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Webinar: Strengthening Measurement and Evaluation for Malaria Social and Behavior Change Communication

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Presentations and resources from the November 12, 2014 webinar. Presenters: Jessica Butts, MPH, MSW, Health Scientist, Malaria Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), working under the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Presentation: Strengthening M&E for Malaria Social and Behavior Change Communication RBM CCoP – M&E Task Force Emily Ricotta, ScM, Senior Research Assistant at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public…

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Webinar: Using Household Surveys to Inform Malaria SBCC

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This April 23, 2015 examined ways that household surveys can be used to establish the evidence base for malaria SBCC and promote data-driven decision-making. Presenters: Grace Awantang, MHS, MA, Senior Research Data Analyst at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) [Download]: Interpreting household surveys to inform malaria prevention and treatment interventions in Madagascar, 2014 Emily Ricotta, ScM, Senior Research Assistant…

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Review and Assessment of Malaria Case Management SBCC Strategies in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Senegal and Zambia

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  The purpose of this desk review is to identify promising SBCC practices related to malaria case management at both community and service provider levels in the four focus countries: Zambia, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Senegal. Case management of malaria has undergone profound changes over the years since the introduction and widespread use of rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) and artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). Recent years have seen the evo…

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Correlates of Intra-Household ITN Use in Liberia: A Multilevel Analysis of Household Survey Data

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Using household survey data collected between March and April 2014, this study evaluates the role of socio-demographic characteristics, caregiver insecticide treated net (ITN) ideation, household characteristics, and community factors in ITN use among household members. The tested hypothesis is that the factors affecting ITN use operate at individual, household, and community levels. What differentiates this study from most previous studies is it…

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The impact of behaviour change communication on the use of insecticide treated nets: a secondary analysis of ten post-campaign surveys from Nigeria

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Ahead of an ITN mass distribution campaign in Nigeria, the authors of this article conducted a secondary analysis of surveys conducted after ITN distributions between 2009 and 2012 to investigate the role of social and behavior change communication in adequate net hanging and use, and how this may influence SBCC efforts for the next campaign. This article was first published as Article 422 in Volume 15 of the Malaria Journal on August 19, 2016. D…

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Webinar: Promoting Quality Malaria Medicines with SBCC

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This November 2, 2016 webinar highlights issues with malaria medicine regulation and quality assurance, the process and results of an SBCC campaign in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, and the launch of a new online tool to support program managers and local staff in developing SBCC strategies tailored to their local needs. The webinar was moderated by: Nan Lewicky, Malaria Team Lead, HC3 Panelists included: Martin Cinnamond, Team Leader, The Global Fund to Fi…

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Promoting Quality Malaria Medicines through SBCC I-Kit

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This Implementation Kit (I-Kit) provides national and local stakeholders, as well as program managers, with key considerations and a roadmap for designing and implementing a country-specific social and behavior change communication (SBCC) campaign that protects the public from poor quality malaria medicines and responds to the threat of substandard, spurious, falsified, falsely-labeled and counterfeit – or SSFFC – medicines in their country. This…

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SBCC Capacity Strengthening in Action: HC3 Strengthens the Social and Behavior Change Communication Capacity of the Nigerian National Malaria Elimination Programme

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… This case study highlights HC3’s efforts in Nigeria, starting in 2014, to strengthen the capacity of the Nigerian National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) social and behavior change communication systems and processes. [Download] HC3 Strengthens the Social and Behavior Change Communication Capacity of the Nigerian National Malaria Elimination Programme …

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Webinar on Malaria in Pregnancy: Promoting Uptake of Intermittent Preventive Treatment

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This March 16, 2017 webinar included presenters from the Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) and HC3. Presenters described current efforts to improve the prevention and treatment of malaria in pregnancy (MiP) that focus on service providers, pregnant women and those who influence both groups. Panelists included: Fadzai Mutseyekwa, Director of Innovations, Research M&E, USAID/MCHIP Zimbabwe Associate Award [Presentation: Formative Work to I…

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SBCC for Malaria in Pregnancy: Strategy Development Guidance I-Kit

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This Implementation Kit (I-Kit) was developed to help social and behavior change communication (SBCC) and malaria in pregnancy (MiP) program managers and stakeholders address identified gaps and improve SBCC strategies and interventions for MiP, especially those interventions that target healthcare workers. MiP is a significant public health issue with harmful consequences for not only pregnant women, but also for unborn and newborn children. Eve…