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A newsletter from C-Change partner Ohio University in cooperation with The Communication Initiative Issue 11 | December 2011
Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC): Resources on Theory and its Application
Image credit: Adapted from McKee, Manoncourt, Chin and Carnegie (2000)
Over the past year, we have noted that many of you come to the C-Capacity website searching for resources on social and behavior change communication (SBCC) theories, models and approaches. Theories and models are essential for program planning; they offer conceptual tools that have been developed and refined over many years of empirical study that can guide the development of new interventions and strategies. Theories and models can help us formulate objectives as well as measurement indicators for behavior and social change interventions. The socio-ecological model (see graphic at left) is based on existing theories, models, and approaches from several disciplines, including political science, education, sociology, psychology, and communication. Through a synthesis of the information included in these theories and approaches, the socio-ecological model proposes several levels, or "layers," of influence to find effective tippin! g points for change. The resources on theory in this issue of C-Capacity are organized by these levels of influence: individual, interpersonal, community/social, and enabling environment. While this issue does not provide a complete or standard list of theories, models and approaches, the core resources below are both thought-provoking and part of current discussions in SBCC.
C-Capacity is an e-magazine supported by C-Change and prepared by The Communication Initiative in cooperation with C-Change partner Ohio University. It is dedicated to alerting you and your organization to resources, training, links, and other opportunities for capacity strengthening in social and behavior change communication (SBCC), all vetted for quality and relevance by FHI 360 and Ohio University.
The C-Capacity Online Resource Center is a living resource designed to provide the best resources and training opportunities available and we welcome your contribution. We are looking for case studies, strategic thinking, support materials, trainings, meetings, and other resources relevant to SBCC capacity strengthening. To contribute, please contact cchangeorc@comminit.com
C-Change Capacity Strengthening News
1.C-Change Conducts SBCC Refresher Training with Partners in Southern Africa
C-Change facilitated a refresher training on SBCC with 21 partners from the Southern Africa AIDS Trust (SAT) network in October 2011. The refresher was the final training in a series of four and focused on key concepts in the C-Modules and facilitation skills. C-Change has been working with the SAT and their network of community-based organizations since 2010 to increase skills and competencies in SBCC through face-to-face trainings, technical assistance, and mentoring. The group of 21 trained SBCC practitioners will play a central role in using SBCC to strengthen their existing programs and introduce SBCC to the other SAT partners within their country networks.
C-Channel is an e-newsletter produced by C-Change that showcases the impact of social and behavior change communication (SBCC) by presenting a selection of current, peer-reviewed journal articles about SBCC around family planning, reproductive health, HIV prevention, malaria prevention and control, and social and gender norms. C-Channel makes abstracts and full journal articles available free of charge to readers in the developing world, via email. See Issue 36 - More Peer-Reviewed Articles on Adapting SBCC Programs and Activities for more information. To subscribe, please go to the C-Channel main page and follow the instructions in the right column.
The Health Systems Specialist functions as Chief of the PEPFAR Cote D'Ivoire Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) Branch (office) and will assist PEPFAR CI to transition from an emergency to a more sustainable country program. S/he is one of six senior-level specialists/Branch Chiefs and reports directly to the USAID PEPFAR Country Director. The incumbent will design and oversee implementation of health sector reform and related systems strengthening activities to be supported under the PEPFAR CI program. Such activities aim to reinforce basic systems, practices and tools that are necessary for optimal institutional performance, improved health outcomes, and sustainable programs.
InterMedia is seeking an experienced International Research Manager with a verifiable track record of designing and delivering quantitative and qualitative research in developing countries. Candidates will need to have proven experience of effectively managing multi-country research studies and, ideally, will have applied knowledge in the field of financial access and financial services that are available to people at the bottom of the pyramid across the globe ñ often through mobile phones.
As cited in C-Change C-Channel issue 32, article #2, "[t]he Internet has become a major component to health care and has important implications for the future of the health care system. One of the most notable aspects of the Web is its ability to provide efficient, interactive, and tailored content to the user. Given the wide reach and extensive capabilities of the Internet, researchers in behavioral medicine have been using it to develop and deliver interactive and comprehensive treatment programs with the ultimate goal of impacting patient behavior and reducing unwanted symptoms. To date, however, many of these interventions have not been grounded in theory or developed from behavior change models, and no overarching model to explain behavior change in Internet interventions has yet been published.
....The purpose of this article is to propose a model to help guide future Internet! intervention development and predict and explain behavior changes and symptom improvement produced by Internet interventions ....By grounding Internet intervention research within a scientific framework, developers can plan feasible, informed, and testable Internet interventions, and this form of treatment will become more firmly established."
The Positive Deviance (PD) Initiative is an organization dedicated to the documenting, sharing, and promoting of the "positive deviance approach" to solving social problems. Positive deviance is a behavior and social change approach that views communities as holders of solutions to their own problems. This guide is written to explain the PD approach, which seeks to identify and optimize existing successful solutions or strategies within a community or organization in order to solve problems that require behavior and social change. The PD Initiative provides resources, case studies, and guidance for getting started on their website, as well as a monthly newsletter.
