Family Health International

Family Health International

"Formed in 1971, Family Health International (FHI) is among the largest and most established nonprofit organizations active in international public health with a mission to improve lives worldwide through research, education, and services in family health.

"We manage research and field activities in more than 70 countries to meet the public health needs of some of the world's most vulnerable people."

In 1991 "USAID selects FHI to manage its second global effort to prevent HIV infections— the AIDS Control and Prevention (AIDSCAP) Project—following FHI’s effective management of USAID’s AIDS Technical Support Project (AIDSTECH), 1987-1992."

According to the Population Research Institute "FHI is one of USAID's oldest and most highly-funded population control NGOs."


 * Marjorie Newman-Williams - Chief Operating Officer (since Jan 2010)
 * Malcolm Potts - former CEO

Structure
On its website FHI states that it has two operational entities - the Institute for Family Health and the Institute for HIV/AIDS -- which were established in 2002. "The institutes allow us to focus our expertise and programs in family and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support, and provide a solid infrastructure for growth," it states. "In addition," the website states, "FHI is affiliated with PharmaLinkFHI, Inc., a for-profit contract research organization that specializes in Internet-based management of clinical trials conducted at multiple study sites."

People
Accessed December 2007:

Directors

 * Albert J. Siemens, PhD, Chair - Chief Executive Officer, Family Health International
 * Edward W. Whitehorne, AM, Vice Chair - Partner, CI Partners, LLC
 * Torrey C. Brown - Chairman of the Board, INTRALYTIX, Inc.
 * Susan G. Dull - Commonwealth of Virginia Agency Head (retired)
 * Luella V. Klein - Vice President, Women's Health Issues, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Charles Howard Candler Professor, Department of Gynecology/Obstetrics, Emory University School of Medicine
 * Martin Mittag-Lenkheym - Vice President, Sales & Marketing, John S. Herold, Inc.
 * R. Peyton Woodson III - Woodson Associates

Advisory Committee

 * Willard Cates, Jr. - President, Research, Family Health International
 * Peter R. Lamptey, MD, MPH (Co-chair) - President, Public Health Programs, Family Health International
 * Halida Hanum Akhter - Director General, Family Planning Associate of Bangladesh (FPAB)
 * Arthur C. Christakos - Professor Emeritus, Duke University Medical Center
 * Donald A. Collins - President, Donald A. Collins Associates
 * Fred T. Sai, - Honorary Professor of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School
 * Pramilla Senanayake - International Consultant in Reproductive Health

Contact
Family Health International P.O. Box 13950 Research Triangle Park North Carolina 27709 USA Telephone: 1.919.544.7040 Fax: 1.919.544.7261 Web: http://www.fhi.org

Related Sourcewatch

 * Maya Ajmera
 * Cambodian Women for Peace and Development
 * Sharon L. Camp
 * Carol Ann Smith*Carol Ann Smith
 * US: Cancer fears & failure rates force FHI to end pursuit of quinacrine female sterilization