CCP steered social science research for the five-year project, which is led by the University of Notre Dame, to help build evidence base for repellent recommendation.
A new social and behavior change strategy, messages, and other communication tools will guide health workers and households to manage impacts.
“When we engage men … as partners who care deeply about the health and well-being of their families, we create opportunities for real change,” says one co-author.
In focusing primarily on individuals and their roles to spur behavior change, programs may ignore the need for structural changes, including the underlying social, economic, and political causes of health inequities.
CCP research finds that Tanzanians can only buy untreated nets, which are less effective at malaria prevention than treated ones.
CCP-led social and behavior change messaging workshop suggested ways to move forward. “My perspective has changed,” said one Imam.
CCP just launched a 13-episode web series designed to prevent zoonotic diseases with a YouTube channel in several French-speaking countries in West and Central Africa. ‘You have to find a way to pull at heartstrings,’ says one creator
The number of women using family planning continues to rise even as states “graduate” from CCP-led program.
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.
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