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“We’re really interested in the value of songs as a communications tool,” says Clare Barlow, curator of a new exhibit at the Wellcome Collection. CCP’s is included along with nine other songs about infectious diseases.
CCP’s Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative has performed more than 500 makeovers, transforming rundown and poorly functioning health clinics in a single weekend. And this unique model is now expanding.
“My Family Planning Guide” is a distance learning education mobile app designed by CCP in Nigeria to keep family planning service providers up-to-date on the newest types of modern contraception and strengthen interpersonal communication with clients.
Through a combination of strategies, CCP’s project boosted the number of women adopting modern contraception after giving birth in 40 private health facilities by more than seven-fold in one year. The strategies are now being scaled up to an additional 200 private clinics over the next year.
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.
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.
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