GBC Press Release

Futures Group, an international development firm known for its evidence-based, integrated approach to complex health and development challenges, has joined the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria.

Futures has been actively engaged in global health for the past 30 years.  It creates innovative solutions that assist governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector in designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV and AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender.

"Effective action to improve global health and economic development demands that business and organizations from other sectors join forces to share knowledge and coordinate actions," said John Tedstrom, GBC's President and CEO. "By linking the work of organizations like Futures with the corporate social responsibility goals of our business members, we can identify effective ways to leverage business resources and expertise to improve the reach and results of global health action."

"Futures Group has a unique hybrid environment that harnesses the domain-based enthusiasm of our staff around the world to the tried and tested business processes that delivers best value for money to our clients," said Farley R. Cleghorn, Senior Vice President & Chief Technical Officer, Futures Group.

Futures Group

Established in 1971, Futures Group equips governments with data and proven tools to improve health services for the people who need it most. Futures is a services and consulting company that develops and delivers innovative, locally relevant solutions for the most vexing health problems in the developing world. Globally, Futures Group assists governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing, implementing and evaluating programs in HIV and AIDS, reproductive health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and gender.

The core goal of Futures Group is to improve the health of mothers, children, and families by employing deep expertise in policy and advocacy, research and strategic information, health markets and private sector engagement, modeling and economic analysis, health informatics, strategic consulting, and program management.

Over the past 38 years, Futures Group has worked closely with the United States Government to alleviate pain and suffering throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe by expanding health services throughout the developing world.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Futures Group has worked in more than 100 countries on more than 600 projects, and is currently running health programs in over 35 countries with over 500 staff worldwide.

For more information visit: www.futuresgroup.com.

Originally published February 8, 2010