Every one of us dreams of greater opportunities. Everyone, everywhere, deserves a path toward that future.
@FHI360
is working to put access, equity &
#OpportunityWithinReach
so that all people can shape their own futures.
"I always think of the International
@AIDS_conference
as a celebration of possibility. Every one of you are in the business of possibility.”
@BillClinton
encourages us to stay optimistic and continue the fight to
#makeHIVhistory
.
#AIDS2018
Ensuring that
#refugee
girls are given access to
#education
is crucial for their empowerment and the prosperity and increased resilience of their families and communities. But there are formidable barriers in their path:
We’re excited to welcome Tessie San Martin as FHI 360’s new CEO! Dr. San Martin joins us from Plan International USA.
@Tessie_Plan
has a passion for and wealth of experience in human development.
👋 Welcome to
@FHI360
; we're thrilled to have you on board!
Does having women in positions of political leadership change how governments make policy on health and welfare? The latest research suggests there is a powerful correlation. via
@RockefellerFdn
Nurses are the single largest contingent of the
#globalhealth
#workforce
, making up about half of its ranks. They account for about 80 percent of the contacts between patients and health care providers. via
@statnews
Today
@FHI360
is launching our new strategy. We aim to ensure that people everywhere can access the tools, skills & knowledge they need to lead full, healthy lives.
#OpportunityWithinReach
🎉 Today is
@TessieSanMartin
's first day as our new CEO! 🎊
We are excited for her vision and to have her lead our team.
Dr. San Martin, welcome to the
@FHI360
family!
@FHI360
has elected
@KamissaCamara
, a respected expert on foreign policy, sociopolitical issues and security in sub-Saharan Africa, to the FHI 360 Board of Directors.
Welcome to FHI 360, Ms. Camara.
In
#Nigeria
, there are at least 10.5m children out of school, a majority of which are girls. If we don’t give these girls access to education,
@AbangMercy
says they will become a “ticking time bomb.”
#CSISGDF
Good morning,
#Amsterdam
! We are excited to get
@AIDS_conference
activities under way today with our pre-conference, "Insight to Impact." How can we motivate audiences to uptake different
#HIVprevention
behaviors and products?
#AIDS2018
In 🇳🇵
#Nepal
, we are leveraging the full potential of young people to help create better local government policies.
Our interns met the Deputy Mayor of Kathmandu,
@SunitaDangol_
to discuss
#InternationalYouthDay
and the city’s plans to work with youth.
#YouthDay
“There’s a lot of responsibility that comes with power. We know that for girls and women to have true equality, we have to address economic participation, education, nutrition, gender-based violence, and much more.”
@Katja_Iversen
#WD2019
For 50 years,
@FHI360
has worked to address urgent
#humandevelopment
challenges and create a future of possibilities.
Join us as we celebrate FHI 360’s 50th anniversary. 🎉🎊
The evidence that educating girls creates healthier, wealthier, fairer, and more stable communities is overwhelming—so why isn’t every girl getting a quality education? via
@ONECampaign
We have been selected as the lead agency to implement the ELEVATE Nutrition project, which aims to advance local implementation of high-quality
#nutrition
programs and policies to improve the nutritional status of
#MomandBaby
:
#WorldFoodDay
“We believe when there are multiple
#HIV
prevention options, then choice is possible.”
FHI 360’s Carolyne Akello shares how the
@PEPFAR
&
@USAID
-funded
@MOSAICproj
is helping adolescent girls & young women prevent
#HIV
across five countries in East & Southern Africa.
#IAS2023
📣 Attention
#WD2023
attendees!
Join us for our “Taking Action to Close the
#GenderNutritionGap
” event. We’ll discuss the latest evidence on women’s and girls’ nutrition from
@UNICEF
’s "Undernourished and Overlooked: A Global Nutrition Crisis in Adolescent Girls and Women".
There is a rise in attacks against
#aid
workers around the world. This week an
@IRC
aid worker was killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. We send our deep condolences to the family and friends of all that have been affected by this tragedy.
#notatarget
“Meaningful youth engagement also means responsible youth engagement. You need to build relationships with youth and ask them what they want in terms of representation.”
