FHI 360 explained

FHI 360
Type:Non-government organization
Founded Date:1971
Location:North Carolina, United States
Area Served:Field offices in 32 nations
Currently operating in 70 nations
Revenue:$790,200,000+ (2019)
Num Employees:4,000 employees
Former Name:Family Health International, International Fertility Research Program

FHI 360 (formerly Family Health International) is a nonprofit human development organization based in North Carolina. FHI 360 operates in more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories. Established in 1971, the organization manages projects relating to family planning and reproductive health. In 1986 the organization began a worldwide response to HIV/AIDS.[1] [2] [3] FHI 360's research and programs also address malaria, tuberculosis, and other infectious and chronic diseases and international agencies, governments, foundations, research institutions, and individual donors.[4] [5]

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History

Other major sponsors of HIV/AIDS programs, as well as other health and development areas, include the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.[6] [7] Other governments, private foundations, and the private sector have partnered with FHI 360 to overcome health and development challenges.[8] [9]

In 2010, Family Health International rebranded itself with a new tagline, "The science of improving lives". The name was simplified to FHI, reflecting a broadened scope that encompasses health and development as well as service to families, communities, and nations.[10]

In 2011, Family Health International and Academy for Educational Development came together to create FHI 360. Staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender equality, youth, research and technology. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.[11]

Innovations

CAPRISA 004

See main article: CAPRISA 004. FHI 360 contributed to a clinical trial called CAPRISA 004, which provided an important breakthrough in the fight against HIV and genital herpes with a vaginal gel that significantly reduces a woman's risk of infection.[12] [13] [14] [15]

Affiliations

CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy

Family Health International's President for Public Health Programs, Peter Lamptey, was named a member of the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health Policy in 2009.[16] [17] The Commission brings together 26 prominent leaders from the private sector, the United States Congress, academia, media, and the security, foreign policy, and global health communities to set goals and priorities for US global health efforts.[18]

The Commission released its final report titled "A Healthier, Safer, and More Prosperous World" in March 2010.[19]

Projects in countries around the world

In Vietnam

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: 4,000 Niger Deltans Benefit from HIV/AIDS Initiative (Page 1 of 1) . June 19, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090406141540/http://allafrica.com/stories/200807310553.html . April 6, 2009 . dead .
  2. Web site: Before sex Aids pill trials to start – News . nation.co.ke . October 18, 2011.
  3. Web site: Family Health International – healthfinder.gov – FHI . healthfinder.gov . June 9, 2011 . October 18, 2011 . October 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010050425/http://healthfinder.gov/orgs/HR2995.htm . dead .
  4. Web site: PD Projects by Organization . Positivedeviance.org . October 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929135905/http://www.positivedeviance.org/projects/organizations.html?id=116 . September 29, 2011 . dead .
  5. Web site: FHI 360 – Four Decades of Improving Lives . FHI 360 . October 18, 2011.
  6. News: Triangle Business Journal . Gates Foundation grants Family Health International $100k for HIV work – Triangle Business Journal . Bizjournals.com . October 18, 2011 . May 28, 2009.
  7. Web site: Grant in Detail - Portfolio of Grants - KENYA & the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria . January 7, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090903094030/http://www.theglobalfund.org/programs/grant/?CountryId=KEN&compid=315&grantid=69&lang=en . September 3, 2009 . dead .
  8. Web site: Welcome to GBCHealth . Gbcimpact.org . October 18, 2011.
  9. Web site: Taylor Swift Signs Elephant For Family Health International . Looktothestars.org . October 18, 2011. 2009-10-09 .
  10. Web site: 360 – Family Health International Announces Updated Name . FHI . October 18, 2011.
  11. Web site: ABOUT FHI 360 . FHI Foundation . 2 March 2024.
  12. 10.1126/science.1193748 . 20643915 . 3001187 . 329 . 5996 . Science . 1168–1174. 2010 . Abdool Karim . Q. . Abdool Karim . S. S. . Frohlich . J. A. . Grobler . A. C. . Baxter . C. . Mansoor . L. E. . Kharsany . A. B. M. . Sibeko . S. . Mlisana . K. P. . Omar . Z. . Gengiah . T. N. . Maarschalk . S. . Arulappan . N. . Mlotshwa . M. . Morris . L. . Taylor . D. . CAPRISA 004 Trial Group . 2010Sci...329.1168A .
  13. Web site: New Hope for Preventing HIV Transmission . Technology Review . October 18, 2011.
  14. News: AIDS Breakthrough: Gel Helps Prevent Infection . Huffington Post . October 18, 2011 . July 19, 2010.
  15. http://globalhealth.kff.org/~/media/Images/AIDS2010/Support%20Files/July20%20Safety%20and%20Effectiveness%20of%20one%20percent%20Tenofovir%20Vaginal%20Microbicide.pdf
  16. Web site: The CSIS Global Health Policy Center . Smartglobalhealth.org . October 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090831233300/http://www.smartglobalhealth.org/about/commissioners/peter-lamptey/ . August 31, 2009 . dead .
  17. Web site: The CSIS Global Health Policy Center . Smartglobalhealth.org . October 18, 2011.
  18. Web site: About Smart Global Health | The CSIS Global Health Policy Center . Smartglobalhealth.org . October 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008220218/http://www.smartglobalhealth.org/pages/about . October 8, 2011 . dead .
  19. Web site: A Healthier, Safer, and More Prosperous World. March 22, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100322174923/http://smartglobalhealth.org/content/report. March 22, 2010. dead.
  20. Web site: March 11, 2010. Non-smoking website makes debut. VietnamPlus, Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
  21. Web site: Vì một môi trường không khói thuốc tại Việt Nam. Newspaper of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
  22. Web site: July 27, 2016. New U.S.-Supported Project Boosts Sustainable HIV/AIDS Response in Vietnam. U.S. EMBASSY.

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