Our vision

is to ensure that global and local public health systems are ready and able to effectively prevent, detect, and respond to infectious diseases.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases & Health Security (EIDHS) is a global team with in-country, local experts who have extensive knowledge in global health security and emerging infectious diseases, who are committed to strengthening health security capacity across the world.

OUR MISSION is to strategically partner and collaborate with stakeholders, implementers and communities to develop innovative, actionable, and sustainable solutions to prevent, detect and respond to outbreaks.

FHI 360 Hosted “Science and Communication – Pandemic Friend or Foe?” Workshop at Global Health Security Network Conference

Take a look at the workshop proceedings that relay the important roles of social and behavior change and research in combatting the next outbreak.

Kenya: FHI 360 will build and strengthen a network of laboratories to test for antimicrobial-resistant bacteria

Press Release

EIDHS Celebrates World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

Check out our new blog on our work combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Africa below

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Expertise

We use our internal and extensive breadth of expertise to strategically partner and collaborate with international communities to provide technical resources and lead the design and implementation of innovative, actionable, and sustainable solutions to prevent, detect, and respond to outbreaks.

Prevent

Antimicrobial Resistance
Zoonotic Diseases
Biosafety/Biosecurity
Immunization
Behavioral Change

Detect

National Laboratory Systems
Surveillance
Reporting
Workforce Development

Respond

Emergency Operations Centers
Linking Public Health with Law Enforcement and Multi-sectoral Rapid Response
Medical Countermeasures and Personnel Deployment

Our Team

Janet Robinson

Portfolio Director

Janet’s areas of expertise include global health security, health systems strengthening, infectious and tropical diseases, and clinical research.

Sandeep Meharwal

technical director

Sandeep’s work includes capacity building for infectious diseases diagnostics in areas such as workforce development and management information systems.