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A Nigerian family in Alkaleri LGA of Bauchi StateNura Bashir Faggo/Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria

Promoting Healthy Nutrition Behaviors Through Community Mobilization in Rural Nigeria

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Breakthrough ACTION worked with community health workers to promote healthy nutrition behaviors in Nigeria.
A female emergency transport driverBreakthrough ACTION-Nigeria

Nigeria Ward Development Committees Drive Community Action by Helping Women Get to Health Services

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Breakthrough ACTION’s work enabled a community emergency system to transport thousands of women to facilities for antenatal care and child delivery.
Breakthrough ACTION program officer works on a laptop in NigeriaBreakthrough ACTION-Nigeria

The power of geospatial mapping to increase COVID-19 vaccinations

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Breakthrough ACTION collaborated with Nigeria’s Kebbi State Government to use geospatial mapping to help increase COVID-19 vaccination rates.
Female pharmacist holding the Building Trust and Empathy Around COVID-19 handoutBreakthrough ACTION

Building Trust and Empathy Around COVID-19 in Nigeria: What Have We Learned?

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Breakthrough ACTION shares five lessons learned through its efforts to strengthen Nigerian community health workers’ capacity to respond to COVID-19.
Radio news cast

Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among the Media: The Story of a Radio Station in Oyo State

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Breakthrough ACTION’s work with media personnel across radio, print, and television increased COVID-19 vaccine rates in Nigeria.
International Women’s Day in NigeriaBreakthrough ACTION

Advancing Gender Equality in Nigeria Through Women’s Empowerment Groups

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This blog post celebrates International Women’s Day by highlighting how women’s empowerment groups Breakthrough ACTION works with advance gender equality.
International Mens Day November 19

Building Better Relations Between Men and Women Through Premarital Counseling

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Breakthrough ACTION piloted premarital counseling in Nigeria to promote better relationships and gender equality, leading to better health outcomes.

Breakthrough ACTION at 2021 ASTMH Annual Meeting

At the 2021 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting, Breakthrough ACTION presents on social and behavior change tuberculosis and malaria.
A feverish child is treated by the community relayUSAID/StopPalu+/Flickr

Malaria Social and Behavior Change During COVID-19 Case Studies

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These case studies show how Breakthrough ACTION and other creative programs re-strategized to overcome COVID-19 limitations on malaria prevention and treatment.