This is a blog by Silvio Waisbord, Associate Professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States. This post raises questions about the dialogue and collaboration between academics and practitioners in development work. Although it recognizes that conversations across institutions do happen, Waisbord thinks that interest is limited because each "community of practice" is driven by different sets of questions. The challenge, then, becomes identifying common issues and avoiding the typical opposition between theory and practice.
Below you will find a selection of core resources on SBCC theory, models and approaches. A full list can be found in the C-Modules. The core resources are organized into four categories: general, individual, interpersonal, and community/social. The general theories are comprised of several different theories.
This is the 2005 edition of a book on behavior change theories, processes, and environmental and common factors that influence behavior as it relates to health. The aim of this guide is to improve the effect of public health workers and to analyze the motives of success or failure of final programs. It presents tools for the resolution of problems in the field of health promotion.
This publication is comprised of: 1) Foundations of Theory in Health Promotion and Health Behavior - includes the "basics" to apply theory to the practice of health promotion, addresses the way in which theory and models can be useful in practice of health promotion and provides basic definitions and the context; and 2) Theories and Applications - begins with the presentation of an ecological perspective of the programs of health promotion and then describes several theories or models of individual and interpersonal behavior. Each theory is presented as a possible method of solving a practical problem. Subsequently, a brief description is presented, as are fundamental definitions of concepts and additional examples or case studies. Finally, 3) Putting Theory and Practice Together - identifies different processes of integration - explains how theories can be used in planning, execution and promotion of health programs.
This paper explores the roots and shape of the field of development communication. In it, Silvio Waisbord presents readers with a "family tree" of theories, concepts, methodologies and strategies for change, describing each "offshoot" of the related but quite distinct directions in which this field has moved - from its origins in post-war international aid programs in developing countries to its various refinements over the years, through to the present day. In short, this report "identifies the main theoretical approaches and their practical applications, traces their origins, draws comparisons, and indicates strengths and weaknesses. It also analyzes the main understandings of development communication that express the outlook of the main 'trunks' and 'branches' of the family tree."
Published in 2007, this study evaluates the efficacy of Keepin' It Safe, a theory-based, gender-specific, CD-ROM-mediated HIV prevention program for urban, early adolescent girls in the United States. The program is based on the AIDS risk reduction model (ARRM), a 3-stage model of harm reduction that integrates concepts from the health belief model, the theory of reasoned action, the theory of planned behavior, self-efficacy theory, emotional influences, and interpersonal processes. According to the ARRM, to avoid HIV infection, individuals engaging in sexual risk behaviors must perceive their actions as problematic (the so-called "labeling" stage), commit to changing the behaviors (the "commitment" stage), and take action to do so (the "action" stage).
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the relevance of behavioral theory for the design of communication to promote healthy behaviors. Using data from a study on smokers' intentions to quit or continue smoking, the authors show how theory helps to identify key beliefs that underlie people's intentions (to quit or not to quit). Final arguments describe the limitations of behavioral theory: While behavioral theory can help identify beliefs that should be targeted with persuasive communication, practitioners' ability to change these beliefs will need support from communication theory to find out how to communicate effectively.
From the Abstract: "The present study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of client-centered models of communication in 31 family planning clinics in Egypt. Consultations between 34 physicians and 112 clients requesting family planning methods were audio-taped and analyzed for physician communication style. Client satisfaction was measured through exit interviews."
This 2007 article describes a process for developing low-literacy health education materials that are designed to increase patients' knowledge and motivate them to adopt healthier behaviors. The authors illustrate this process by describing the development of a printed diabetes self-management guide in the United States; however, many of the principles are also applicable to web-based, telephone, and other interactive health education innovations.
As noted here, all health behavior theories consider adequate knowledge of the benefits of healthy behaviors to be a prerequisite for behavior change. Another concept is that of self-efficacy, which in the health care context refers to one's confidence in successfully organizing and executing the courses of action necessary to manage one's health care needs - for example, adhering to a diabetic diet. Furthermore, social cognitive theory suggests that patient education materials designed to activate patients toward healthier behaviors ought to: improve knowledge of the health effects of behavior change; positively influence outcome expectations; emphasize behavior change for facilitators; address impediments to behavior change; and enable the creation and achievement of short-term goals.
In this paper, the authors "propose a social ecology perspective to make explicit the links between intention to change, actual behavior change, and subsequent health impact, as relating to both theory-based models and practical strategies for triggering change. A social ecology model focuses attention on the contexts of behavior when designing, implementing or critically evaluating interventions. As a case study, the authors reflect on a community-directed intervention in rural Gambia designed to reduce malaria by promoting a relatively simple and low-cost behavior: repairing holes in mosquito bednets. In phase 1, contextual information on bednet usage, transactions and repairs (the "social lives" of nets) was documented. In phase 2 (intervention), songs were composed and posters displayed by community members to encourage repairs, creating a sense of ownership and a compelling medium for the transmission of health messages. In ph! ase 3 (evaluation), qualitative and quantitative data showed that household responses were particularly rapid and extensive, with significant increase in bednet repairs (po0:001), despite considerable constraints on human agency. We highlight a promising approach - using songs - as a vehicle for change, and present a framework to embed the design, implementation and critical evaluation of interventions within the larger context - or social ecology - of behavior practices that are the bedrock of health interventions."
