fox News.
  • "Madagascar seeks to maintain low HIV rate". The Boston Globe. November 20, 2004.