Young mothers receiving family planning information from a community health worker in UgandaJonathan Torgovnik/Getty Images/Images of Empowerment

When choices don’t match preferences: Better family planning through behavioral design

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This blog post describes programs that have successfully used behavioral design to help people choose family planning options that are best for them.
Congolese mother breastfeeds her babyPitshou Budiongo

In Honor of World Breastfeeding Week: Interpreting Baby’s Cries

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This blog post describes how insights on how the increasingly varied cries of growing infants can affect exclusive breastfeeding by their mothers.
Malaria testing at a village clinic in MalawiPhoto credit: amy Rakotoniaina/PMI/Flickr

Designing for Provider Behavior Change: Developing Solutions to Provider-side Barriers to Quality Care

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This blog post describes how Breakthrough ACTION used behavioral insights to develop provider behavior change solutions that lead to better quality of care.
A mother holds her baby as a provider administers a rapid malaria test during check-in at a health center in NigeriaBreakthrough ACTION

Same Information, Different Order: Testing Before Consultation to Improve Protocol Adherence

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This blog post describes how Breakthrough ACTION applied behavioral insights to improve malaria care providers’ adherence to national guidelines in Nigeria.
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Examining Provider Behavior Change Opportunities

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This paper reviews evidence on the promise of behavioral economics to improve outcomes through provider-facing interventions in five critical health areas.
A provider training by SM360+ mentors

Harnessing Behavioral Design to Improve Maternal Care in Zambia

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This blog post highlights how behavioral design enabled the development of low-cost, feasible solutions to promote respectful maternal care in Zambia.
A group of women, including expectant mothers, meet outside in NepalUSAID/Flickr

Systematic Review of Behavioral Attributes

This brief examines nine behavioral attributes and describes four attributes that apply broadly to enhancing social and behavior programming.
Provider and mother smile at newborn babyKatyesi Media

Applying Behavioral Economics to Improve Women’s Experience with Maternal Care in Zambia

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This page has resources about behavioral economics-informed solutions to improve labor and delivery care experience for women in Zambia.
USAID community volunteer provides TB prevention services in the mountains of of the PhilippinesUSAID/Flickr

Overcoming Barriers to Tuberculosis Care in the Philippines

This article summarizes research on issues related to the underutilization of clinical services for tuberculosis in the Philippines.