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  • Publication

    United States Programs (fact sheet)

    This fact sheet provides an overview of FHI 360’s work to improve the well-being of all Americans throughout their lifetimes, focusing on health, education and employment.
  • Publication

    Learning from the World: Global Strategies for Improving Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health

    This report highlights global themes and strategies relating to health equity and social determinants of health to use to improve U.S. initiatives.
  • Video

    What does it take to improve health for women and girls?

    When adolescent girls and young women are healthy, educated and meaningfully engaged, they have the power to transform their communities.
  • External Article

    Eleven takeaways about humanitarian crises and emergency response

  • Published research

    The economic costs of educational inequality in developing countries

    In this book chapter, the authors discuss economic inequality with inequality in educational opportunity across a number of developing countries from Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Central Europe and Asia. The findings show that educational inequalities by gender and identity groups are responsible for substantially low economic output. The research sheds light on the importance of equitable educational opportunity on economic growth.
  • External Article

    To achieve economic stability, better innovation is needed

    The Atlas of Innovation for Economic Stability, a global research and crowdsourcing report published by FHI 360 with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, features innovations from around the world that help people face economic uncertainty. This article highlights several of the 63 examples of economic stability innovations with an emphasis on helping vulnerable people. Patrick Fine, FHI 360 Chief Executive Officer, says, “If we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we will need new approaches, new types of partnerships and a new mindset that encourages new actors to come to the table.”
  • News

    FHI 360 research identifies innovations that create more stable and inclusive economies

    FHI 360, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, created a report featuring innovative solutions to help communities prosper in a changing global marketplace.
  • Published research

    Feasibility of district wide screening of health care workers for tuberculosis in Zambia

    This study assessed the feasibility of tuberculosis (TB) screening of health care workers, including paid staff and community volunteers, as part of a project introducing facility-specific interventions to control TB. The authors found that screening was feasible if confidentiality can be guaranteed.
  • Published research

    The Human Resources for Health Effort Index: A tool to assess and inform Strategic Health Workforce Investments

    The authors reviewed survey results of the Human Resources for Health Effort Index, a tool that goes beyond the basic metrics of health worker density. The indexed surveys provided key qualitative information about health systems strengthening and opportunities for more strategic and targeted investments for health workforce development. Given the relative novelty of human resource indicators in public health, the authors suggest that more research and efforts are needed to improve the evidence base.
  • Feature

    Mobile and wireless technology helps Ugandan farmers adapt to climate change

    Climate change poses great risks to the well-being of communities around the globe. Farmers in poor communities are often hit the hardest when drought occurs.