Wazazi Nipendeni, a health communication campaign implemented by CCP in Tanzania, recently garnered global and regional media attention for the launch of its second phase. Wazazi Nipendeni, or “Love Me, Parents,” was originally launched in 2012 to encourage pregnant women and their partners to take
The inaugural International SBCC Summit 2016 to be held February 8-10 will bring together the global community of social and behavior change communication (SBCC) organizations, professionals and researchers to advance the practice of SBCC in health. It will offer talks from SBCC field practitioners; a
CCP’s Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project is guided by the belief that knowledge saves lives. That’s why the knowledge managers at K4Health work hard to collect and curate essential knowledge and then connect health program managers, service providers, and decision makers to it so they
The latest issue of Global Health Science and Practice (GHSP) highlights social franchising, an enormously successful way to address unmet family planning need and to reach the FP2020 goal of providing access to modern contraception to an additional 120 million clients by 2020. Two articles showcase
With an abundance of inexpensive smart phones but little internet connectivity, India is ripe for digital invention. Enter Gyan Jyoti (Hindi for “Light of Knowledge”), an app that gives rural health workers a portable library of family planning materials to study and share with their
“Malaria-free is a possibility – It will take a lot of effort from you and me.” In his recently released single Play Your Part, the Nigerian superstar musician 2face Idibia uses the power of music to rally Nigerians around making a malaria-free life a reality
For two years, Emily Yona’s children were frequently sick with malaria and had to be hospitalized. Their poor health took a financial toll on the young Malawian family as Yona and her husband, a wood cutter, struggled to pay hospital bills. What’s more, Emily was
In Swaziland, preventing HIV/AIDS depends largely on the talents of people like Bhekie Sithole who can lead opposing factions to common ground. As Program Officer for Key Populations (KP) for CCP’s Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) Swaziland, Bhekie brings together men who have sex with
Before two earthquakes destroyed thousands of homes and communities across Nepal, Aama (meaning “mother” in Nepali), star of the USAID-funded Bhanchhin Aama drama and call-in radio program, answered questions from new mothers about nutrition, sanitation and contraception. Post-earthquake, Aama is back on the air and her
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