Organization Profile: Population Services International (PSI)

Executive Summary

Population Services International (PSI) is a non-profit global health organization dedicated to improving the health of people in developing and emerging markets. Founded in 1970, PSI pioneered consumer-centric approaches and social marketing to make health products, services, and information affordable, accessible, and desirable. Today, PSI operates across more than 40 countries, collaborating with local governments, the private sector, and civil society to build resilient, sustainable health systems.

General Information

Vision, Mission & Core Values

Vision

To ensure all people can lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire through accessible, consumer-centered health solutions.

Mission

To make it easier for people in high-need populations to lead healthier lives and plan the families they desire by using social marketing, behavioral insights, and market-driven approaches to deliver affordable health products and services.

Core Values

Measurement: Utilizing evidence, research, metrics, and rigorous evaluation to guide decision-making.
Pragmatism: Striving for excellence while prioritizing timely, practical, and actionable solutions.
Honesty: Operating with integrity, transparently sharing successes, and learning openly from failures.
Collaboration: Partnering actively with local communities, governments, and private sector actors to maximize health impact.
Trust: Empowering local teams and staff to make informed, impactful decisions.
Commitment: Building long-term local capacity and programs designed for sustainable impact.

Technical Program Areas

1. Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)

Expanding access to modern contraceptive choices, self-injectable family planning options, and safe abortion care.
Running youth-centric SRHR initiatives (e.g., Adolescent 360) designed to reduce early pregnancy and empower young women.

2. Malaria Prevention & Elimination

Distributing long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs), supporting community-level diagnostic testing, and expanding access to artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs).
Partnering with national malaria control programs to execute surveillance and containment strategies.

3. HIV/AIDS Prevention & Care

Promoting condom use, expanding self-testing kits, and linking high-risk populations to antiretroviral treatment (ART) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) services.

4. WASH & Child Survival

Scaling access to point-of-use water purification solutions (such as Wuha Agar) and oral rehydration salts (ORS) with zinc to combat childhood illnesses.
Developing market-based sanitation solutions (such as the SATO Pan) to accelerate progress toward ending open defecation.

Country Operations Focus: PSI Ethiopia

Established in 2003, PSI Ethiopia tailors global health models to support Ethiopia’s path toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

Approach: Utilizes human-centered design to bring health solutions directly to communities, homes, and digital platforms.
Key Interventions: Active across reproductive health, HIV prevention, WASH, and malaria interventions, working in alignment with the Ethiopian Ministry of Health.

Primary Donors & Strategic Partners

Bilateral & Multilateral Donors: USAID, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Government of the Netherlands, and UN Agencies.
Global Funds & Foundations: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Commercial Partners: Manufacturers, local distributors, and micro-entrepreneurs to maintain sustainable health supply chains.

Global Contact Information

World Headquarters: 1120 19th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036, USA
Phone: +1 (202) 785-0077
Official Website: www.psi.org

Population Services International (PSI)

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