In late April, after eight years of advocacy work by CCP, the House Assembly of Oyo State passed a bill requiring the state to fund family planning there. CCP staff hope other states will soon follow Oyo's lead.
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.
Asking a woman about her contraceptive preferences and providing information on all options may significantly improve the chances that she will adopt a long-acting family planning method, new CCP research suggests.
As our 30th anniversary year comes to a close, we at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs are taking a look back.
“Social media is such a powerful tool to use to reach young people,” says CCP's Aisha Waziri.
With the ultimate aim of increasing Nigeria’s TB case detection rate, the CCP-led research team set out to put themselves in the shoes of their end users. They interviewed more than 240 people over three weeks.
Women in Nigeria whose clerics extol the benefits of family planning were significantly more likely to adopt modern contraceptive methods, new research suggests, highlighting the importance of engaging religious leaders to help increase the country’s stubbornly low uptake of family planning services.
It’s a tough job ensuring that children around the world receive their recommended immunizations. A new toolkit is being designed to help.
After each clinic makeover, the use of modern family planning services there increased significantly. Renovating the environment makes it more appealing, cleaner and motivates clients to seek care at the facility.
In rural Kenya in the mid-1990s, Rael Odengo had no running water, but the teen had a radio. The Youth Variety Show was her only way to get family planning information. Now, at CCP, she creates the kind of programs that shaped her youth.