The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) adapt materials for cancer patients in East Africa, where misinformation and fear are roadblocks to early diagnosis and treatment.
Arriving at the meeting hall, Kebebush Bekele, a health extension worker from the Badewacho district in Ethiopia’s Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region, was excited to see “social mobilization” activities – or activities that use dialogue to bring together local stakeholders to raise awareness of
CCP Executive Director Susan Krenn joined HE Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu, Minister of Health in Ethiopia, and Ramona El Hamzaoui, Acting Mission Director for USAID Ethiopia, to announce the launch of a multiplatform social and behavior change communication (SBCC) project, Communication for Health, to be based
Betengna, the first radio program in Ethiopia to feature the true stories of people living with HIV, celebrated its seventh anniversary at the end of September. “I am so happy to have told my story. I have felt strengthened and empowered from doing so,” stated
The best part of being a Talkline counselor is being able to provide quality counseling to clients who are facing difficult situations and helping these people make informed decisions about HIV testing and treatment. I feel so satisfied when I am able to educate a
CCP celebrated over a decade of successful partnership with the Ethiopian government and local organizations during the visit of Honorable Minister Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu, the Minister of Health of Ethiopia, to JHU on Friday, February 8. In his remarks, Dr. Admasu praised CCP’s programs and
CCP is pleased to announce that it will be developing and implementing the social and behavior change communication (SBCC) strategy for ENGINE (Empowering New Generations to Improve Nutrition and Economic opportunities), a five-year, $6 million USAID-funded project in Ethiopia. Led by Save the Children, CCP
Over 300 people attended the launch of Know Your Limit, a new alcohol-HIV campaign run by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs AIDS Resource Center (CCP/ARC). The launch took place on June 10 at Addis Ababa University (AAU) and
“There’s nothing that won’t be talked about” boasts DAGU (Let’s Talk in Afar) Youth Media, a popular Ethiopian radio show that targets 15-20 year old listeners. In order to meet the goal of reducing the spread of HIV among its listening population, DAGU has bravely
Betengna, a radio program that showcases the diaries of ordinary people living with HIV, may contribute to reducing HIV-related stigma, according to the results of a research study disseminated today in Addis Ababa. Results of the research indicate that listeners of Betengna were found to
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