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CCP to Evaluate New Spatial Repellent for Mosquitoes

“An exciting part of our role ... will be talking to stakeholders at all levels to figure out exactly what’s needed to make spatial repellents successful,” says CCP's April Monroe, who is part of the five-year $33.7 million grant from Unitaid.

MALARIA

Vaccine Hesitancy Named Threat to Global Health

"Have vaccines become victims of their own success?" asks CCP's Executive Director Susan Krenn. "Have we forgotten how many people used to become sick and die from these diseases?"

COMMENTARY

Six Sleep-Related Infant Deaths Spur New Action

Following the recent rash of deaths, CCP quickly developed a new social media campaign and toolkit to reinforce the ABCDs of safe sleep and prevent more Baltimore babies from dying.

SAFE SLEEP

Study: ‘Counseling is Key’ to LARC Uptake in Nigeria

Asking a woman about her contraceptive preferences and providing information on all options may significantly improve the chances that she will adopt a long-acting family planning method.

FAMILY PLANNING

Selling Razors and a Better Version of Masculinity

"If it takes a company trying to sell razors to have an open dialogue about gender and appropriate male behavior, so be it," writes CCP's Executive Director Susan Krenn.

COMMENTARY

Stories from the Field

Vincente Tique works at a local health center in Mozambique, searching for people at risk for HIV who should be tested, people don’t know their status and are sometimes afraid of finding out. But it wasn’t always this way for Vincente.

WHY IT MATTERS