Counting dogs in the nation's Upper West region is the first step toward conducting a rabies vaccination campaign there in September, with the goal of eliminating rabies in Ghana by 2030.

SBCC SUMMIT

Fitri Putjuk, country representative for CCP in Indonesia, has been honored with the Staff Practice Award for Excellence in International Public Health Practice from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is a longtime family planning leader and mentor.

FAMILY PLANNING

Allowing recent successes in access and uptake of modern family planning to falter during the COVID-19 pandemic could have serious long-term consequences, says CCP's Joanna Skinner.

FAMILY PLANNING

When you lack soap and water and room to spread out, it's hard to follow COVID-19 guidance on handwashing and social distancing. “Different messages and strategies will be needed ... to slow the spread of disease,” says CCP's Erica Nybro.

COVID-19

The project, called the Social Behavior Change Activity (SBCA), has a strong emphasis on capacity strengthening to enable Uganda’s social and behavior change practitioners to create and implement their own programs based on their needs.

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE

On the latest episode of Public Health on Call, a Johns Hopkins podcast focused on the coronavirus pandemic, CCP’s executive director talks about how communication can combat fear if it’s credible, transparent and timely.

CORONAVIRUS

In Indonesia, pharmacies are usually the initial source of community health information. Now they're playing a key role in preventing the spread of COVID-19. With tools from CCP's Breakthrough ACTION, Raden Assifa Rahmah, a pharmacist assistant, is helping.

WHY IT MATTERS