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Responding to Lassa Fever Through Risk Communication and Community Engagement Approaches: The Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria experience

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To address the unmet modern contraception need and high discontinuation rate, Breakthrough ACTION is working with Burundi to shift harmful social norms.
A larger group stands in a circle outside in GuatemalaMariaJose Matheu/Breakthrough ACTION Guatemala

Leveraging Knowledge Management for Adaptive Learning and Sustainable Change

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Effective KM is a strategic driver of success. Breakthrough ACTION has pioneered innovative KM approaches to strengthen SBC programming.
Two men holding up a chalk board and one man pointing to data on the board.

A Journey of Community Empowerment Across Five States in Nigeria

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Breakthrough ACTION’s community capacity strengthening approach empowered 659 local ward committees across five Nigerian states to lead health programs.
Ward Development Council members pose with a joint action plan developed by health providers and community members in Egwudinagu ward, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria

Strengthening Facility-Community Relationships through Community–Provider Dialogues in Nigeria

In Nigeria, Breakthrough ACTION developed solutions to build trust and to boost care-seeking, antenatal care uptake, and health-facility births.
A nurse administers antimalarial treatment to a woman in NigeriaEdoziem Valentine/Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria

Changing Provider Behavior to Improve Quality of Care in Plateau State, Nigeria

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In Nigeria, Breakthrough ACTION worked with over 10,000 service providers to understand their attitudes towards service delivery and standards of care.
Two Nigerian men, seated across each other, having a conversation.

Engaging Religious Leaders to Prevent Malaria in Nigeria

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In Nigeria, Breakthrough ACTION is helping religious leaders counsel their congregants on health topics such as malaria prevention and treatment.
A Nigerian family, comprising a mother, a young girl, a young boy, and a father, sitting on the ground.

Mothers as Agents of Household Health

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In Nigeria, mothers equipped with knowledge, income, and confidence are shaping the health of their families.
Malaria medication in NigeriaArne Hoel/World Bank/Flickr

Trusted Messages and Messengers Contribute to Life-Saving Malaria Prevention Campaigns in Benue

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In Nigeria, Breakthrough ACTION worked with traditional and religious leaders to advance a campaign to protect children from malaria.
Compound meeting in NigeriaBreakthrough ACTION-Nigeria

Promoting Antenatal Care Attendance and Preventing Malaria through Compound Meetings in Nigeria

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In Nigeria, Breakthrough ACTION is using compound meetings to transform maternal health and malaria care mindsets and behaviors.