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News Release - November 14, 2008 [Bethesda, MD] USAID MEASURE DHS Contract The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected the Macro team, including CAMRIS as a substantial subcontractor, to implement the MEASURE Phase III Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) contract. This $142 million, five-year contract will serve as the Bureau for Global Health’s primary demographic and health data collection effort. For nearly 20 years the DHS has been a major part of USAID’s initiatives to help developing countries collect and use data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. Over 200 surveys have been compelted to date in more than 80 developing countries. MEASURE DHS surveys are large, nationally representative efforts, typically including 5,000 to 30,000 households and more than 10,000 respondents. The surveys cover a range of topics including family planning, reproductive health, child health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, gender, and infectious diseases including malaria. The MEASURE DHS Phase III project also supports biomarker testing, providing countries with information on national rates of HIV, malaria, anemia, and other health threats. “The MEASURE DHS project is considered the ‘gold standard’ in national survey research,” said Ann Way, the project director. “DHS surveys are widely respected and used worldwide,” said Dr. Way. “For the new project, we will expand efforts to build local capacity to collect, analyze, and use demographic and health data in close collaboration with our project partners: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, PATH, CAMRIS, Blue Raster, and The Futures Institute.”

Print version Media Contact: Mr. Frank Welffens; Ph: (301) 770-6000 FWelffens@CAMRISinternational.com

About CAMRIS International: CAMRIS International is a global health and international development company that provides technical assistance, program management services and support to U.S. Government agencies, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Department of Defense (DoD), as well as international organizations and private sector clients. Our core technical strengths and expertise in capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, project design, and knowledge management cut across our program areas in health systems organization and management, basic services, infectious diseases, performance assessment, the implementation of eHealth services, democracy and governance, conflict resolution, eLearning, and foreign media analysis. Our proven experience spans more than 50 years with more than 1,300 assignments completed in nearly 80 countries. CAMRIS works within the public and private sectors to advance the human and institutional capacities of organizations, communities and countries. More information on CAMRIS International can be found at www.CAMRISinternational.com.