Webinar on Meeting Adolescents' Needs: Findings from a Three-Country VMMC Assessment

This webinar highlighted the findings from a three-country Adolescent VMMC Assessment. The goal of the study was to gain a better understanding of whether VMMC programs are adequately meeting adolescent needs in age-appropriate ways by exploring counseling, communication and client-provider interaction. Cross-country comparisons were shared from Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The findings have implications for all countries working in the VMMC arena as well as in adolescent sexual and reproductive health programming.

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.

Bangladesh Knowledge Management Initiative: Strengthening Capacity for Social and Behavior Change Communication

This end of project report highlights the Bangladesh Knowledge Management Initiative (BKMI), a three-year (2013-2016) USAID-funded project under the global HC3 project that supported the Government of Bangladesh, USAID implementing partners and other stakeholders to develop strong, consistent and effective social and behavior change communication (SBCC) campaigns and interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Bangladesh.

Gender Dynamics and Modern Contraceptive Use Infographic

To better examine the associations between communication campaigns, gender dynamics and contraceptive use, Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) researchers identified three campaign datasets that included variables needed to generate a more robust and conclusive analysis.

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.