FHI 360 is supporting partner countries to strengthen their capacities to prevent, detect and mitigate epidemics, pandemics and new infectious disease threats.
Through the STRengthening Infectious disease DEtection Systems (STRIDES) Activity, FHI 360 and its partners will work to improve countries’ infectious disease surveillance systems and data collection and analysis capabilities. STRIDES also provides targeted technical assistance for detection and surveillance during outbreaks.
STRIDES aims to:
- Strengthen detection capacity and systems at the national and sub-national levels for both human and animal laboratory networks and increase access to quality laboratory services for diseases of public health importance.
- Develop sustainable surveillance systems to detect events of significance for public health and health security.
- Provide technical assistance to develop and strengthen host country capacity in data collection, analysis and reporting for actionable disease prevention and response decision-making.
- Provide targeted technical surveillance and detection assistance during an outbreak.
The STRIDES consortium includes Black & Veatch, PATH and Panagora Group, as well as local and regional technical assistance providers such as Amref Health Africa, African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), Prisma, Africa One Health Network (AFOHNET), Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) and the Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network (EMPHNET).
