Guyana Archives | Breakthrough ACTION and RESEARCH

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This online course provides guidance on developing monitoring plans for malaria SBC programs.

Peer-Reviewed Articles Supporting the SBC Evidence Base

English Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Francophone West Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Togo, Guyana, Nigeria, Malawi, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, El Salvador, Dominican Republic COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender, Male Engagement, Global Health Security, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Peer-reviewed Advocacy, Audience Segmentation, Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Digital, Human-centered Design, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Social and Structural, Risk Communication, Integration Breakthrough ACTION

These peer-reviewed publications help SBC practitioners find strategies and scalable interventions to improve health outcomes.

Guyana Research Findings

English Guyana COVID-19, Malaria Fact Sheet/Brief, Implementation Guidance Human-centered Design, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

Breakthrough ACTION Guyana's research on SBC support for malaria testing and treatment among gold miners and the development of a rumor-tracking system.

Lilttle Mosquito, Big Problem campaign in Guyana

Guyana Technical Briefs

English Guyana COVID-19, Malaria Fact Sheet/Brief Human-centered Design, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

Briefs highlighting Breakthrough ACTION Guyana's malaria and COVID-19 interventions, showcasing results and offering insights on the impact of this work.

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How to Use After-action Reviews to Learn and Improve: Lessons From the Breakthrough ACTION Guyana Team

Breakthrough ACTION English Latin America & the Caribbean, Guyana Malaria Case Study Human-centered Design Breakthrough ACTION

This case study showcases how Breakthrough ACTION used after-action reviews with Guyana’s Ministry of Health to develop a national malaria SBC strategy.

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Using Human-Centered Design to Improve Malaria Outcomes in Regions 7 and 8

Breakthrough ACTION English Latin America & the Caribbean, Guyana Malaria Report Human-centered Design Breakthrough ACTION

This report describes how Breakthrough ACTION used human-centered design to understand care-seeking behaviors among miners in malaria-prone areas in Guyana.

There's Gold in Social and Behavior Change visual essay

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Insights Report: Using Human-Centered Design to Strengthen Guyana’s Malaria Test and Treatment Adherence Program

Breakthrough ACTION English Latin America & the Caribbean, Guyana Malaria Report, Website Human-centered Design Breakthrough ACTION

This report describes the process and insights gained from applying human-centered design to develop solutions targeting malaria-related behaviors in Guyana.

SBC Flow Chart: Guyana Malaria Spotlight

Breakthrough ACTION English Latin America & the Caribbean, Guyana Malaria Success Story Integration Breakthrough ACTION

This Spotlight provides an overview of how the SBC Flow Chart was applied to develop solutions to improve malaria outcomes among mining communities in Guyana.

Phase 1 Define: Mine existing knowledge, Intent statement, Deepen understanding; Phase 2 Design & Test: Imagine, Refine, Prototype, Test; Phase 3 Apply: Implement & Monitor, Evaluate & Refine, Adapt & Scale

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Social and Behavior Change Flow Chart

Breakthrough ACTION English Guinea, Guyana, Nigeria, Jamaica Malaria, Service Delivery, Tuberculosis Toolkit Behavioral Science, Human-centered Design, Integration Breakthrough ACTION

Using human-centered design principles, the SBC Flow Chart asks users to adopt a beginner's mind to identify new insights to solve public health problems.