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Encouraging Counseling that Promotes Meaningful Choice: Behavioral Design for Provider Behavior Change in Malawi

Breakthrough ACTION English Malawi Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Provider Behavior Change Case Study Behavioral Science, Human-centered Design Breakthrough ACTION

This case study describes how Breakthrough ACTION used behavioral design to understand family planning provider behavior in Malawi and offers seven insights.

A community health worker performs a malaria rapid diagnostic test on a sick child

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When Knowing the Protocol is Not Enough: Behavioral Design for Provider Behavior Change in Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment in Nigeria

Breakthrough ACTION English Nigeria Malaria, Provider Behavior Change Case Study Behavioral Science, Human-centered Design Breakthrough ACTION

This case study shows how provider environment and experiences impact malaria testing and treatment guideline compliance in Nigeria and offers three insights.

A community health worker uses a rapid malaria test on a young boy in Zambia

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Leveraging Connections Between Client and Provider Behavior: Behavioral Design for Provider Behavior Change in Zambia

Breakthrough ACTION English Zambia Maternal and Child Health, Provider Behavior Change Case Study Behavioral Science, Human-centered Design Breakthrough ACTION

Based on Breakthrough ACTION’s work in Zambia, this case study examines how health care providers' environments impact their ability to provide quality care.

Moving the Needle Towards Gender Transformation

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Francophone West Africa, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Togo Family Planning / Reproductive Health, Gender Case Study Breakthrough ACTION

This series of case studies showcase how real-world programs can integrate gender in ways that are culturally responsive and contextually appropriate.

Lessons from the COVID-19 Response

Breakthrough ACTION English Burma, Cambodia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mozambique, Philippines, South Africa COVID-19 Case Study, Tool Community Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation Breakthrough ACTION

Read about the lessons Breakthrough ACTION learned in the process of adapting social and behavior change programs during COVID-19.

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Advancing Postpartum Hemorrhage Care Approach in Malawi

Breakthrough RESEARCH English Malawi Maternal and Child Health, Provider Behavior Change Case Study, Fact Sheet/Brief Breakthrough RESEARCH

These resources describe social and behavior change efforts to reduce maternal deaths from postpartum hemorrhage in Malawi.

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Using SBC to Increase Family Planning Uptake in Zambia

Breakthrough ACTION English Zambia Family Planning / Reproductive Health Case Study Advocacy Breakthrough ACTION

This case study highlights how Breakthrough ACTION made the case for using social and behavior change to achieve family planning goals in Zambia.

Young women in India explain software to each other

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Knowledge Management Resources

Breakthrough ACTION, Breakthrough RESEARCH English Case Study, Presentation Slides Knowledge Management Breakthrough ACTION, Breakthrough RESEARCH

This collection includes a synthesis of knowledge management activities from the 2018 International SBCC Summit and entries from the CLA Case Competition.

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Advocacy for Social and Behavior Change

Breakthrough ACTION English, French Family Planning / Reproductive Health Case Study, Fact Sheet/Brief, Model/Framework, Video/Animation, Website Advocacy Breakthrough ACTION, Breakthrough RESEARCH

This page has a suite of tools to help social and behavior change (SBC) champions advocate for the use of SBC in health and development projects.