New Malaria Threat Requires New Action in Africa
“Anopheles stephensi is a threat to the successes we have made to control and, in some places, eliminate malaria,” says CCP’s April Monroe.
“Anopheles stephensi is a threat to the successes we have made to control and, in some places, eliminate malaria,” says CCP’s April Monroe.
In Malawi, young boys from about 5 to 15 are less likely than their family members to sleep with an insecticide-treated bed net designed to protect them from mosquitoes carrying the parasite that causes malaria.
CCP study finds that starting conversations about malaria could encourage gold miners in Guyana to be promptly tested and treated for the disease.
The findings suggest that explicit messages around proper storage could extend the lifespan of nets and increase protection against malaria.
Our work this year spanned many topics and approaches – from COVID vaccine acceptance and family planning to malaria and social norms. Here’s a round up of CCP’s biggest blog posts of 2021.
The extension from USAID means Breakthrough ACTION, its flagship global social and behavior change project, can continue its critical work in family planning, malaria, COVID-19 and more.
In its evaluation study, Breakthrough ACTION found that exposure to the many layers of the campaign led to shifts in mindsets about sleeping under a mosquito net as a social norm, as well as changes in malaria-prevention behaviors.
While worst-case scenarios haven’t come true, COVID has distracted African health officials who focus on endemic problems, such as malaria.
Ugandans between the ages of 18 and 29 say their access to services such as family planning and maternal and child health has been limited by the pandemic, according to a CCP survey.
To change bed net behaviors in Nigeria, new CCP research suggests it’s vital that communication programs engage on an emotional level.
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