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Written by: Rahin Khandker1, Anne Stotler1, James Nyara2, and Allison Schachter1, Breakthrough ACTION 1 ideas42, 2 Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs As behavioral designers, we know it’s important for end-users and other stakeholders to participate in the design process for any new solution. But when a diverse array of perspectives are important, determining when […]
Written by: Nicole Walter, Program Manager, Data for Good at Meta Breakthrough ACTION, USAID’s global social and behavior change project, catalyzes social and behavior change by designing and implementing evidence-based solutions to improve health and development programs around the world. When COVID-19 emerged in late 2019, Breakthrough ACTION was already working on social and behavior change for […]
Written by: Olivia Carlson, Program Officer Access to vasectomy is critical to ensuring wide method choice and promoting gender equity by allowing men to share responsibility for contraception. Vasectomy is safe, effective, and offers several benefits for those who do not want to have any or more children. Nevertheless, vasectomy is rarely included in family […]
Written by: Alison Pack, Program Officer Recently, the field of public health has seen significant progress in enabling and promoting self-care in sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Nonetheless, those who influence SRH practices or policies need guidance to formally support self-care behaviors. In response, Breakthrough ACTION and the Self-Care Trailblazer Group developed a framework and […]
Written by: Madeline Kau, Emily Zimmerman (ideas42), and Augustin Ngandu (SBC Advisor, Breakthrough ACTION DRC) For young children experiencing an illness, adequate nutrition is critical for recovery. However, children often do not receive the recommended amounts of food during and after an illness. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 70% of children under […]
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