@Ladelman
@WomenDeliver
#Gender360Summit
Today,
@FHI360
is proud to join the global community to celebrate
#InternationalYouthDay
!
Learn how Jason is being a change maker and helping the children in his community reach their full potential. 📚 📖 📚
Stay tuned for more
#YouthDay
videos.
“All that we do together makes us stronger. Thank you for all you have done to move the needle toward a more gender-equal world.”
Thank YOU for your leadership,
@Katja_Iversen
!
#WD2019
360,000 children a year in three African countries will receive the world's first
#malaria
#vaccine
as part of a large-scale pilot project, said the
@WHO
.
“Many mothers are afraid of the vaccine, so sometimes I immunize my own son in front of them so they can see that they can trust the vaccine.” via
@unfoundation
A long-acting, reversible implant with the new antiretroviral drug
#islatravir
could be a "game-changer" for HIV prevention, according to
@NIAIDNews
' Dr. Anthony Fauci.
#IAS2019
We stand with our LGBTQIA+ colleagues and partners against all forms of discrimination and reaffirm our unwavering commitment to creating a world where all people have the opportunity to lead full and healthy lives.
#PrideMonth
360,000 children a year in three African countries will receive the world's first
#malaria
#vaccine
as part of a large-scale pilot project, said the
@WHO
.
Happy
#IWD2018
from all of us at FHI 360! Throughout the day today, we’ll be sharing examples of how we integrate a gender perspective into our work across geographies and practice areas. Check back later for more!
We are pleased to announce that Ricardo Michel has joined FHI 360 to oversee FHI Partners, a new subsidiary that will provide client-focused services customized to meet the needs of corporations and foundations:
#SOCAP18
Does having women in positions of political leadership change how governments make policy on health and welfare? The latest research suggests there is a powerful correlation. via
@RockefellerFdn
If you’re not able to be in Kigali for
#ICFP2018
this week, you can still join the virtual conference! Watch all plenaries, press conferences, and the Facebook Live program on the ICFP Hub:
@ICFP2018
Millions of women stood shoulder to shoulder along highways in southern
#India
, creating a human wall 300 miles long intended to stand fast against sexism and oppression. via
@nytimes
#GBV
Strong
#healthsystems
are critical for achieving lasting results.
@FHI360
developed a diagnostic tool to build the capacity of our partners in designing their own diagnostic of health system performance. The tool is available here:
#QualityImprovement
👏“Literacy is the foundation of all learning.”👏
@FHI360
’s Vincent Mutembeya Mugisha shares how we are working with USAID and the Gov't of
#Rwanda
to implement the
@TunozeGusoma
project, which is providing all children the opportunity to learn how to read and write.
#CIES2023
Innovations make a profound impact in an individual’s ability to rise from poverty. They afford the most vulnerable people opportunities at making meaningful, sustainable contributions to the economy. via
@RockefellerFdn
#In4Stability
#UNGA73
#GlobalGoals
🇺🇬 Meet Elizabeth Namubiru, from our
@USAID
#Uganda
Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition activity.
🤱 Elizabeth is passionate about providing quality and equitable health services for women and children in her community.
#MomandBaby
As
@FHI360
marks its 50th anniversary, join us on Thursdays for
#TBT
as we share our history of solutions and for
#FutureFriday
to learn how we are creating a future of possibilities for everyone!
It is
#WorldNTDDay
! Neglected tropical diseases (
#NTDs
) are a diverse group of parasitic and bacterial diseases that cause significant morbidity and mortality. With support from
@USAID
, our
@ActNTDsWest
program is working to
#BeatNTDs
!
"My priority each day is to lead others to identify, treat & ensure viral load suppression in HIV+ persons. I believe that universal viral load suppression is attainable & that people will live a full life free of HIV."
#WorldAIDSDay
“Africa is leading the world by demonstrating how we can leverage the resources of our communities through the network of community health workers to quickly respond to an emergency." - Otto Chabikuli, FHI 360 regional director.
Read more:
#FHI360Mentions
"Gender inequalities are big drivers of the dynamics of AIDS, TB and malaria. AIDS-related deaths, for example, are the leading cause of death for women aged 18-49. Adolescent girls and young women are particularly vulnerable.”
