Family Health International

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Science for Global Action and Impact

• Family Health International
• Kenneth F. Schulz, PhD, MBA

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Snapshot of FHI

• Established in 1971
• U.S.-based non-profit organization with 54
  offices worldwide including Africa, Asia, and
  Latin America
• In 35 countries
• Global staff of 1600
• 26 public/private funders including USAID, NIH,
  and the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation

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FHI Current Locations
Kosovo Jordan
Russia China Pakistan Nepal India Bangladesh
Egypt Sudan Niger Mali Mauritania Burkina
Faso Senegal The Gambia Guinea Sierra Leone
Thailand Laos Vietnam Cambodia Philippines Indone
sia
United States Mexico Haiti D. Republic Guatemala
Jamaica Honduras
Eritrea Ethiopia Chad Kenya Rwanda Burundi DR
Congo Tanzania Malawi Zambia Mozambique
East Timor Papua N. Guinea
Cote dIvoire Ghana Togo
Benin Nigeria
Cameroon
Guyana Peru Bolivia
Namibia South Africa Lesotho
Swaziland
Programs Programs w/ Country Office
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Areas of Current Focus

• Prevent and effectively treat HIV/AIDS/sexually
  transmitted infections (STIs), malaria,
  tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases
• Prevent unintended pregnancy and abortion

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Research History

• Conducted nearly 2,000 studies
• Including over 500 clinical trials
• Utilized more than 1,000 sites globally for
  research
• In 72 different, primarily developing, countries
• Published over 1,000 articles in peer-reviewed
  journals
• Emphasis on Research to Practice

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Programs

• Implemented programs in 100 countries
• Mostly HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Multinational staff with broad range of
  disciplines representing 18 languages

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Research Facilitation

• Since 1994, operations center for the
  NIH-supported HIV prevention trials worldwide
• HIVNET and now the HPTN
• Since 1997, in partnership with UNC-CH School of
  Medicine, a member of the DMID-funded STD
  Clinical Trials Unit
• Since 2000, ICSSC funded by DMID, NIAID
• International Clinical Sciences Support Contract

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Relevant Expertise

• Epidemiology
• Data Management
• Biostatistics
• Product quality assurance and compliance
• FDA submissions
• Regulatory oversight
• Behavioral and social sciences

• Study design and mgmt.
• Site identification and preparation
• Site assessment
• Research ethics training
• Ethics review committee
• Training technical support
• Clinical/medical monitoring
• Health services research