From the new economics foundation (nef): This briefing distills concepts from behavioral economics and psychology down to seven key principles intended to highlight the main shortfalls in the neoclassical model of human behavior. The authors aim to change the analytical framework for policy as well as to maximize the impact of policy interventions, as well as reduce unintended outcomes arising from making decisions based solely on a neoclassical economic analysis.
This working paper, published by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Innocenti Research Centre, discusses the application of the social convention theory to the practice of female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C). The theory compares footbinding in China to FGM/C in Africa, explains each practice in terms of simple game theory, and recommends that the methods that were used to end footbinding be adapted to end FGM/C.
In this article, the traditional frameworks for measurement of social change and development intervention outcomes are questioned. The author, Virginia Lacayo asserts that, "[s]eldom do such methods and indicators reveal the multilevel mechanisms through which social change occurs." Using her work with the Nicaraguan organization Puntos de Encuentro as a case study, Lacayo challenges traditional development planning and research methods based on behavior change communication theories and used by scholars and grantors, resulting in a hegemonic, linear model. She describes her search for a nonlinear, complex, and holistic model that legitimately captures the process of social change in ways that lead to "revamped field-based interventions."
Lacayo looks to complexity literature, which has a framework used to analyze interactions between various actors in systems, such as stock markets, human bodies, forest ecosystems, manufacturing businesses, and hospitals, as complex adaptive systems (CAS). She describes complexity science as seeking to understand how CAS work with regard to the patterns of relationships within them, how they are sustained, how they self-organize and how outcomes emerge.
The purpose of this article is to explore the intersection between social norms and communication. It does that by distinguishing the different meanings of social norms, addressing the role of moderators between norms and behaviors, and highlighting attributes of behaviors that determine their susceptibility to normative influences. The article distinguishes between perceived and collective norms and between descriptive and injunctive norms.
In addition to the above core resources on social and behavior change communication theories, models and approaches, included here are materials for those interested in exploring these topics further. Certain articles may require a membership to the journal to access the full content, but the abstract summaries are available free of charge:
Multiple Theories
Carpenter, C.J. (2010). "Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Health Belief Model." Health Communication 25.8: 661-669. PMID: 21253982. Jeffery, Robert W (2004). "How Can Health Behavior Theory be Made More Useful for Intervention Research?" International Journal of Behavioral Nutrution and Physical Activity. DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-1-10. King, Rachel (1999). Sexual Behavioural Change for HIV: Where Have Theories Taken US?. UNAIDS Best Practice Collection.
Rovin, Kimberly, Malea Hoepf, and Karen Hardee (2008). Condoms and CFLs: Environmental Behavior Change Lessons from Public Health. Volume 3, Issue 4. Population Action International.
Focus on the Individual Level
Bandura, Albert (2001). "Social Cognitive Theory of Mass Communication." Media Psychology. 3.3:265-299. DOI: 10.1207/S1532785XMEP0303_03. Bensley, R.J., J.J. Brusk, J.V. Anderson, N. Mercer, J. Rivas, and L.N. Broadbent (2006). Impact of a Stages of Change-Based Internet Nutrition Education Program. J Nutr. Educ Behav. 38.4:222-229. PMID: 16785091. Johnson, B.T., C.A. Redding, R.J. DiClemente, B.S. Mustanski, B. Dodge, P. Sheeran, M.R. Warren, R.S. Zimmerman, W.A. Fisher, M.T. Conner, M.P. Carey, J.D. Fisher, R.D. Stall, M. Fishbein (2010). "A Network-Individual-Resource Model for HIV Prevention." AIDS Behavior 14.2: 204-221. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-010-9803-z.
Focus on the Interpersonal Level
Dainton, Marianne and Elaine D. Zelley (2004). "Explaining Theories of Interpersonal Communication." Communication Theory for Professional Life: A Practical Introduction,Chapter 3.
Focus on the Community/Social Level
Burke, Nancy J., Galen Joseph, Rena J. Patrick, and Judith C. Barker (2009). "Theorizing Social Context: Rethinking Behavioral Theory." Supplement to Health Education & Behavior 36.5:55S-70S. DOI: 10.1177/1090198109335338.
Glouberman, Sholom and Brenda Zimmerman (2002). "Complicated and Complex Systems: What Would Successful Reform of Medicare Look Like?" Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada. ISBN: 0662327780.
Kelly, J.A. (2004). Popular Opinion Leaders and HIV Prevention Peer Education: Resolving Discrepant Findings, and Implications for the Development of Effective Community Programmes. AIDS Care 16.2:139-150.