@PeterASands
#WD2019
Four key points from
@USAIDGH
on what it will take to build and sustain the health workforce:
1. Seek efficiencies.
2. Engage with the private sector
3. Engage with youth
4. Harness innovations and technology
#healthheroes
At FHI 360, we firmly believe in the right of every woman and person who can become pregnant to decide if and when to have children and to have equal access to reproductive health services, including safe and legal abortion care.
Gender inequality is one of the greatest barriers to human development progress,
@UN
officials said as they launched an index on Friday showing the countries making the biggest strides and those falling behind.
#UNGA
Join the
#Gender360Summit
Twitter chat on June 5 at 10am ET with
@fhi360
@SaveTheChildren
,
@CARE
&
@Chemonics
! We will be exploring the intersections of education, health, economic empowerment and GBV among girls, boys, and youth of diverse gender identities.
The $33,000 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation has been awarded to a 24-year old Ugandan engineer for his invention of a bloodless
#malaria
test. via
@qz
“Knowing your audience is about listening, but more importantly, it’s about empowering them. Invest as much, and I would argue more, in delivering your product as you did in developing it.”
@HIVpxresearch
's Mitchell Warren on
#demandcreation
for
#HIVprevention
.
#AIDS2018
“The brutal murder of George Floyd by a white police officer who ignored Mr. Floyd’s pleas for mercy exposes pervasive and profound human development challenges in the [U.S.].”
Read
@FHI360
’s
@PfineFine
’s message regarding current events in the U.S.
"Integrating
#SRH
and
#HIV
services can help ensure that women living with HIV and women at high risk of HIV can access info and servces that empower them fulfill their SRH needs, goals, and rights.” Our own Rose Wilcher at
#GenerationNOW
#AIDS2018
Congratulations to Quarraisha Abdool Karim for being awarded the Ward Cates Spirit Award today at
#HPTN2018
! “As we remember Ward, it is also a reminder of the work that remains to be finished.”
@CAPRISAOfficial
We’re thrilled to welcome
@TessieSanMartin
as our new CEO!
Dr. San Martin has a passion for and wealth of experience in
#humandevelopment
, specifically
#genderequality
and
#education
for women and girls around the world.
👋 Dr. San Martin, we’re happy to have you here!
Nearly 5.2 million people are in need of some level of assistance in
#Tigray
.
@FHI360
and
@USAIDSavesLives
are helping health providers who are internally displaced due to conflict in Tigray,
#Ethiopia
, continue to serve the needs of their communities.
A rotavirus vaccine introduced in rural
#Malawi
has reduced deaths from infant
#diarrhoea
by more than a third, proving for the first time that a major intervention in a low-income country can be highly effective. via
@guardian
"Health, education, and a job – these are the foundations of prosperity. But they are all dependent upon a woman’s ability to plan and make decisions about her life." Read more from
@melindagates
&
@Katja_Iversen
's
#DeliverForGood
interview:
#WD2019
We proudly supported
@TuftsUniversity
on work designed to inform the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
📣 We echo calls for a more resilient, equitable & nutrition-focused food system in the U.S.
#WHConfHungerHealth
@TheFSFInstitute
"One thing that does bug me is that...sometimes the tech world thinks the solution is to give somebody an app. Well, that’s not going to change everything." Great interview on
#innovation
and
#globalhealth
with
@melindagates
in
@nytimes
:
FHI 360 joins other NGOs in
@InterActionOrg
in extending our condolences to the families and colleagues of all the humanitarians who have tragically lost their lives in Gaza.
Our panel is discussing how the
#ThePowerOf
mentorship can improve the health and well-being of women and girls.
"People are mentored to become mentors themselves.”
@2weta
#WD2019
If you work on mentorship with adolescent girls and young women, this toolkit from the
@USAID
and
@PEPFAR
-funded YouthPower Action project has great resources to support a holistic approach to mentoring:
#WD2019
The
#healthcare
workforce is one of the primary reasons the
#COVID19
pandemic has been mitigated; the existence of a healthy workforce is key for health system preparedness —this includes physical and psychological health.
#WHWWeek