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| ONE Institute | |
|---|---|
| Name | ONE Institute |
| Formation | 2004 |
| Type | Research institute |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Leader title | Director |
| Leader name | Dr. Amelia Corrigan |
ONE Institute
The ONE Institute is a global policy and research organization focused on advancing international development, public health, humanitarian relief, and technological capacity in low- and middle-income regions. Founded in the early 21st century, the institute operates at the intersection of field programs, empirical research, and multilateral advocacy, engaging with actors across the United Nations, World Bank, African Union, and regional development banks. Its work frequently appears alongside initiatives by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and national ministries of health and finance.
The institute was established in 2004 amid debates following the 2003 Iraq conflict and the 2002 International Conference on Financing for Development, drawing early collaborators from United Nations Development Programme, World Health Organization, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund. Initial projects partnered with United Kingdom Department for International Development and United States Agency for International Development to pilot integrated service delivery in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. During the 2010s the institute expanded into epidemic preparedness after collaborating with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and responding to the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa. In the 2020s ONE Institute contributed analyses during the COVID-19 pandemic and advised coalitions associated with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
ONE Institute’s mission emphasizes poverty reduction, health system strengthening, and resilient infrastructure through evidence-based interventions. Core programs include maternal and child health initiatives linked with United Nations Children’s Fund projects, climate adaptation efforts aligned with Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change guidance, and digital health deployments alongside Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grantees. Education and workforce development programs run in coordination with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and national ministries that have participated in Education for All planning. The institute operates field offices that execute cash-transfer pilots inspired by studies in partnership with International Rescue Committee and Oxfam, while policy units interface with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and African Development Bank processes.
Research outputs span randomized evaluations, policy briefs, and technical guidance cited by Lancet commissions and reports from Pew Research Center. The institute publishes peer-reviewed articles in collaboration with researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Major thematic lines include pandemic preparedness analyses referencing lessons from the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, health financing studies drawing on IMF fiscal assessments, and infrastructure resilience work informed by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change scenarios. ONE Institute contributions appear in compilations alongside studies by Nature Medicine authors and policy syntheses used by delegations at World Health Assembly meetings.
The institute is organized into thematic centers—Health Systems, Humanitarian Response, Climate Resilience, Digital Innovation, and Policy & Advocacy—staffed by researchers, program managers, and regional advisors seconded from institutions like Médecins Sans Frontières, Save the Children, and university research centers. Its board has trustees drawn from the leadership of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Brookings Institution, and corporate partners that include representatives from major philanthropic foundations. Regional hubs coordinate with subsidiary offices modeled after NGO field structures such as those of Mercy Corps and CARE International. Administrative units maintain liaison roles with diplomatic missions from countries including United States, United Kingdom, France, and Japan.
Collaborative networks include multilateral agencies, bilateral donors, academic institutions, and civil society. ONE Institute maintains memorandum-style relationships with World Bank Group programs, technical partnerships with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and joint ventures with university consortia including Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Oxford. It routinely partners on project grants with Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization initiatives, and engages in operational coordination with relief actors such as International Committee of the Red Cross and regional bodies like African Union. Research coalitions often involve think tanks such as Chatham House and Council on Foreign Relations.
Funding derives from foundation grants, multilateral contracts, government awards, and philanthropic donations. Major funders have included the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, national development agencies such as UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and United States Agency for International Development, and project financing from the European Commission and Asian Development Bank. Governance follows nonprofit best practices with audited financial statements, an independent board of trustees, and ethics and compliance committees modeled on standards used by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies affiliates. Transparency practices include public release of program evaluations and donor reports submitted to entities like OECD Development Assistance Committee.
The institute’s program evaluations have influenced national policy reforms in countries that include Kenya, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia, and its emergency response teams have received commendations from United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for work during the 2017 Rohingya refugee crisis. Scholarly citations and policy uptake have resulted in awards and mentions in forums such as the World Economic Forum and recognition from academic partners including prizes administered by American Public Health Association. Its data products have been incorporated into dashboards used by Global Health Security Agenda stakeholders and cited in legislative hearings in national parliaments.
Category:Research institutes