Across Africa, women are more likely to be tested and treated for HIV and are more likely to stay on treatment than men. Men tend to avoid testing and when they do access care, it is often at a later stage of infection. We see
Felix Chipoya had no background in health before he linked up with One Community, a comprehensive USAID-funded initiative to prevent, test for and link people to treatment HIV in Malawi. “Before our work, very few people were getting tested, some because of long distances to
In 2012, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) embarked on a mission, backed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and supported by several international partners. As the leader of the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative project (HC3), we set out to
Although one of Africa’s smallest countries, Swaziland has the highest prevalence of HIV in the world. A 2017 survey found that nearly a third of the population between the ages of 18 and 49 was HIV positive and there are about 2,600 new cases of HIV
How can we get more clients to health services? What can we do to improve client-provider interactions? How can we increase the adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors? These are questions we in the health service field grapple with on a regular basis. Solutions to
CCP staff member Lisa Mwaikambo attended RTI International’s “Ending Gender Inequalities: Addressing the Nexus of HIV, Drug Use, and Violence with Evidence-Based Action” conference last month. She shares her thoughts on how to address gender inequalities below. Last month, I attended RTI International’s “Ending Gender Inequalities: Addressing
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
Siri ya Mtungi, a television serial drama produced by CCP’s Tanzania Capacity and Communication Project (TCCP), is the winner of an AfriComNet Annual Award for Excellence. The AfriComNet awards recognize outstanding contributions made by individuals/organizations to strategic communication for health. Siri ya Mtungi, or Secrets
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
The Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) released today a special supplement devoted entirely to health communication and its role in HIV prevention and treatment. The supplement was sponsored by the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), which is funded by the U.S. Agency for
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