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  • Practice Area

    Health

    For FHI 360, improving the health of the world's women, men and children is core to our mission.
  • 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.
  • Tools

    Linkages across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES): Success Stories

    The Linkages across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES) project conducts a range of HIV prevention activities to reduce HIV transmission among key populations (sex workers, men who have sex with men,...
  • Published research

    Behavior change interventions delivered through interpersonal communication, agricultural activities, community mobilization, and mass media increase complementary feeding practices and reduce child stunting in Ethiopia

    This randomized control trial evaluated the association between changes in young child feeding practices and exposing mothers with children under the age of 2 to (1) counseling by frontline workers in the health and agriculture sector; (2) community mobilization; and (3) mass media activities. The findings show that, in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, using an integrated, multicomponent social and behavioral change approach can have a significant impact on improving complementary feeding practices and on reducing the prevalence of stunting.
  • News

    FHI 360 commends updated guidance on contraception for women at high risk of HIV

    FHI 360 welcomes the World Health Organization’s updated guidance on contraceptive use by women at high risk of acquiring HIV infection and applauds the thoughtful, thorough review process that led to these new recommendations.
  • External Article

    United States and Mozambique strengthen partnership to end tuberculosis

    Marking five years of accomplishments by FHI 360’s Challenge TB project, the United States and Mozambique signed the Strategic Partnership Statement to Improve Tuberculosis Control to end tuberculosis in Mozambique. Challenge TB increased access to tuberculosis-related services by focusing on high-risk patient groups that included people living with HIV, children under five years of age and health care workers.
  • Published research

    Reproductive health sequelae among women who survived Ebola virus disease in Liberia

    This study found high rates of pregnancy failure and irregular menstruation among Liberian survivors of Ebola virus disease. These findings highlight the substantial long‐term impact of Ebola among female survivors after acute infection. Additional research is needed to identify the mechanisms by which the virus causes these complications and the unique ways in which it affects women.
  • Publication

    Linkages across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES): Briefs

    The Linkages across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES) project conducts a range of HIV prevention activities to reduce HIV transmission among key populations (sex workers, men who have sex with men,...
  • Published research

    HIV incidence among women using intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a copper intrauterine device, or a levonorgestrel implant for contraception: A randomised, multicentre, open-label trial

    The ECHO trial, a randomized clinical trial, was developed to address a long-standing question about the possible association of hormonal contraceptives with increased HIV acquisition risk. This article presents the data from research sites in Eswatini, Kenya, South Africa and Zambia. The results indicate there were no substantial differences in HIV incidence associated with use of three licensed contraceptive methods and supports continued and expanded access to these methods.
  • Tools

    LINKAGES Violence Prevention and Response Series

    The LINKAGES project developed a programmatic guide and three training manuals to support the integration of violence prevention and response activities with HIV prevention, care and treatment services in key population programs. The guide contains...