Having too many children is not good. Everyone knows his capacity, and I think it is necessary to limit your childbirth to what your capacity can take you. God will not come down from heaven to help.” —From a CCP interview with a 24-year-old Nigerian
Teah Doegmah and Marietta Yekee, Program Officers in Liberia for CCP’s Health Communication Capacity Collaborative, embody CCP’s trademark expertise, innovation and creativity. Since their work shifted abruptly to the Ebola outbreak in July, they are using their expertise in health communication to fight the deadly disease.
A mosquito net enters a household through a mass distribution campaign and quickly becomes a prized possession. It is aired out for a day or two, then hung over the bed. A mother and her two children sleep under it. In the morning, mom ties
In an article on CNN this week, Susan Krenn, Director of CCP explained the importance of using entertainment education to transmit health messages. “This type of programming [entertainment education] really allows you to use creativity and pull people in for the value of the entertainment,
The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) on Wednesday launched the Ebola Communication Network (ECN), an online collection of Ebola resources, materials and tools from and for the global health community. As global health experts continue to grapple with the rapid spread of the Ebola virus
Worth an estimated $60 million, the USAID/President’s Malaria Initiative award will support countries to strengthen LLIN distribution and proven alternative vector control measures. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Communication Programs (JHU∙CCP) announced a five-year award from the U. S. Agency
Research finds support for new government policies but varied comfort with social enforcement. A study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (JHU∙CCP) finds widespread support for new policies to prevent smoking in public spaces in Indonesia, however, individual
Radio program in Malawi influences listeners to adopt HIV preventative behaviors A new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP) suggests that entertainment education can be used to reduce the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS in
For most kids around the world, long lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) do not feature prominently on their school supplies list. This is not the case in Tanzania. Students across southern Tanzania have received LLINs as part of the School Net Project, an initiative of the
Rimikka Khadka, Tulasha Shrestha and Bhola Hamal all agree on one thing: they are ardent fans of the Bhanchhin Aama radio program. “[After] hearing this radio program I went for regular checkups and also took my iron tablets regularly,” said Rimikka Khadka of Sindhupalchok, Duskun-2. For Tulasha
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