Improving Demand Generation for COVID-19 Vaccination Through Privately Owned Community Pharmacies

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Competent and empathetic health care workers are central to service delivery, including ensuring people get tested for and receive COVID-19 vaccines. Community pharmacists are closest to where people live, work, and play, making them the most…

Gender Analysis for Vaccine Response: Toolkit for Risk Communication and Community Engagement Actors

Lights, Camera, Vaccination: The Impact of Interactive Theater in Reaching the Unreached

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The more people who are vaccinated against COVID-19, the fewer opportunities the disease has to spread. In Bangladesh, the government, through a partnership with USAID-funded Breakthrough ACTION social and behavior change project, is using an…

The power of geospatial mapping to increase COVID-19 vaccinations

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy remains an issue in Nigeria, despite the accessibility and availability of vaccines. As part of nationwide support to the Government of Nigeria’s efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake, Breakthrough ACTION contributed…

West Africa Breakthrough ACTION Experiences

From Football to Puppets: The Power of Strategic Communication

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Since COVID-19 emerged over three years ago, countries all over the world have strived to prevent the spread of the virus and promote vaccination. Bangladesh is no exception. The government and various agencies have been working tirelessly to…

Community Session: A Tool to Protect Community Against COVID-19 in Bangladesh

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Written by: Rakhshindah Akhtar, Program Officer, Breakthrough ACTION, and Laboni Rahman, Consultant, Breakthrough ACTION The dense population in Bangladesh, alongside its predominance of low-income rural areas, makes the country particularly…

How Theory-Based Programming Can Drive COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake