FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 25, 2007

Contact: Victor Barnes

The Corporate Council on Africa

(202) 263-3531

The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) won a sub-contractor position on the Family Health International (FHI)-led consortium to implement the five-year TASC3 Global Health Indefinite Quantity Contract recently awarded by USAID.

The Population, Health and Nutrition Technical Assistance and Support Contract (TASC3) is a five year, $1 billion indefinite quantity contract awarded to provide worldwide support to USAID efforts to improve conditions in population, health and nutrition.  It is an efficient, cost-effective way for USAID missions and regional bureaus to access technical expertise and program assistance from pre-selected teams of leading organizations in these fields.

CCA forms an integral component of the FHI-led team that includes seven other leading organizations with decades of experience managing multi-year, multi-million dollar health projects for the U.S. government, a combined consultant pool of more than 10,000 experts, and established offices and networks in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Stephen Hayes, CCA President, notes, “The CCA HIV/AIDS Initiative’s extensive experience in the development and facilitation of public-private partnerships to address health issues in Africa will add valuable expertise to the team’s efforts to implement task orders issued under TASC3. CCA is proud to be a part of this high-level consortium.”

Partners in the consortium include FHI, The American College of Nurse Midwives, Catholic Relief Services, Dalberg Global Development Advisors, Klett Consulting Group, Inc., Meridian Group International, Inc., Population Reference Bureau and World Relief.

For more information, please see www.fhi.org/en/res_TASC3.htm

Founded in 1993, the Corporate Council on Africa is the leading American nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to enhancing trade and investment ties between the United States and the 53 countries in Africa. The CCA HIV/AIDS Initiative seeks to increase U.S. corporate involvement in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. The Initiative assists CCA members in the development and implementation of workplace HIV/AIDS policies and programs through partnerships, and strives to enhance private sector contributions to national agendas on HIV/AIDS.