Past Sponsored Research Projects

Commercial Market Strategies Project

Dates: July 2000 – December 2001
Funding Source: USAID
Tulane’s Role: Subcontract for multi-country study (Prime: Delitte Touche Tohmatsu International; Subcontactors are Abt Associates Inc., Meridian Group International, Inc., and Population Services International)
Countries: Tanzania, Guatemala, Bangladesh, Mali, Indonesia
Principal Investigator: David R. Hotchkiss, PhD

The Commercial Market Strategies Project carries on the groundbreaking private-sector initiatives supported by the USAID over the last five years. It is the flagship project of the Commercial and Private Sector Strategies (CAPS) Results Package developed by USAID’s Center for Population, Health, and Nutrition. The strategic objective of the project is to increase the use of high-quality family planning and other health products and services through private sector partners and commercial strategies. Tulane’s role in the project is to carry out a multi-country study on the influence of the MCH service supply environment and prior use of MCH services on the use of family planning services. The results of the study are expected to be useful in efforts to improve the integration of MCH and family planning services.