Abt Associates
Abt Associates is one of the largest for-profit government and business research and consulting firms in the world.  Since their founding in 1965, they have remained close to Clark Abt's original vision of a company that could make an important difference in the lives of people and nations.

Led by president and CEO Wendell Knox, Abt Associates delivers practical, measurable, high-value-added results, and is an unparalleled resource for understanding and solving difficult challenges.  The staff of more than 1,000 employee-owners includes national and international experts recognized for their knowledge, innovative research techniques, and insightful analyses and recommendations.  A wide spectrum of governments, international organizations, foundations, nonprofit associations and institutions, and business and industry call on Abt Associates to solve complex problems in a wide variety of disciplines.

 

Center for Community Self-Help and Self-Help Credit Union
The nonprofit Center for Community Self-Help and its financing affiliates Self-Help Credit Union and Self-Help Ventures Fund provide financing, technical support and advocacy for those left out of the economic mainstream. Since its founding in 1980, Self-Help has reached out to female, rural and minority borrowers across North Carolina, in Washington, D.C., California, and many other states. 

 

Curamericas Global, Inc.
Curamericas Global was created with the goal of establishing primary health care programs that are responsive to the health needs of the community, improving child survival within the community, and building the national and local capacity of health service providers. 

 

El Centro Hispano
El Centro Hispano is a grassroots community based organization dedicated to strengthening the Latino community and improving the quality of life of Latino residents in Durham, NC, and the surrounding area.  El Centro Hispano accomplishes its mission through education, community support, leadership development, community organizing and by establishing alliances with other communities and organizations.

 

El Futuro
Starting with a volunteer effort in 2001, El Futuro has grown into a nationally recognized organization helping Latinos in North Carolina who have mental health and addiction illnesses.  Our 9 staff members provide outstanding bilingual, culturally informed care to more than 500 new individuals and their families each year who come from all over central North Carolina.  Furthermore, El Futuro is a renowned training site where doctors, nurses, social workers, and other professional students come for extended practica each year.

 

 

Family Health International
Formed in 1971, FHI is a global health and development organization whose science-based programs bring lasting change to the world's most vulnerable people. Our approach is rigorous and evidence-driven. Among our worldwide staff of 2,500 are leading physicians, scientists, and technical experts in health, development, and management. Our work is global in scale yet country-focused, with international offices staffed by local professionals. 

 

 

Futures Group International
Futures Group International specializes in the design and implementation of public health and social programs for developing countries. Since 1971, we have worked on projects in more than 100 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean. 

 

Global Vaccines, Inc.
Global Vaccines, Inc (GVI) was formed as a not-for-profit company by Dr. Robert Johnston, the Director of the Carolina Vaccine Institute and faculty member of the UNC School of Medicine in order to develop new vaccines free from the limitations of high profit-margin requirements. The organization is developing platform vaccine technologies that can be applied to a broad spectrum of disease targets selected on the basis of global public health need rather than market potential. Global's approach will benefit everyone involved in the research, development, distribution and use of vaccines. Vaccines will be provided to the populations most in need. WHO-approved vaccine manufacturers in developing countries will have a pipeline of high-technology products for the populations that they serve. Commercial vaccine companies will have the opportunity to license more mature and therefore less financially risky vaccine technologies from Global for their geographically-limited use in profitable markets with a portion of their revenues returned to Global to support our global efforts. 

IntraHealth International
From its Chapel Hill, N.C., headquarters and field offices around the globe, IntraHealth International strengthens and supports primary health care providers as they face the world's most critical health challenges on the frontlines. IntraHealth's programs apply systematic approaches to address the root causes of problems in health service delivery, offer innovative education and training for providers, and strengthen the systems that support the health care workforce. By focusing on the people who deliver care, IntraHealth develops the ability of communities to provide their own quality health care now and in the future.

 

 

IPAS
Ipas has worked for three decades to increase women's ability to exercise their sexual and reproductive rights and to reduce deaths and injuries of women from unsafe abortion. Ipas's global and country programs include training, research, advocacy, distribution of equipment and supplies for reproductive-health care, and information dissemination. 

MOCHE, Inc.
MOCHE (Mobilizing Opportunity through Community Heritage Empowerment), Inc. is a 501c3  non-profit organization dedicated to improving the standard of living in impoverished communities, preserving archaeological sites, and promoting research and education on the rich cultural heritage of Peru. To solve the intertwined problems of looting, poverty, and lack of heritage education, MOCHE, Inc. forms partnerships with poor communities in Peru. We provide communities with heritage education programs and funding for development projects, such as schools, health clinics, potable water and sewage treatment systems. In exchange for our assistance, communities agree to protect specific local archaeological sites. MOCHE, Inc. has several public health projects and initiatives that greatly require the help of public health students and medical volunteers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation Smile Carolinas
The North Carolina Chapter was founded in 1990 by Beth Marshall and a small group of dedicated volunteers in Greensboro, NC. The Chapter joined forces in 2007 with supporters in South Carolina to form a partnership called Operation Smile Carolinas Chapter. Founded in 1982, Operation Smile, headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, is a worldwide children's medical charity whose network of global volunteers are dedicated to helping improve the health and lives of children and young adults.  Since its founding, Operation Smile volunteers have treated more than 130,000 children born with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities and the organization has a presence in 51 countries. 

 

PPD
PPD is a global contract research organization (CRO) providing discovery, development and post-approval services as well as compound partnering programs. Our clients and partners include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, academic and government organizations. With offices in 38 countries and approximately 10,000 professionals worldwide, PPD applies innovative technologies, therapeutic expertise and a commitment to quality to help its clients and partners maximize returns on their R&D investments and accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics to patients.

 

Quintiles
Quintiles Transnational helps improve healthcare worldwide by providing a broad range of professional services, information and partnering solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries. Founded in 1982 and headquartered near Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Quintiles employs a global workforce and is a member of the Fortune 1000. Quintiles Transnational's competitive edge lies in its ability to leverage data, therapeutic expertise, full-service capabilities and global resources through an integrated information technology network. We hone our competitive edge by constantly scanning the horizon for opportunities and offering our customers the best information to accelerate and improve healthcare decisions.

 

Rho
Rho is a full-service, professionally managed contract research organization based in Chapel Hill, NC that also conducts federally-funded medical research. Rho has conducted research and clinical trials in more than 30 countries and at over 600 sites.

 

Rural Advancement Foundation International
The Rural Advancement Foundation International - USA cultivates markets, policies and communities that support thriving, socially just and environmentally sound family farms. While focusing on North Carolina and the southeastern United States, we also work nationally and internationally. RAFI-USA's programs address the trends and changes in agriculture that affect us from the local to the global levels. Working with a variety of farm, community, university and government groups, RAFI-USA promotes sustainability, equity and diversity in agriculture through policy changes, practical assistance, market opportunities, and access to financial and technical resources.

RTI International
  RTI is an independent, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation with a distinguished history in scientific research and technology development. All activities, both in the United States and abroad, are guided by RTI's mission: To improve the human condition through objective, innovative, multidisciplinary research, development, and technical services, setting the standard for scientific and professional excellence.  

SRA International, Inc. (formerly Constella)
SRA is dedicated to solving complex problems of global significance for clients in national security, civil government and global health. With three decades of experience, SRA delivers expert knowledge, technical tools and trusted solutions for missions that matter - to us, our clients and the world. 

 

Triangle Global Health Consortium
The Triangle Global Health Consortium is an interdisciplinary collaboration of academic, governmental, business and nonprofit organizations working together to establish North Carolina as an international center for research, training, education, advocacy and business development dedicated to improving the health of the world's communities.