March 2021 — This brochure is an overview of FHI 360’s management of the Vietnam program of the Global Better Health Programme, which is part of the Prosperity Fund led by the U.K. government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office to strengthen health systems. Objectives for Vietnam include strategies for noncommunicable diseases, health education and training,…
The brief identifies a standard for exchanging data between health care systems, specifically fast health care interoperability resources (FHIR) and its features. The document also indicates how FHIR works, benefits of this system specifically to Vietnam and what is currently happening to evaluate software to enhance the country’s electronic health information.
This brief looks at the challenges of establishing a common terminology for electronic health records across several systems. It highlights SNOMED CT as the technology that can provide uniformity and a large vocabulary of terms. The brief explains the benefits of this technology and the current situation in Vietnam regarding electronics records.
This brief identifies electronic health records as they currently exist in Vietnam, what individuals expect regarding record-sharing between local health entities and what practitioners and policymakers should consider when designing improvements to the health care system.
March 2021 — FHI 360 has worked in Nigeria for more than 30 years, reaching all 36 states through interventions in health; civil society; nutrition; education; and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Since 2015, FHI 360 has led two education projects that have increased learning outcomes in northern Nigeria: the Reading and Numeracy Activity (RANA),…
This report, A New Justice Paradigm: Collaborative Approaches for an Equitable System, explores the U.S. justice system from the perspective of criminal justice practitioners and young adults ages 18 to 24 who are or have been involved in the justice system. The approaches explored in the publication serve to better understand the system that exists…
February 2021 — These research briefs examine three pillars of nurturing care during the COVID-19 pandemic: responsive caregiving, early learning and play, and children’s safety and security. One brief summarizes the results of a rapid review that examined emerging research on nurturing care for young children during the COVID-19 crisis. Another brief describes the implementation…
While many women use family planning to avoid unintended pregnancy, others are attracted to potential noncontraceptive attributes that some methods can offer. This video, developed by FHI 360 and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, discusses the potential noncontraceptive benefits of family planning and explores how governments and partners can help expand awareness…