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HC3 in Action: Engaging Men and Adolescent Boys
This brief describes key examples from across the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) project that can help inform future efforts to engage men and boys in achieving and maintaining an AIDS-free generation, increasing demand for family planning, ending preventable child and maternal deaths, and realizing a malaria-free world.
Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy Case Studies: Using the HTSP Implementation Kit to Address Advanced Maternal Age and High-Parity Pregnancy in Togo and Niger
In 2016, Marie Stopes International (MSI) and the Association Togolaise pour le Bien-Être Familial (ATBEF) utilized the HC3 Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy (HTSP) Advanced Maternal Age and High-Parity Pregnancy Implementation Kit to address and prevent high-risk pregnancies in Togo and Niger. These case studies present the results from each of those pilot projects.
Adapting the Demand Generation Implementation Kit: Using the Demand Generation I-Kit to Reduce Child Mortality in the Mitsinjo District of Madagascar
Case study outlining a demand generation project in Madagascar designed to improve maternal and child health by promoting oral rehydration salts and zinc.
Adapting the Demand Generation Implementation Kit: Using the Demand Generation I-Kit to Improve Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health in Bangladesh
Case study outlining a demand generation project in Bangladesh designed to increase demand for and utilization of maternal, neonatal and child health commodities and to build the capacity of community health workers to deliver newborn health care.
Adapting the Demand Generation Implementation Kit: Improving Community Access to Amoxicillin Dispersible Tablets and Co-Pack ORS and Zinc through Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets in Tanzania
This case study outlines a demand generation project in Tanzania designed by Pharmaceutical Society of Tanzania (PST) to improve access to new products – amoxicillin dispersible tablets and co-pack oral rehydration salt and zinc respectively – to treat childhood pneumonia and diarrhea.
Adapting the Demand Generation Implementation Kit: Tanzania Increases Access to Family Planning Services and Emergency Contraceptives among Young Women Enrolled in Institutes of Higher Learning and Vocational Training
Case study outlining a demand generation project in Tanzania aimed at increasing access to family planning products, including female condoms, contraceptive implants and emergency contraception.
Adapting the Demand Generation Implementation Kit: Saving Lives by Generating Demand for Zinc among Young Mothers in the Ihorombe Region of Madagascar
This case study outlines a demand generation project in Madagascar designed to increase knowledge of the use of zinc to treat simple diarrhea and thus contribute to reducing child mortality in the Ihosy region of Madagascar.
Guinea: Rapid Rehabilitation – Improving Health Facilities
Case study outlining HC3’s rapid rehabilitation activities to improve health facilities in Guinea following the Ebola crisis.
Guinea: Interpersonal Communication and Counseling – Building Trust in the Health System
Case study outlining how HC3 used interpersonal communication and counseling to help rebuild trust in the health system in Guinea following the Ebola crisis.
Guinea: Interactive Radio Programs – Getting the Community’s Perspective
Case study outlining how HC3 has used radio to expand participation in the project’s community dialogues in Guinea.
Guinea: Gold Star Campaign – Branding Quality Health Services
Case study outlining the national health services “Gold Star” quality campaign underway in Guinea following the Ebola crisis.
Guinea: Community Dialogues – Bringing Communities and Health Facilities Together
Case study outlining how HC3 used community dialogues to create and facilitate exchanges between community members and health providers to glean perceptions of health services and solicit suggestions for improvement following the Ebola crisis.
Guinea: Bridges of Hope – Getting Communities Engaged in Health Decisions
Case study outlining how HC3 used the Bridges of Hope toolkit in Guinea for community-level engagement to create demand for health services following the Ebola crisis.
Adapting the Demand Generation Implementation Kit: Development of an Android Mobile Application for Adolescents and Youth on Sexual and Reproductive Health in Nepal
Case study outlining the development of an android mobile application for adolescents and youth on sexual and reproductive health in Nepal.
Participatory Communication Strategy
HC3 worked in close collaboration with the USAID mission in Guatemala and 12 USAID-funded health and development partners active in the Western Highlands to develop the “Juntos Prosperamos” (“Together We Prosper”) brand and a social and behavior change communication (SBCC) strategy. The strategy unifies activities across the areas important during the “First 1,000 Days” (from the beginning of a pregnancy through the end of a child’s first year) – safe pregnancy, exclusive breastfeeding, complementary feeding, birth spacing, hygiene, sanitation and baby WASH, and home-based agriculture, as well as relevant gender norms.
Estrategia de Comunicación Participativa
Fortaleciendo el Hogar y el Liderazgo para la Reducción de la Desnutrición Crónica e Incremento de la Higiene y Diversificación de Huertos HC3 llevó a cabo un Análisis de la […]
Healthy Life Campaign Materials (Liberia)
While the Healthy Life logo has existed since 2010, HC3 supported Liberia’s Ministry of Health to breathe new life into it by re-launching and branding it as a symbol of trust, […]
Journey to a Bright Future Guide
This facilitator manual is part of a set of materials developed for use under the HC3/Sierra Leone project that will be used for training and leading community discussions which complement the HC3/Sierra Leone activities being carried out at the health facility level, as well as through mass media and national level capacity strengthening.
Webinar: Six Local Stories of Generating Demand for RMNCAH Commodities
This September 8, 2016 webinar brought together six panelists – all recipients of a small project grant – to discuss their experiences in adapting and using the Demand Generation I-Kit for their local context and their efforts toward developing and implementing demand generation strategies in their respective countries.
The Role of Health Systems and Policy in Producing Behavior and Social Change to Enhance Child Survival and Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Examination of the Evidence
This review provides conclusions and recommendations on the studies of evidence-based behavior change interventions that addressed health systems or policy. The author’s recommendations are offered around each topic area (pneumonia/diarrhea, neonatal survival, nutrition, PMTCT, malaria, healthy pregnancies, and immunizations) that is classified by the World Health Organization Health System Building Blocks of health system delivery, health workforce and health financing, leadership and governance.
