Archive for: Social and Behavior Change Communication

At a clinic in Kingabwa, Francine has her blood pressure taken before receiving her contraceptive method of choice, an implant. She is a participant in a local program organized by Action Humanitaire pour le Développement Durable Intégral Congolais (Humanitarian Action for Congolese Sustainable Development) and supported by le Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises (The Fund for Congolese Women).

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The Caregiver-Client Relationship Course

French Democratic Republic of the Congo Provider Behavior Change Tool, Technical Guide Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This course equips medical and nursing students with vital communication skills to enhance caregiver-client trust and health care outcomes.

Staff from the MOH in Tanzania

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Applying a Provider Behavior Ecosystem Lens to Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Services

English Maternal and Child Health, Service Delivery Fact Sheet/Brief Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This brief explores how the Provider Behavior Ecosystem map can be used to better understand and thereby address challenges in MNCH services.

The Power of Collaboration: Empowering the Next Generation of One Health Leaders

UFHB SOHIC members

The Power of Collaboration: Empowering the Next Generation of One Health Leaders

English Senegal, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire Global Health Security Case Study Social and Behavior Change Communication, Community Engagement, Advocacy Breakthrough ACTION

This case study highlights Breakthrough ACTION's work to foster youth leadership in One Health across Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Senegal.

Factors Influencing Community Health Worker Behaviors

English Malaria, Youth, Tuberculosis, Service Delivery, Provider Behavior Change, Nutrition, Mental Health, Maternal and Child Health, HIV, Global Health Security, Gender, Sexual and Reproductive Health, COVID-19 Social and Structural, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Community Engagement Breakthrough ACTION

This literature review explores factors influencing community health worker behavior and maps them against the Provider Behavior Ecosystem.

A health care provider vaccinates a newborn in its mother's arms

Compassionate Care Intervention for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Services

English Tanzania Service Delivery, Provider Behavior Change, Mental Health, Maternal and Child Health Toolkit, Implementation Guidance Social and Behavior Change Communication, Human-centered Design Breakthrough ACTION

This intervention is a comprehensive set of solutions designed for maternal, newborn, and child health service providers.

Community meeting in Zambia

Breakthrough ACTION Zambia

Bridging Silos: Enhancing Public Health Outcomes Through Zambia’s One Health Approach

English Zambia Global Health Security Case Study Risk Communication, Social and Structural, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Knowledge Management, Community Engagement, Advocacy Breakthrough ACTION

In Zambia, Breakthrough ACTION used a cascading approach to capacity building to spread One Health knowledge and skills across government levels.

Sleeves Up COVID-19 campaign Guyana

Guyana Research Findings

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

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

Seven adolescent girls smiling and sitting on a bench

Trends in Child, Early, and Forced Marriage and Adolescent Reproductive Health

English Malawi Youth, Gender, Child Early Forced Marriage Fact Sheet/Brief Social and Structural, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Community Engagement, Audience Segmentation Breakthrough ACTION

This document shares data and trends in child marriage cases, school enrollment, and SRH services in Malawi.

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