FHI 360

10/20/2026

A total of 225 metric tons of equipment and supplies have been procured and shipped for Ebola response and preparedness with support from the STRIDES Activity and EpiC project, funded by the U.S. Government.

The equivalent of 50 standard shipping containers of personal protective equipment, laboratory equipment, testing supplies, and public information materials have been delivered or are in transit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda.

These essential supplies help local teams have what they need for effective outbreak response and preparedness.

10/19/2026

What happens when communities help shape research from day one?

Better participation and more relevant results.

FHI 360 engages communities throughout clinical research through community educators, advisory boards, consultations and long-term partnerships. These relationships help researchers understand local needs, address concerns and strengthen participation and trust.

In our latest Evidence into Action Q&A, FHI 360 Associate Director of Community Programs Rhonda White explains what meaningful community engagement looks like and why it matters.

Read the full conversation: https://bit.ly/4ibLMu8

Community engagement strengthens research by ensuring studies reflect local needs, improving participation, retention, adherence and uptake. FHI 360 partners with communities throughout the research process, building trust, relevance and impact.

10/18/2026

Opportunity needs investment in young people.

A promising future starts with access to meaningful work and the skills employers need. For young entrepreneurs, it also takes business skills, financing and connections to markets.

At the IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok, FHI 360’s Caroline (Carrie) Averch explains what it takes to help young people prepare for a changing world of work, including one increasingly shaped by AI.

Education that builds careers. Support that helps businesses grow. Opportunities for young people to create jobs for themselves and others.

Watch Carrie share why investing in young people helps build a more stable and prosperous future for everyone.

Explore FHI 360’s expertise.

10/18/2026

Opportunity needs new pathways to economic participation.

As AI, digital transformation and unexpected disruptions reshape economies, how do we help more people build secure livelihoods?

From Bangkok at the IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings, FHI 360’s Sherry Youssef Younes calls for new ways to mobilize resources, build partnerships and expand opportunity.

That means connecting people to skills and jobs, strengthening businesses and local economies and reaching communities that have too often been left behind.

Watch Sherry share why rethinking how we work and partner matters for shared prosperity.

10/17/2026

A chance to learn. A pathway into work. Good health to pursue your goals.
Opportunity needs the right foundations.

FHI 360 is heading to Bangkok for the IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings, Oct. 12–18. Our team will join conversations about how skills, health and technology can help people build stronger futures.

Meet the experts bringing these connections to life: https://www.fhi360.org/events/fhi-360-at-the-2026-imf-world-bank-group-annual-meetings/

FHI 360 joins the 2026 IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok to connect workforce development, health security and digital innovation with practical partnerships that put opportunity within reach globally.

10/16/2026

Opportunity needs resilience.

Good health helps people and communities adapt, recover and move forward.

At the IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok, FHI 360’s Nujpanit (Jom) Narkpitaks, technical advisor for health and environment, shares why health and resilience go hand in hand.

10/16/2026

This , meet Leng Sokneng. Here she helps her daughter feed her baby homemade porridge.

Sokneng gave birth at Cambodia's Kampong Chhnang Provincial Hospital, where she received breastfeeding and nutrition counseling that helped her feed her baby.

Learn how FHI 360’s Alive & Thrive project, with support from Irish Embassy in Vietnam, is reaching mothers and newborns in remote areas of Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam with the breastfeeding and nutrition support they need: https://bit.ly/4sjWm4R

📷: Nhung Nguyen/FHI 360

10/15/2026

Opportunity needs good health. Resilient businesses depend on healthy people.

At the IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Bangkok, FHI 360’s Chongdee (Jang) Chandam, project manager for strategic initiatives, explains how we bring evidence, local expertise and businesses together to support workforce well-being and strengthen business resilience.

Explore our expertise: https://www.fhi360.org/events/fhi-360-at-the-2026-imf-world-bank-group-annual-meetings/

10/15/2026

People need strong health systems to keep learning, working and building their futures. is an investment in healthy and resilient economies.

FHI 360’s accreditation as a Pandemic Fund Implementing Entity expands how we can support countries’ pandemic prevention, preparedness and response priorities. We bring experience in surveillance, laboratory systems and health workforce strengthening.

Let’s connect country priorities, financing and the practical capacity to deliver.

Learn more about our role: https://www.fhi360.org/news/fhi-360-becomes-an-accredited-implementing-entity-of-the-pandemic-fund/

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FHI 360 becomes an accredited Implementing Entity of the Pandemic Fund, helping countries strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.

10/15/2026

FHI 360 is excited to serve as the evidence partner to the The LEGO Foundation and BRAC on their program advancing play-based learning and early childhood development for children living in crisis-affected settings in Bangladesh and Uganda.

Together, this collaboration aims to reach 400,000 children in refugee and host communities in Cox's Bazar and the West Nile — creating spaces where children can play, learn, and build resilience.

In both countries, FHI 360 will conduct rigorous evaluation of BRAC’s Humanitarian Play Lab model, contributing to an adaptive, evidence-driven approach that strengthens responsive caregiving, supports children’s wellbeing, and informs how play-based interventions can deliver impact in humanitarian settings.

In close collaboration with BRAC, the partnership will also generate implementation research to understand what works, for whom, and in which contexts — helping to strengthen programming and contribute to global learning on education in crisis contexts.



📷: Photo courtesy of BRAC/LEGO Foundation