Maternal and Child Health Archives | Breakthrough ACTION and RESEARCH

Peer-Reviewed Articles Supporting the SBC Evidence Base

English Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Francophone West Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Togo, Guyana, Nigeria, Malawi, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, El Salvador, Dominican Republic COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender, Male Engagement, Global Health Security, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Mental Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Peer-reviewed Advocacy, Audience Segmentation, Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Digital, Human-centered Design, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Social and Structural, Risk Communication, Integration Breakthrough ACTION

These peer-reviewed publications help SBC practitioners find strategies and scalable interventions to improve health outcomes.

Adaptations of Sick Child Feeding Tools in Guatemala

English, Spanish Guatemala Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery Tool, Training Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

These tools are adapted from those developed in the DRC and are based on behavioral insights from mothers and caregivers in Guatemala.

Using Digital Mobile Technology to Complement Community and Mass Media Interventions

English Nigeria COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Tuberculosis Fact Sheet/Brief Digital Breakthrough ACTION

These briefs describe how Breakthrough ACTION used mobile technology to share health messaging, disseminate mobile reminders, and as a learning tool.

Transforming Health Outcomes through SBC in Liberia

English Liberia Sexual and Reproductive Health, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Service Delivery, Youth Report Advocacy, Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Human-centered Design, Knowledge Management, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This report highlights the work of Breakthrough ACTION in Liberia, which worked to improve health outcomes across 12 counties using SBC.

Building Trust and Empathy with Young Mothers in Nutrition Programming

English Gender, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Service Delivery, Youth Fact Sheet/Brief Advocacy, Community Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This brief provides recommendations to prioritize trust and empathy to improve nutritional outcomes for young mothers and their children.

Provincial Assessment of Barriers to the Adoption of MNCH Accelerator Behaviors in the DRC

French Democratic Republic of the Congo Maternal and Child Health Report Audience Segmentation, Monitoring and Evaluation Breakthrough ACTION

This evaluation report offers recommendations to improve access to and uptake of essential health care services in the DRC.

Nigerian woman reading a radio script on World Malaria Day

Sustainable Media Engagement and Capacity Strengthening in Nigeria

English Nigeria COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender, Global Health Security, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Provider Behavior Change, Tuberculosis Fact Sheet/Brief Behavioral Science, Community Engagement, Digital, Human-centered Design, Knowledge Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This brief showcases Breakthrough ACTION’s approach to creating strong partnerships with media professionals and health technical experts as part of its strategic and coordinated package of SBC interventions in Nigeria.

A RECO interacting with community members in the DRC

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Resources and Tools to Empower Community Health Workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

English, French Democratic Republic of the Congo COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Malaria, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Tuberculosis Implementation Guidance, Report Community Engagement, Human-centered Design, Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

In the DRC, Breakthrough ACTION co-created solutions to revitalize the role of community health workers, known as RECOs, through a HCD approach.

A group of people gathered around a red boat in South Sudan

The Red Boat Radio Drama

English South Sudan Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender, Maternal and Child Health, WASH Implementation Guidance, Toolkit, Video/Animation Social and Behavior Change Communication Breakthrough ACTION

This 15-episode radio drama about FP, MNCH, and WASH links people in South Sudan to quality health and counseling services.