The BRIDGE II Project in Malawi facilitated a workshop on Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) in April in order to educate journalists and encourage accurate reporting. VMMC is a medical procedure for men and male adolescents that can reduce the risk of contracting HIV by
A new case study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP) examines efforts to scale up access to and demand for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMCC) in South Africa. Beginning in February 2012, the Brothers for Life initiative
Every Sunday, men and women across Côte d’Ivoire end the weekend by watching television. On March 16 a new television drama series joined the popular Sunday evening line up: Réseaux (“Networks” in English). Réseaux follows the story of Jean-Yves, a man in his mid-40s who is torn between
On December 1, World AIDS Day celebrations took place around the world. In Haiti, Malawi and Tanzania, CCP’s cutting-edge approach to HIV prevention in our USAID-funded projects in these countries was featured and lauded by partners, beneficiaries and Heads of State who attended the festivities.
This week in Haiti banners in the streets, posters at health institutions and community organizations, SMS and robocalls and radio spots airing on national radio are all sharing the same message: Sida! Mwen pap pran. Mwen pap bay. (AIDS! I’m not catching it. I’m not
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 second phase of the innovative concurrent partnerships reduction campaign in Tanzania – Tuko wangapi? Tulizana (How many are we? Settle down) – launched amidst great excitement in early September. “Concurrent partnership behavior is a challenge in our country, and it is a behavior that
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (CCP) is proud to announce the launch of an exceptional new campaign in South Africa: ZAZI. ZAZI aims to reduce the HIV incidence among South African women, in addition to, preventing unwanted pregnancies, diminishing
New research conducted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (JHU∙CCP) examines the role that communication science can play in supporting treatment-as-prevention in each stage of the HIV care process. The findings are presented in a paper published in
The parents of five children, Helena Nhampule and Mateus Langa have been together for over 16 years. They built their home in Maputo Province, Mozambique and lived happily until Mateus fell sick in 2007. At first, Helena accompanied her husband for treatment at the local
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