Community Session: A Tool to Protect Community Against COVID-19 in Bangladesh

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Written by: Rakhshindah Akhtar, Program Officer, Breakthrough ACTION, and Laboni Rahman, Consultant, Breakthrough ACTION The dense population in Bangladesh, alongside its predominance of low-income rural areas, makes the country particularly…

Zoonotic Behavioral Research Assessments

The Dangers of Misinformation and Rumors during Health Emergencies

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Written by: Susan Leibtag, Compass Curator In the past 18 months, the world has changed a great deal: a pandemic has altered all our lives in myriad ways. When it comes to obtaining information while living in a worldwide health crisis,…

Le temps gagné équivaut à des vies sauvées

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VOIX DES PREMIERES LIGNES : BREAKTHROUGH ACTION RÉPOND À L’EBOLA EN GUINÉE

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Le virus Ébola est mortel : le taux de survie, selon la souche, peut être aussi bas que 10 %, et la mort peut survenir parfois en six jours seulement. Pour les malades d'Ébola et les membres de leur communauté, cette nouvelle est une dure…

Time Saved Equals Lives Saved

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Voices from the Front Lines: Breakthrough ACTION Responds to Ebola in Guinea

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Written by: Antonia Morzenti, Breakthrough ACTION Program Officer Ebola virus is deadly: the survival rate, depending on the strain, can be as low as 10%, and death can happen sometimes in as little as six days. For Ebola patients and those…

We’re Laser-Focused on COVID-19 Vaccines but Vaccine Hesitancy Remains a Challenge

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Written by Susan Leibtag, Compass Curator, Breakthrough ACTION These days, we are paying close attention to COVID-19 vaccines. We await a time when vaccines are made available in plentiful supplies to all countries, and the world can really…

KAPCOVID Dashboard: Trust