Program areas at Fhi 360
Social, environmental, and economic development - fhi360's social programs engage youth as partners in development and agents for change. Gender equality is fostered between boys and girls beginning in early childhood and promotes gender equity to education and work, which reduces gender-based violence. Fhi360 promotes community solutions for protecting natural resources and encourages sustainable agriculture and land use practices. The economic development programs cultivate entrepreneurship in developing countries through micro enterprise and micro-finance programs, which strengthens livelihood for the most-at-risk households.
Hiv/aids - fhi360 provides state-of-the-art, customized interventions to address local needs and advocates for compassionate and resourced support to national governments and local communities. Programs and services are designed to change behavior, protect Health, promote prevention services, build strong Health systems, improve access to treatment and care, prevent mother to child hiv transmission, protect and support vulnerable children and monitor and evaluate programs. In addition to research, fhi360 has provided nearly 4 million people with counseling and testing services, and almost 1 million people with antiretroviral therapy globally.
Global Health, nutrition, and development - fhi360's global Health and nutrition programs work to strengthen Health systems, particularly in resource constrained settings. These programs help prevent and manage communicable diseases and reduce neglected tropical diseases. The organization develops strategies for preventing and managing chronic disease, integrating Health areas which produce efficiencies, and building consumer demand for evidence-based Health products and services. The role of nutrition in preventing disease and improving Health is continually evaluated and advocated. During fy23, clinical trial activities were also performed for antiviral agents to treat the covid-19 infection for patients in hospital.
Education - fhi360's experts use innovative methods to improve teaching and learning in the u.s. and around the world. Programs advance educational access and promote full participation for girls, new immigrants, migrants, minorities and those with disabilities. Activities facilitate decision making by providing research, evaluation, data analysis and technical resources globally. Fhi360 also works to strengthen education in fragile states and support reform of policies and systems.
Reproductive Health - Fhi 360 is committed to Family planning initiatives which will prompt a global movement toward a future where all women and girls have the freedom and ability to lead healthy lives, make their own decisions about contraception and having children, and participate in society and its development. Fhi 360 will support the advancement of research and development of new contraceptive options, expand availability and access to existing options, support self-care approaches, including digital options, strengthen the measurement and monitoring of equity, offer high-quality integrated services that include Family planning, and reach young people with evidence-based information and services.