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Global Health Security

Global Health Security quote - feb 2024

With USAID, CDC, and FCDO, Abt is partnering with governments to build resilient health systems, prepare communities for disease outbreaks, and collectively foster safer societies.
James White, Ph.D.
James White, Ph.D.
Senior Health Specialist

Advancing Global Health Security

Disease “X” is on the horizon. We don’t know what this threat will be or when it will come. We just know it’s inevitable. That’s why Abt Global partners with governments and communities around the world to strengthen critical health security capabilities and mitigate the impact of the next great public health crisis. Our technical experts deliver multi-sectoral approaches to help countries comply with the International Health Regulations by addressing weaknesses identified through Joint External Evaluation (JEE) and State Parties Self-Assessment (SPAR) tools. Key Global Health Security expertise includes:

  • Strengthening capacity for outbreak preparedness and response
  • Comprehensive One Health approaches
  • Infectious disease surveillance
  • Laboratory capacity strengthening
  • Diagnostic network optimization
  • Biosafety and biosecurity
  • Digital and information systems solutions

Abt brings together in-country expertise on human, animal, and environmental health across all functions of the health system and from public and private sectors. With these actors, we co-develop sustainable solutions that strengthen global health security. We build the capacity, relationships, and trust required to identify risks early and to mount timely and effective responses.

Get to know our experts:

Kelly Saldana

Kelly Saldana

Vice President, Resilient Health Systems

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Carolynn Poulsen

Carolynn Poulsen

Director Global Health Security

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Gulnora Razykova

Gulnora Razykova

Country Director, USAID Local Health System Sustainability COVID-19 Emergency Response, Tajikistan

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Abdoulaye Bangoura, DMV, MPH

Abdoulaye Bangoura, DMV, MPH

Chief of Party, PMI VectorLink Project, Malawi

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Tiffany Harris, Ph.D., M.S.

Tiffany Harris, Ph.D.

Principal Associate, Infectious Diseases and Public Health

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Mariam Reda

Mariam Reda

Senior Health Systems Strengthening Adviser

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Rodrigue Fiacre Ahoumènou Agossa

Rodrigue Fiacre Ahoumènou Agossa

Chief of Party, PMI Evolve Project, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

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James White, Ph.D.

James White, Ph.D.

Senior Health Specialist

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