Lapinski, Maria Knight and Rajiv N. Rimal (2005). "An Explication of Social Norms."Communication Theory 15:2, May 2005, 127 ñ 147.
Marsh, D.R. and D.G. Schroeder (2002). "The Positive Deviance Approach to Improve Health Outcomes: Experience and Evidence from the Field." Introduction to Good Nutrition Bulletin, 23.4: 5-8. PMID: PMID: 12503225.
Parker, Warren (2004). "Rethinking conceptual approaches to behavior change: The importance of context." Communicating HIV/AIDS Needs.
Ramalingam, Ben and Harry Jones (2008). "Exploring the Science of Complexity: Ideas and Implications for Development and Humanitarian Efforts." Overseas Development Institute. Second Edition. ISBN: 978-0-85003-864-4.
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C-Change and Ohio University launched the online C-Modules course on social and behavior change communication (SBCC) in two versions - self-paced and facilitated. Available at no cost to participants, the self-paced course is designed for journalists, researchers, students, and government and non-governmental organisation (NGO) health and development practitioners. The goal of the 6-module course is to develop and strengthen competencies in the planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of SBCC activities.
In the self-paced modules, participants work at their own pace to complete units by answering a series of questions, based on the materials and resources provided. Thus, this is a flexible option; individuals can register on their own and are not tied to specific deadlines.
These children participated in a school-based survey of malaria in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Read the full story.
Source: Ruth Ashton, Malaria Consortium
NEW 2012 Malaria Operational Plans
FY 2012 Malaria Operational Plans (MOPs) for PMI are now available. Each of the 20 plans reviews the current status of malaria control and prevention, identifies challenges to meeting PMI goals, and describes planned activities for FY 2012.
President's Malaria Initiative Launches in Guinea – 11/09/11
Admiral Robert Timothy Ziemer, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator, launched the President’s Malaria Initiative at the U.S. Embassy in Guinea on November 9, 2011. Minister of Health Dr. Naman Keita and Minister of Plan Souleymane Cissé represented the Government of Guinea.
PMI Launches New Collection of Malaria Communication Materials – 10/31/11
PMI has created a repository that showcases malaria communication materials developed by our partners across PMI’s focus countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This resource provides technical staff working in malaria with access to communications materials that have been tested and used in other settings. Users can view, download, contribute, and share communication materials as well as the strategies, research, and testing and evaluation documents related to those materials. Learn more by visiting the repository.
Study Funded by PMI Shows Dramatic Decrease in Malaria Transmission – 10/05/11
A study in Benin finds indoor spraying with the insecticide bendiocarb reduced infectious mosquito bites to near zero. Bendiocarb was found to be a good alternative insecticide for indoor residual spraying in Benin in areas where An. gambiae has developed high resistance to pyrethroids. Find the full study here.
Read new success stories to get a field perspective of how PMI supports key malaria prevention and treatment strategies, such as indoor residual spraying, insecticide-treated mosquito nets, intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women, and better access to and treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapies.
Abduselam, who participates in his school’s antimalaria club, teaches his family how to prevent malaria.
Source: Fayyaa Integrated Development Organization
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Diane Sawyer's "20/20" special "MAKING LIFE: A RISKY PROPOSITION" shines a light on Jhpiego's work in Afghanistan developing skilled midwives and saving women's lives during pregnancy and childbirth.
Jhpiego, a Baltimore-based, global health non-profit and Johns Hopkins University affiliate, began working with the health ministry in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban to rebuild the ranks of midwives--the primary care providers for pregnant women in the country. At that time, Afghanistan had the second highest maternal death rate in the world and only 467 midwives in a country of 22 million people.
Today, more than 3,000 new midwives are working in their communities, preventing the needless deaths of women and families. Their impact is being felt across Afghanistan---a recent Afghan mortality study reported a significant reduction in women's deaths.
Educating and supporting midwives is the hallmark of Jhpiego's work in the country.
Sawyer's special highlights Jhpiego's low-cost, innovative solutions to address today's global health challenges, such as an easy-to-use pen that screens for a life-threatening pregnancy condition and the community distribution of the drug misoprostol, which prevents women from bleeding to death after birth. Also featured are MamaNatalie, a realistic birthing model that helps midwives address birth complications, and a text messaging service that guides women in making healthy decisions.
Jhpiego will continue to ensure that women around the world have the skilled care they need to survive childbirth because we know that when a woman survives, her children will survive, her family will remain intact, communities will be stronger, countries will be secure and our world will be better. Join us in our work. If you act today, your donation will be matched by the Safer World Fund. Please visit: http://www.globalgiving.org/leaderboards/safer-world
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Given the interest and conversation around James Deane's blog on the really important issue of "AID Effectiveness" I wanted to further encourage your critical review of his piece from your perspective and analysis.
"The West has often messed up its development assistance. It has used aid to advance its own economic and political interests, lectured and hectored aid recipients and sometimes got things badly wrong. I would argue that it has also tried to learn from its mistakes and that, for all its problems, the aid effectiveness agreements of Paris and Accra were essentially progressive ones aimed at rectifying the mistakes of the past." http://comminit.com/policy-blogs/content/costs-and-benefits-consensus-future-aid-hangs-balance
Some excerpts from the many substantive comments received follow below.
