How CCP Helped Advance a New Malaria Prevention Tool
Research from the AEGIS consortium helped shape how spatial repellents could be used, understood and adopted in real-world settings.
Research from the AEGIS consortium helped shape how spatial repellents could be used, understood and adopted in real-world settings.

A new project led in part by CCP aims to address postpartum depression and obesity by designing support around what mothers say they actually need.
How a structured brainstorming session at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs became a years-long call to prevent drug deaths the community.
How CCP and its partners are helping frontline workers lead with empathy in life’s most personal health decisions.
Global experience, including that of CCP, shows how community-driven approaches can help address rural health challenges in the U.S.

On World Malaria Day, CCP’s Executive Director Debora Freitas López notes that over the past two decades, global efforts have saved millions of lives through prevention, testing, and treatment. But cuts to foreign aid are troubling. “We need to stay focused and keep pushing forward,” she says.
“It’s about … welcoming different ways for people to share their experiences and ideas,” says CCP’s August Summers. “Our work is strongest when community members actively shape the messages and tools created for their own communities.”
A study led by CCP found that health providers in the DRC often continue to treat fevers as malaria even when the rapid test is negative.
“This work is a reminder that innovation is not always digital or expensive,” says one CCP staff member in Ethiopia. “Sometimes it is a simple visual that catches your eye at the right moment.”
By listening to women, providers and others, CCP created “Let’s Talk Tubes,” a conversation starting campaign about managing cancer risk.
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