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Guinea: Rapid Rehabilitation – Improving Health Facilities

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As Guinea continues to recover from Ebola, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) is working with the country’s hardest hit communities to rebuild both trust in the health system and the quality of care delivered. This series of case studies examines some of HC3’s activities and tools that were part of an overall social and behavior change communication (SBCC) strategy to improve health behaviors and increase the demand for and use…

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Adapting the Demand Generation Implementation Kit: Using the Demand Generation I-Kit to Improve Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health in Bangladesh

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This case study outlines 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. Despite significant improvement in maternal and child health indicators and overall health outcomes, the decline in neonatal mortality in Bangladesh has not been satisfactory. The accessibility and …

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Adapting the Demand Generation Implementation Kit: Using the Demand Generation I-Kit to Reduce Child Mortality in the Mitsinjo District of Madagascar

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Diarrhea is a persistent problem in the Mitsinjo District of Boeny, a northwestern region of Madagascar, because residents use contaminated drinking water from local rivers and lakes. In recent studies, diarrhea was found to be the second highest cause of mortality in Malagasy children under five, with less than half of all children suffering from diarrhea receiving appropriate health services. In response to these findings, Action pour la Justic…

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Adapting the Demand Generation Implementation Kit: Saving Lives by Generating Demand for Zinc among Young Mothers in the Ihorombe Region of Madagascar

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Madagascar is seeking to reduce the number of deaths caused by diarrhea with the use of commodities such as oral rehydration salts (ORS) to prevent dehydration and zinc supplements to reduce the duration and severity of diarrheal episodes. Despite the availability and promotion of these commodities as a first-line treatment for childhood diarrhea, a large number of Malagasy children do not receive timely or appropriate treatment for diarrhea. Thi…

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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

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National data shows that malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia are the major causes of mortality in Tanzania among children under five. As part of the child survival call to action, the government of Tanzania has committed to prioritizing child health and reducing child mortality to 20 deaths per 1,000 live births by 2035. This commitment includes a specific focus on ending preventable deaths from pneumonia and diarrhea. This case study outlines a dema…

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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

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Recent studies in mainland Tanzania show a high rate of premarital sexual intercourse, unintended pregnancies and illegal abortions among female university students. Another study found 70 percent of university students had experienced sexual intercourse, of which 41.5 percent used contraceptives and 15.8 percent experienced pregnancy. Of those who had experienced pregnancy, 27 percent said it was an unwanted pregnancy and more than half had had …

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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

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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. En français. The case studies below present the results from each of those pilot projects: HTSP Case Study: SBCC Implementation Kit Helps Providers …

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An Adaptable Communication Strategy for Demand Generation: Female Condoms

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Who should use this Communication Strategy? It is designed to be useful to multiple audiences, including staff from ministries of health, non-governmental organizations (NGO) and community-based organizations. The Strategy can support the efforts of communication professionals working directly on behavior change communication programs as well as other professionals working in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) who need to cr…

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An Adaptable Communication Strategy for Demand Generation: Emergency Contraception

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Who should use this Communication Strategy? It is designed to be useful to multiple audiences, including staff from ministries of health, non-governmental organizations (NGO) and community-based organizations. The Strategy can support the efforts of communication professionals working directly on behavior change communication programs as well as other professionals working in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) who need to cr…

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Ethiopia Child Survival Evidence Summit – Summary Report

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In response to A Promise Renewed’s goal to reduce child mortality to 20 per 1,000 live births by 2035, the first regional review and consultation meeting on evidence that points to the effectiveness of Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) in accelerating child survival in Africa was jointly organized by USAID and UNICEF in Addis Ababa on 14-15 January 2013. The consultation coincided with the high-level meeting “African Leadership for …

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Spotlight on Oxytocin and Misoprostol for Postpartum Hemorrhage

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This fact sheet is part of a series on Demand Generation for 13 Life-Saving Commodities: A Synthesis of the Evidence. Oxytocin and misoprostol remain underutilized in the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), and as such, have been identified by the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women’s and Children’s Health as two of 13 commodities that if more widely accessed and properly used, could save the lives of more than six million w…