Men in Cote d’Ivoire aren’t being tested for HIV because they are afraid of what the impact of a positive result would be on not only their health, but their family, work, social status and sexuality. But being tested is the only way to get treated — and reduce the risk of the spread of the virus.
The same phone technology that allows us to “press 1 to make a same-day appointment” can be used to get spouses in Africa to talk to each other about family planning and increase the use of modern contraception.
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
Personal stories are powerful. They can open new worlds and ideas, move people on issues they’d never considered and, ultimately, change behaviors. The newest tool from the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP), produced by the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) project, harnesses this
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
Join the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP), on Thursday, November 10 from 9 – 1 PM for an interactive learning event to catalyze dialogue around the role of social and behavior change communication (SBCC) during
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
USAID, K4Health and the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) are pleased to launch the Zika Communication Network (ZCN) —a reliable one-stop shop for Zika prevention and preparedness materials. ZCN curates essential, evidence-based tools and resources to help health and development professionals minimize the spread of
CCP leads the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), a USAID-funded global project working to strengthen developing country capacity to implement state-of-the-art social and behavior change communication (SBCC) programs. CCP experts are on the ground in four Latin American countries on behalf of HC3, conducting rapid
CCP will have a large presence at the fourth annual International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), held this year in Nusa Dua, Indonesia from January 25-28, 2016. Co-organized by the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health in partnership with the National
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