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  • Readying countries for the next infectious disease outbreak

    Janet Robinson, portfolio director of FHI 360’s Emerging Infectious Diseases and Health Security (EIDHS) group, speaks about a now-familiar type of humanitarian crisis: infectious disease outbreaks. What is the broad framework in which you and others in the global health community are thinking about global health security? There are three primary objectives of global health…

  • Traditional healers partner with FHI 360 to provide HIV services

    In the Dominican Republic, traditional healers are trusted members of the community. FHI 360 and our partners are training these healers to recognize signs of HIV in their clients – many of whom are members of the Haitian migrant community – and refer them for testing. Explore this photo story to learn more about how…

  • Nurturing a nation and its children

    Like all working parents, migrant farmworkers need reliable, affordable and safe child care that prepares their young children for kindergarten. In collaborative partnership with FHI 360, the U.S. Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program does just that. Explore this photo story to learn more about the children and educators served by FHI 360’s local partners:

  • In the Dominican Republic, FHI 360 connects Haitian migrants to HIV services

    HIV services are only effective if they actually reach people living with HIV. In the Dominican Republic, Haitian migrants and their descendants face challenges that can make it difficult to obtain health care, including HIV services. Here, Alejandro Soto — the chief of party of the HIV Service and Systems Strengthening Project and FHI 360’s…

  • Finding hope in the kitchen

    “Man nuh dead, nuh call him duppy” (“If a man isn’t dead, don’t call him a ghost”) — a Jamaican proverb meaning that with the right support, anyone can rise against the odds. That’s the story of Omar Johnson*, whose life took a 180-degree turn for the better when he least expected it. Omar, now…

  • Cleaner air for better health

    Why is air pollution a public health issue? The respiratory system is merely the body’s entry point for air pollutants. Once air pollutants get into the lungs, they enter the circulatory system, and from there they reach all organs and systems within the human body. The World Health Organization (WHO) has labeled air pollution as…

  • Youth take the lead in Zambia

    In Zambia, more than 70% of the population is younger than 30. Young Zambians are at the helm of the country’s future, but they must contend with both political instability and a challenging economy with high unemployment. To amplify the work of young Zambian changemakers, FHI 360 launched Youth Lead in 2018. This project, which…

  • Not just a kitchen: Building skills to last a lifetime

    Cooking is more than a profession for Christa Bruno — it’s a lifestyle. “I was raised in kitchens,” she says. As a child, she cooked at home with her Sicilian grandmother. At 14, she began working in restaurants — first clearing tables, and then, as she got older, taking orders and bartending. For 10 years,…

  • Our 360-degree humanitarian approach in Yemen

    Yemen is facing a humanitarian catastrophe of staggering proportions: More than 23.4 million people — almost three-quarters of the country’s population — are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection. The ravages of the conflict, now in its eighth year, have left people without enough food, clean water and basic health services. Many say…

  • ‘I refuse to be another statistic’: From incarcerated young adult to community leader

    Kani (pronounced Ka-NAI) Jones, 20, is a fall 2021 graduate of the Vocational Training Center at the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA) in Baltimore, Maryland. Here, he talks about his childhood, his incarceration and his graduation from the program. Jones is now a certified HVAC/R (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning/Refrigeration) technician who works…

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