Please do join this conversation with your analysis, critial review and ideas on both James's blog and the comments submitted from the network.
You can also: Rate this blog; Share it through your Twitter account; and, Like for your Facebook page. Thanks for engaging.
Some of the comments/critique submitted (very brief excerpts only) include:
"Very limited progress has been made in enhancing the capacity of developing country citizens to subject aid spending or national development policies to real scrutiny." - Joseph Mtemang'ombe
"Aid recipient countries lack well-functioning and substantive freedom of information acts. In Tanzania for instance, the Parliament rejected a draft freedom of information act," - Mkama Mwijarubi
"I was just so tempted to air my pessimism and cynicism. This leads me to even think whether development aid is still effective in bringing positive transformation to developing countries, particularly as we wage war against environmental destruction, climate change and poverty eradication." - Anonymous
"I hope that this glaring contradiction did not go unnoticed in the conference and that considerable attention was given to how development aid, both North-South and South-South, played a role in the remarkable development that occurred in that country." - Larry Kincaid
"And the Busan declaration does little to convince me that we will see much change in the power dynamic any time soon. Yes a recognition of new players and of south-south cooperation, but not much on civil society or civil society organisation" - Anonymous
"As far back as 1964, African countries were asking for better trade and not aid; sadly, today, we are talking more about aid than trade." - Raymond Ablorh
"...today in South Africa we have serious challenge of disappearance of good, credible and important organizations because of lack of funding. International donors have signed bilateral agreements with government hence the bulk of funds are channeled to government coffers." - Michael Gogwane
Getting to Zero: A World AIDS Day 2011 letter from Dr. Jonathan Quick
Dear colleagues,
Today, in commemoration of World AIDS Day, I am in Japan at the University of Nagasaki School of Medicine, where I will speak about lessons from the fight against HIV & AIDS that can guide us in the fight against chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
As MSH's 40th anniversary year draws to a close, it is fitting that I am here to meet Mrs. Iwamura, wife of the late Dr. Iwamura, who inspired MSH's founding principles of humility and reciprocity.
This year is not only MSH's 40th anniversary; it is also 30 years since the first reported cases of HIV.
Thirty years ago HIV was considered a new, always-fatal disease. No one knew what caused it, how to prevent it, or how to treat it.
We've come a long way. Just ten years ago, only a few of the wealthiest people in the world had access to treatment. Just five years ago, we were only at the beginning of the massive scale-up of antiretroviral drugs that has proven so successful today.
Today 6.6 million people--nearly half of those in need--will take life-saving antiretrovirals.
The theme for World AIDS Day 2011 is "Getting to Zero," zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination, and zero deaths.
The global movement for universal health coverage through health systems strengthening makes this goal a real possibility.
MSH believes that only strong health systems--where all levels and sectors work together to provide integrated health services--will be able to provide the sustainable chronic care that is now needed as people with HIV & AIDS live longer.
That same chronic care model will allow us to make headway against other conditions and diseases, including chronic NCDs--such as cancer, diabetes, heart and lung diseases--that are increasingly taking the lives of people infected with HIV and many others.
Today we celebrate our success as well as the success of our partners and all people working to prevent and treat HIV & AIDS. And we commemorate those lost to AIDS.
Let us be encouraged by our success and by the momentum of the universal health coverage movement to carry on toward zero--zero infections, discrimination, and deaths--for HIV, chronic NCDs, and beyond.
Learn more about MSH's work on HIV & AIDS:
Getting to Zero: World AIDS Day 2011 (the complete World AIDS Day letter from Dr. Jonathan Quick)
MSH Honors World AIDS Day 2011 (Video)
Go to the People: Building a Stronger Health System in Uganda (Video)
With admiration and appreciation,
Jonathan D. Quick, MD, MPH
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Cost, Impact and Challenges of Accelerated Scale-Up in Southern and Eastern Africa
This session highlights progress to date and challenges to overcome, and signposts for the way forward.
December 5, 2011
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Millennium Hall, Nechsar Room
Hosted by UNAIDS and PEPFAR, featuring speakers from Jhpiego's global programs.
Oral Presentations
Monday, December 5
HIV-Positive Clients and Cervical Cancer Screening Services in Tanzania: Linkages That Help Reduce Cancer-Related Deaths among HIV-Positive Women
Marya Plotkin, Tanzania, 4:15 p.m. B4: Walia, Session MOAE0203
Tuesday, December 6
Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention: Safe Even in High-Volume Settings--The Example of Iringa, Tanzania
Improving Enrollment into HIV Care and Treatment through Expanded Prevention with Positives Services at the Community: The Kenya Experience
Thomas Machera, Kenya, 4:45 p.m. B1: Awash, Session TUAC1205
Wednesday, December 7
WAPI (Where) Is Male Circumcision Available in Iringa, Tanzania?: A SMS System Providing Free Information on Service Locations Increases MC Uptake, Impacts Post-Operative Compliance
Hally Mahler, Tanzania, 4:45 p.m. A2: Axum, Session WEAD1305
Increasing MC Service Delivery through Demand Creation and Mentorship Maureen Chilila, Zambia, 4:00 p.m. A5: Omo, Session WEAE1002
Stop by the Jhpiego booth (#202) to listen in on our expert sessions.
