Artificial Intelligence and its Promising Application in Global Health
There is a lot of optimism around the promise of artificial intelligence and its application to global health, says CCP's Marla Shaivitz.
Dates, Location Announced for 2020 SBCC Summit
The next International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit will be held in Morocco from March 30 to April 3, 2020. CCP leads the organizing committee.
‘You Look Good in Your Purple’
Eighty churches around the city celebrated Precious Purple Sunday by raising awareness to prevent infant deaths. "Faith-based organizations are critical partners in the effort to educate Baltimore’s families about how to keep babies safe and healthy," says CCP's Amber Summers.
Four Pro Photo Tips for Making Global Health Portraits
For more than a decade, David Alexander has managed CCP's Photoshare, a free editorial collection of more than 30,000 captioned global health and development photos, and has advocated for the role of photography in global health communication.
Using Soccer to Teach About HIV Risk
“Young people find programming that doesn’t involve play to be boring. They have very short attention spans," says CCP's Thomas Ofem. "This program is designed to get kids moving and learning at the same time.”
Study: Privacy Concerns Keep Men from HIV Testing, Treatment
“Understanding the perspective of men is critical to tailoring health communication and clinical services to meet their needs,” says CCP's Natalie Tibbels. Her research is published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Communicating Implications as Important as Results Themselves
A clinical trial is exploring a potential link between certain contraceptives and HIV acquisition. Careful dissemination of the findings is vital to keeping women safe and family planning momentum going, says CCP's Susan Krenn.
Saving Mothers and Their Children in Northern Nigeria
The big question is this: How can we make the radical change necessary to save mothers and their babies in Northern Nigeria? CCP is taking a deep dive to look for answers.
New Issue of Global Health Journal Focuses on Maternal Health
Global Health: Science and Practice is published by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs’ Knowledge for Health project, which is supported by USAID.
Hand Gestures Could Save Moms’ Lives
A CCP-led safe motherhood pilot program in Mali was so successful – doubling the number of facility-based births over a short time period – that it's already being expanded to 38 more villages.