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.
‘I Know That it Made Me Change’
An evaluation of CCP’s Brothers for Life program in Cote d’Ivoire finds that it was successful in getting at-risk men tested for HIV and, if diagnosed with the virus, treated with antiretroviral therapy.
CCP Wins Five-Year, $35 Million Knowledge Management Project
The new project, Knowledge SUCCESS, will use the latest learnings from behavioral science and design thinking to make knowledge management easy, attractive, salient and timely.
Change for the Better
For more than 30 years, CCP’s Leadership in Strategic Communication Workshop has developed stronger, more effective leaders in public health and development. Please join our Springboard discussion on Thursday, February 28 at 9 a.m. EST to learn more.
Tackling HIV Medication Adherence in South Africa
USAID asked CCP to help understand how to improve adherence to HIV medications in South Africa among those who were struggling the most to stay on treatment.