Learn more about Jhpiego's work in voluntary medical male circumcision, increasing access to HIV counseling and testing, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and more.
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President Clinton will host next year's CGI U meeting at the George Washington University from Friday, March 30th to Sunday, April 1st, 2012.
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CGI U is President Clinton's initiative designed to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world. Each CGI U student member makes a Commitment to Action: a specific plan of action that addresses a pressing issue on their campus, in their community, or in a different part of the world.
CGI U is proof that young people have the power to make a significant impact by confronting some of the world's most urgent challenges. We hope to see you in DC!
- CGI U Team
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ACIDH Calls for Release of Two Activists Who Revealed Election Fraud in DRC
According to Action Against Impunity for Human Rights (ACIDH), the National Congolese Police have arrested two human rights activists, Vianney Kanku Malemba and Yves Thsibangu Mbombo, for showing destroyed ballots to election observers during the recent election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ballots were burned on November 27 when unknown assailants attacked National Election Commission vehicles. The following day, Malemba, a member of ACIDH, and Mbombo, found the ballots and alerted onsite election observers at a polling center in Lubumbashi. They were subsequently arrested and have been indicted for destroying, deleting, or hiding documents, pursuant to Article 145 of the Penal Code, which is a law that applies to public officials or those representing the State, of which Mr. Malemba and Mr. Mbombo are neither.
ACIDH expresses its deep concern over the charges against Mr. Vianney and Mr. Mbombo, and encourages everyone who supports the rule of law in the DRC to send a text message requesting their immediate release.
General Prosecutor of Lubumbashi, M. Useni: (00243) 999942689
Governor of Katanga Province, M. Moise Katumbi: (00243) 998950009 / 995365630
General Prosecutor of the Republic, (00243) 81 505 6365 / 999957295
ORIGINAL ACIDH STATEMENT
Lubumbashi, le 29/11/2011
ACTION URGENTE EN FAVEUR DE MAITRE VIANNEY KANKU MALEMBA, AVOCATE ET MEMBRE
DE L'ACIDH ARRETEE ARBITRAITEMENT.
L'Action Contre l'Impunité pour les Droits Humains, en sigle ACIDH appelle toute personne éprise de justice de mener des actions pour la libération sans condition de Maître Vianney KANKU MALEMBA et de M. Yves TSHIBANGU MBOMBO, arrêtés hier par la Police Nationale Congolaise (PNC) et transférés au
Parquet général près la Cour d'Appel de Lubumbashi où ils sont détenus jusqu'à présent.
Effet, Maître Vianney, assistante au programme des droits économiques sociaux et culturels au sein de l'ACIDH, a été arrêtée hier le jour de vote, à 11 heures, heure de Lubumbashi, par la PNC au centre de vote Jean Calvin sur l'avenue de la Révolution dans la commune de Lubumbashi. Monsieur Yves MBOMBO qui se trouvait également au même centre de vote a été arrêté. Notre collègue et M. Yves MBOMBO, sont arrêtés pour avoir pris et lu chacun un bulletin de vote déjà brulé leur remis par un passant et qu'ils avaient montré immédiatement aux observateurs. Ces deux bulletins, ramenés par ce passant, ont été ramassés au quartier bel-air sur la Chaussée de Kasenga où deux jeeps de la CENI, qui transportaient les kits électoraux, étaient attaquées et brulées par des personnes non encore identifiées, dans la nuit du 27 au 28 novembre 2011.
Transférés au Parquet général, Me Vianney et M. Yves MBOMBO sont inculpés au motif qu'ils auraient, d'après ce même parquet, détruis, supprimé, dissimilé ou caché des actes, des titres ou tout autre document, conformément à l'article 145 bis du code pénal congolais qui pourtant concerne les fonctionnaires ou agent de l'Etat. Cette disposition stipule que : « Toute personne ou officier public, toute personne chargée d'un service public ou parastatale, toute personne représentant les intérêts de l'Etat ou d'une société étatique au sien d'une société privée, parastatale ou d'économie mixte, en qualité d'administrateur, ou de gérant, de commissaire au compte, ou à tout autre titre, tout mandataire ou préposé des personnes énumérées ci-dessus qui aura méchamment ou frauduleusement détruit, supprimé, dissimilé ou caché des actes, des titres ou tout autre document dont il était dépositaire en sa qualité ou qui lui avait été communiqué en raison de sa qualité sera punie d'une servitude pénale de 2 à 20 ans »
L'ACIDH se dit très préoccupée de la charge retenue contre son membre et M. Yves MBOMBO dans la mesure où la qualité de ces deux personnes ne rentre pas dans la disposition ci-avant évoquée, vu qu'elles ne sont pas dépositaires d'un mandat public. Et, par voie de conséquence ACIDH considère cette arrestation d'illégale et destinée à justifier subtilement les faiblesses relevées dans l'organisation des élections par la CENI.
