Search results

Filters

Article

Mother, survivor, entrepreneur: How HIV services helped a family thrive amid crisis

In Ethiopia’s Tigray region, an FHI 360 local partner played a critical role in helping people living with HIV regain access to their antiretroviral therapy during and after the two-year war.
woman roasts and packages peanuts.
Article

Inside a safe space for survivors: A caseworker’s view

At a safe space in a displacement camp in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, FHI 360 Case Manager Zafita Gebreezgabiher connects sexual violence survivors with a range of care services.
portait of woman helping survivors of sexual violence in Ethiopia.
Article

Postpartum family planning saves lives — here’s what we can do to reach more people

FHI 360 is ensuring that postpartum family planning services are available and accessible, working with communities, and strengthening interventions through better measurement to help health facilities and systems provide care.
Article

Behind the scenes on the set of YOLO

With support from the FHI 360-led USAID Accelerating Social and Behavior Change (ASBC) Activity, the Ghanaian TV show YOLO is entertaining youth and sharing key messages to support healthy behaviors.
women in clinic acting around maternal health care.
Article

A Ugandan mother’s fight against malnutrition

When baby Troy was 8 months old, he was so malnourished that he was on the brink of death. His mother took him to a local health clinic, where he was seen by a USAID MCHN nutritionist. The intervention reset his chances for a long and healthy life. Learn more about how USAID MCHN’s nutrition interventions help thousands of children and pregnant women in Uganda.
A woman sits smiling on the floor with her baby on her lap.
Article

The power of peers: Reaching key populations in Mozambique

Female sex workers have a higher likelihood of exposure to HIV than the general population. At the same time, they face elevated levels of stigma and discrimination and are sometimes subjected to criminal laws and policies. In Mozambique, where HIV prevalence is among the highest in the world, a project led by FHI 360 and […]
HIV prevention staff pose for a photo on the street
Article

‘What they say matters’: Putting people first to improve family planning services

Private sector providers are an important source of voluntary family planning services in low- and middle-income countries. Bina Pharmacy in Bardibas, Nepal, which is owned by young husband and wife Sunil Kumar Mahato and Lalita Kumari Mahato, is no exception. The MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery project supports pharmacies like Bina Pharmacy so that they can […]
Article

A history of assuring quality – from contraceptives to COVID-19 vaccines

As COVID-19 spread around the world in early 2020, countries went into lockdown, workplaces and schools became virtual and the global economy was hit hard. And — as has occurred during previous pandemics — the global medical supply chain became more vulnerable. Who ensures that medical products procured by donors such as the U.S. Agency […]