CCP Experts Named to World Health Organization Panels
Social and behavior change expert Uttara Bharath Kumar and researcher Danielle Naugle have been chosen for the prestigious advisory groups.
Social and behavior change expert Uttara Bharath Kumar and researcher Danielle Naugle have been chosen for the prestigious advisory groups.

CCP’s HCD work is a successful model for developing customized solutions based on the specific needs of communities around the world.
Not wanting to see important data on malaria prevention behaviors lost, CCP has pledged to keep the ITNuse.org website going.
As the CCP-led Breakthrough ACTION project closes, its director, Elizabeth Serlemitsos, discusses the legacy it leaves behind.

The organizing Secretariat is sharing that the next Summit will be held June 22-26, 2026 in Panama City, Panama. The theme is, “The Power of Connection: Reimagining Knowledge, Action and Equity in a Changing SBCC Landscape.”
Despite the end of the Knowledge SUCCESS project, shuttered by funding cuts, its fphandbook.org will live on under the management of CCP.
A unique evidence-based approach to supporting new mothers’ mental and reproductive health in rural Ethiopia has long-term positive impact on symptoms of postpartum anxiety and depression, according to findings from a cluster randomized controlled trial led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs. Mothers
“This guidance helps ensure that social and behavioral research is not an afterthought but a core pillar of outbreak response,” says CCP senior program officer Alex Jackson.
“It’s wonderful to see how well the investments in malaria … made over the last decade or so are paying off,” says CCP’s Angela Acosta, the malaria technical advisor for the Malaria Behavior Survey.
A CCP-led worksop last month set partners in the WISH2 project on a path to use social and behavior change approaches to improve outcomes.
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