Pour ce faire, l'ACIDH demande à toute personne qui souhaite l'établissement d'un Etat de droit en RDC d'envoyer un message (email ou sms) pour réclamer la libération inconditionnelle de Maître Vianney et M. YVES MBOMBO aux personnes ci-après :
Procureur Général de Lubumbashi, M. USENI : (00243) 999942689
Gouverneur de Province du Katanga, M. Moïse Katumbi : (00243) 998950009 / 995365630
Procureur Général de la République, M. Flory Kabange : (00243) 81 505 6365/ 999957295
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UNAIDS-Sponsored ICASA Satellite Symposium
FHI 360 invites you to the UNAIDS-sponsored ICASA Satellite Symposium:
Eliminating New HIV Infections among Children by 2015 and Keeping Mothers Alive: Where Are We on Meeting the Family Planning Needs of Women Living with HIV?
Moderator
Caroline Ryan‚ OGAC
Speakers
Wafaa El-Sadr‚ ICAP‚ Columbia University
John Stover‚ Futures institute
Rose Wilcher‚ FHI 360
Karusa Kiragu‚ UNAIDS
Zelda Nhlabatsi‚ FLAS
Albertina Nyatsi‚ Women Together
When
Tuesday
December 6‚ 2011
17:30 – 19:30
Where
Axum Hall (A2)
Millennium Conference Center
Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia
NEWBORNNEWS express highlights in newborn health | December 2, 2011
International World AIDS Day
In order to end pediatric AIDS we need to completely prevent mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). Just as there are many ways a mother can pass HIV to her child, there need to be many integrated and preventative measures to protect a child.
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation outlines the PMTCT Cascade - explaining all the critical components needed to keep children HIV-free.
Components of the cascade include testing, prenatal treatment, safe childbirth, child health visits, safe breastfeeding, 18-month testing, and treatment if the child is HIV positive.
The latest from the HNN Blog
A new survey released this week shows the number of children and mothers dying in Afghanistan has fallen significantly, but slower progress has been made for newborns. Health workers like Sakila bring care to the doorsteps of their neighbors. Read the latest blog by Rachel Maranto, Global Campaign Manager for Save the Children’s EVERY ONE campaign.
Community Health Workers are key in Rwanda: Mama Jean is among the 15,000 workers educating women and families in Rwanda about basic health needs and maternal and newborn care. Read the blog by Juliet MacDowell, Senior Program Manager for Jhpiego on USAID’s MCHIP program.
It focuses on essential actions families can take both to prevent newborn death and illness and to promote healthy newborn development.
The tool was developed by CORE Group in collaboration with Save the Children's Saving Newborn Lives program, the American College of Nurse-Midwives, and USAID's Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP).
Did you know? The number of children who contracted HIV during the perinatal and breastfeeding period decreased from 500,000 in 2001 to 370,000 in 2009.
Today, on the eve of World AIDS Day, AVAC is pleased to announce the release of its annual update of HIV prevention research, which lays out a three-part, science-based agenda for ending the AIDS epidemic in our lifetimes. AVAC Report 2011: The End?, synthesizes the actions needed across the spectrum of existing, emerging and long-term biomedical HIV prevention tools that could change the AIDS response forever.
The Report can be downloaded and viewed in reader-friendly web format at www.avac.org/report2011. You can also listen to a series of podcasts from leading activists and researchers including Ebony Johnson, Milly Katana and Patrick Ndase—each weighing in on what it is going to take to end the AIDS epidemic in our lifetimes.
AVAC Report 2011: The End? covers three major priority areas and identifies the actions needed today, so that dividends are realized in the short, medium and long term:
Deliver today’s proven strategies at scale, for immediate impact on the epidemic.
Scale up innovative HIV testing programs to identify people who can benefit from prevention and treatment; expand access to treatment to preserve health and prevent transmission; and realize the full potential of voluntary medical male circumcision, a so-far underutilized tool.
Demonstrate and roll out emerging tools, including PrEP and microbicides, for even greater impact in 5 to 10 years.
Quickly establish clear plans to understand how and for whom these promising tools might work; launch pilot projects to determine their best uses in different populations; and then prioritize their use in the populations, and in combinations, where their potential impact is greatest.
Develop long-term solutions, including an effective vaccine and a cure.
Sustain funding to capitalize on recent scientific advances that have energized the research field.
As we all prepare to commemorate World AIDS Day on Thursday, we know that the AIDS epidemic will not come to an end in our lifetimes without substantial changes in government and civil society commitments to comprehensive AIDS programs. But AVAC and collaborators worldwide are galvanized by the gathering momentum from top political leaders committing themselves to ending the AIDS epidemic in our lifetime. And we, along with our allies, make an urgent call to donors and governments to replenish the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. We cannot achieve the end of AIDS without this crucial funding mechanism—and now, more than ever, resources can be used to achieve dramatic reductions in HIV incidence and death.
