Archive for: Social and Behavior Change Communication

A woman rears sheep in Ethiopia

Kelley Lynch/USAID

Community Workers in Ethiopia Save Lives Thanks to Risk Communication Training

English Ethiopia Global Health Security Success Story Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Risk Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This success story outlines how community workers in Ethiopia play a crucial role in safeguarding public health.

Man with livestock in Côte d'Ivoire

Risk Communication and Community Engagement Success Stories

English Ethiopia, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali Global Health Security Success Story Community Engagement, Digital, Knowledge Management, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Risk Communication Breakthrough ACTION

These success stories describe how Breakthrough ACTION enhanced risk communication capabilities for handling priority zoonotic diseases.

The “Check Am O!” (Go and Check It!) tuberculosis testing and treatment SBC campaign in Nigeria

Valentine Edoziem/Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria

Social and Behavior Change to Increase Tuberculosis Care-Seeking in Nigeria

English Nigeria Tuberculosis Fact Sheet/Brief, Implementation Guidance, Report, Technical Guide, Video/Animation Community Engagement, Human-centered Design, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

These interventions increased the number of TB cases identified in Nigeria. The resources include a campaign, job aid, guidelines, and reports.

Nigerian men gather to look at integrated SBC referral cards

Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria

Nigeria Community Engagement Resources and Tools

English Nigeria COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition Implementation Guidance, Tool Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This package of community engagement resources focuses on lifestages and multiplier and gateway behaviors.

Nigeria Women’s Empowerment Groups

English Nigeria Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition Tool Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

Women’s Empowerment Groups in Nigeria provide safe spaces for women and strengthen their capacity and agency to practice health behaviors.

RBM Partnership To End Malaria

Malaria Social and Behavior Change Toolkit for Community Health Workers

English, French, Portuguese Malaria, Service Delivery Toolkit Community Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This toolkit provides high-level guidance to develop malaria social and behavior change training curricula for community health workers.

Male healthcare worker counseling male patient in a vaccination clinic

Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria

Building Trust and Empathy Around COVID-19: A Client-Centered Communication Approach Online Course

English Nigeria COVID-19, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Online Course Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This course is designed to equip health workers with tools to address vaccine hesitancy and to promote COVID-19 prevention, testing, and vaccination.

Pregnant woman and her male partner

Malaria in Pregnancy: Trends from the Malaria Behavior Survey

English Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi, Sierra Leone Malaria Fact Sheet/Brief Social and Behavior Change Communication, Social and Structural Breakthrough ACTION

This brief provides recommendations to increase the uptake of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy and early antenatal care.

Five people work together around a laptop in Guinea

Breakthrough ACTION Guinea

Outcome Harvesting Evaluation of Social and Behavior Change Activities Focused on Zoonotic Diseases

English, French Guinea COVID-19, Global Health Security Report Community Engagement, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This report discussed an outcome harvesting project to evaluate the success of Breakthrough ACTION Guinea's zoonotic disease portfolio.

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