Horizons was a team of US-based and international organizations working to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and mitigate its impact on individuals and communities. Directed by the Population Council and funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the program designed, implemented, and evaluated innovative service-delivery strategies.

Horizons implemented field-based, applied operations research in developing countries. The program identified effective HIV/AIDS interventions and policies; tested prevention, care, support, and service-delivery strategies; and disseminated and promoted utilization of findings. A major goal was to identify and develop successful projects that could be replicated and scaled up, where relevant.  

Horizons also focused on capacity building by providing support and training to colleagues in developing nations. The program helped local organizations conduct operations research and develop mechanisms to disseminate and utilize best practices that emerge from operations research. (more)

The Horizons collaborating agencies were:

• International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)

• The International HIV/AIDS Alliance 

• PATH

• Tulane University

• Family Health International (FHI)

• Johns Hopkins University

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See Also

• Frontiers in Reproductive Health

• Population Council HIV and AIDS

• Population Council Reproductive Health

• Population Council Research Locations

• Population Council Media Center

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For additional information please contact: 
Horizons 
Population Council 
4301 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 280 
Washington, DC 20008
Telephone: +1 202 237 9400 
Facsimile: +1 202 237 8410 
E-mail: horizons@popcouncil.org 

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Horizons was funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through the U.S. Agency for International Development. The information provided on this Web site is not official U.S. Government information and does not represent the views or positions of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the U.S. Government.

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This page updated 17 March 2009

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