Population Services International

PSI 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 communications that empower the world's most vulnerable populations to lead healthier lives. www.psi.org.

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.

Board of directors

The board of directors includes

• Frank Loy: Chair, Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State -Washington, DC
• Rehana Ahmed: Physician -Nairobi, Kenya
• Frank Carlucci: Chairman Emeritus The Carlyle Group -Washington, DC
• Sarah G. Epstein: Population Consultant -Washington, DC
• Shima Gyoh: Chairman, Nigerian Medical and Dental Council -Nkar, Benue State, Nigeria
• Gail McGreevy Harmon: Partner, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg, LLP Washington, DC
• William C. Harrop: Former U.S. Ambassador to Guinea, Israel, Kenya and Zaire and Inspector General of the U.S. Department of State and the Foreign Service -Washington, DC
• Judith Richards Hope: Professor/Attorney -Washington, DC
• Adriaan Jacobovits de Szeged: Former Netherlands Ambassador to the United States -The Hague, The Netherlands
• Ashley Judd: Actor/Activist -Franklin, Tennessee
• Gilbert Omenn: Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics and Public Health, University of Michigan -Ann Arbor, Michigan:
• Malcolm Potts: Bixby Professor, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley -Berkeley, California
• Mechai Viravaidya: Chairman, Population and Community Development Association -Bangkok, Thailand

References

External links

• Population Services International
• YouthAIDS
• Five and Alive
• PSI's YouTube Channel
• PSI's behavior change communication blog

Media coverage

• "2 Young Hedge-Fund Veterans Stir Up the World of Philanthropy". The New York Times. December 20, 2007. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/us/20charity.html?_r=1&oref=slogin. 
• "CNN's Jeff Koinange reports on improving methods of preventing the spread of malaria in Kenya.". CNN. December 13, 2006. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2006/12/13/koinange.kenya.malaria.cnn. 
• "Where AIDS Galloped, Lessons in Applying the Reins". The New York Times. May 18, 2006. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/18/world/africa/18letter.html. 
• "What? Condoms Can Prevent AIDS? No Way!". The New York Times. August 26, 2005. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/26/opinion/26fri4.html. 
• "Wall Street Journal Columnist Examines Criticism of Population Services International's Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention". Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report. March 4, 2005. http://www.thebody.com/kaiser/2005/mar4_05/hiv_prevention.html. 
• "Fox News Profiles PSI's YouthAIDS Program". Fox News. http://www.psi.org/our_programs/foxnews-youthaids.wmv. 
• "Madagascar seeks to maintain low HIV rate". The Boston Globe. November 20, 2004. http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/diseases/articles/2004/11/20/madagascar_seeks_to_maintain_low_hiv_rate/.