

	Technology

Banking on the unbanked

By Patrick Fine, Chief Executive Officer, FHI 360

Billions of working people lack access to basic financial services, especially women, the uneducated and migrants. Mobile technologies provide an immediate opportunity to reach the unbanked, but work toward financial inclusion must involve the private sector, donors and nongovernmental organizations.



	Health

What does it take to control an epidemic? Learning from Thailand’s experience

By Dr. Timothy Mastro, MD, DTM&H, Chief Science Officer and Director, Global Health, Population and Nutrition, FHI 360

Thailand’s HIV success story is built on a decades-long commitment to disease control, a model that other countries can adapt to other infectious diseases. National and local governments must build health systems that reflect the lessons from Thailand’s experience with combating epidemics.



	Technology and Education

How do technology and screen time affect early childhood development? (video)

Should we expose young children to potentially mind-numbing screen time? Is it harmful to brain growth and cognitive skills? This video explains why it is precisely during the early years that technologies can aid in brain development, help identify developmental delays and close development gaps.



	Gender and Health

Let’s acknowledge that gender-based violence also affects transgender people and other key populations

By Hally Mahler, MHS, Project Director, LINKAGES, FHI 360 and Rose Wilcher, MPH, Director, Research Utilization, FHI 360

Women and girls experience gender-based violence, but so do key populations: sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender people and people who inject drugs. Developing a more inclusive view of gender-based violence can help ensure that policies, preventive efforts and response systems benefit all who experience such violence.