FHI 360 partners with the government of Burkina Faso, health systems and civil society organizations to address the country’s health challenges. Through technical assistance, capacity strengthening and research, we work to control the HIV epidemic, prevent the spread of infectious diseases and treat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
FHI 360 leads the Ending AIDS in West Africa (EAWA) project, which provides technical assistance to local health facilities and other stakeholders as they strive for optimal HIV service delivery. EAWA deploys peer educators for HIV prevention, facilitates connections to care and treatment, and enhances viral load specimen collection and testing alongside local health districts. The success of EAWA in Burkina Faso has led the project to expand its work from focusing on key populations to the whole population.
Through the Meeting Targets and Maintaining Epidemic Control (EpiC) project, FHI 360 partners with the government of Burkina Faso and civil society organizations to control the HIV epidemic among key populations by improving case finding, prevention, treatment programming and viral load suppression. The project will transfer direct funding and implementation to capable local partners to ensure EpiC’s long-term sustainability and local ownership.
To control and eliminate NTDs, FHI 360 partners with government ministries through the Act to End NTDs | West (Act | West) project. We support the integration of NTD treatment efforts across sectors, increase disease surveillance and data use, and improve the sustainability of the government’s response to NTDs.
FHI 360 is also a partner on ICF’s Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance project, which supports the Global Health Security Agenda and tuberculosis control programs. Our experts work with local partners to strengthen supply chains for diagnostic materials and equipment, improve information exchange for patient care, and bolster biosafety and biosecurity systems in laboratories.
FHI 360 has also led research in Burkina Faso. One study generated evidence about women’s access to contraceptive implant removal, while another examined gender-differentiated drivers of violent extremism in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