This year’s Report also introduces the AVAC “Playbook” which is a new strategic document identifying global and organizational priorities for the next twelve months.
We created AVAC Playbook 2012 because our goal is to work with partners worldwide to ensure that the answer to the question: “Will we end the epidemic?” is a resounding, “Yes”. If this is the goal, then we all need to examine our priorities. We need to do more of some things, less of others. And we need to be sure that we’re keeping track of what should happen in the next 12 months, the next few years and the next few decades. Playbook 2012 includes our analysis of what the top strategic goals should be at a global level, and particularly in hard-hit countries, over the coming year. It also includes our own organizational priorities for contributing to these goals. Please let us know what you think and how we can all do better, faster.
For more information on the coalition-based work to end the epidemic and for up-to-the minute reports on developments in implementation and research, visit www.avac.org.
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December 1 is World AIDS Day. To set the stage for this year’s theme, “Getting to Zero,” the White House declared an unprecedented vision for achieving an AIDS-free generation. In this issue of Connect, EngenderHealth’s leaders offer their perspectives on this goal. Also in this issue:
EngenderHealth on Achieving an AIDS-Free Generation
On November 8, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declared boldly that the end of HIV and AIDS is finally in sight, a vision that resonates with this year’s World AIDS Day theme: “Getting to Zero: Zero New HIV Infections,Zero Discrimination, and Zero AIDS-Related Deaths.” The statement marks the first time ever that the U.S. government has made the end of HIV and AIDS a policy priority. EngenderHealth experts took a moment to reflect on her remarks, including highlighting the importance of family planning in HIV prevention. Read more.
2011 UNAIDS Report: Winning the Race against HIV and AIDS
The year 2011 has been a “game-changer” in the global response to HIV and AIDS, providing the knowledge and tools that are needed to defeat HIV and AIDS, according to a new World AIDS Day report by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). The report cites unprecedented progress, including a 20% rise in antiretroviral coverage in sub-Saharan Africa between 2009 and 2010, and a 21% decline in annual new infections since 1997. The report sets forth a new framework for achieving “smarter, faster, better” outcomes that will help ensure “the beginning of the end of AIDS.”
Marking 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
EngenderHealth’s CHAMPION Project is spearheading a diverse array of activities in Tanzania to mark this year’s “16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence”—a global campaign that symbolically links November 25 (International Day against Violence Against Women) with December 10 (International Human Rights Day). During this time, CHAMPION staff will lead public marches, community dialogues, and text-message campaigns, as well as print and broadcast (television and radio) media programs. The goal is to raise community awareness about the effects of violence and show solidarity with district and national leaders.
EngenderHealth Signs Letter to U.S. House of Representatives on Family Planning
EngenderHealth signed an October 31 letter urging House appropriators to support continued U.S. leadership on international family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH). Joining dozens of nonprofit organizations, EngenderHealth asked the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations to increase funding for these programs in the Fiscal Year 2012 budget. The content of the letter was similar to the version sent to the U.S. Senate on October 13, thanking them for standing up for FP/RH programs.
House Democrats Defend UNFPA in a Letter to President Obama
Led by Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY), 107 House Democrats sent an “open” letter to President Barack Obama on November 3, urging him to continue supporting U.S. contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). They underscored UNFPA programs that are critical to improving comprehensive reproductive health care in more than 150 countries.
EngenderHealth at Dakar Family Planning Conference (November 29–December 2)
The 2011 International Conference on Family Planning is under way! See our agenda for a schedule of EngenderHealth activities and presentations in the remaining two days of the conference.
EngenderHealth at the 16th International Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
From December 4-6, EngenderHealth will participate in the 16th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA), an event aimed at fostering discussion and mobilizing leaders in the global response to HIV and AIDS. Held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this year’s conference will focus on themes of ownership, sustainability, and scalability. EngenderHealth program staff will deliver five poster presentations on the importance of engaging men in the response to HIV, recent studies on the Shang Ring (a disposable male circumcision device for HIV prevention), and more. Download our conference flyer (PDF, 212KB) to learn more.
Engaging Faith-Based Organizations in the Response to Maternal Mortality
The Maternal Health Task Force, Woodrow Wilson Center, and UNFPA hosted a November 16 dialogue on the role of faith-based organizations in reducing maternal mortality. Faith-based organizations often have the potential to address cultural beliefs that may affect decisions about early marriage and family planning. Held in Washington, DC, the event is the latest in an ongoing Dialogue Series that explores diverse issues related to maternal health. Check out a webcast of the discussion.
GlobeMed’s November 17 online newsletter includes a “photo message” from President Pamela Barnes, who delivered keynote remarks at the 2011 GlobeMed HillTop conference.
In a November 15 blog post, George Washington University’s GlobeMed program highlighted as a “favorite moment” President Barnes’s keynote at the 2011 GlobeMed HillTop conference.
On November 2, the Ethiopian News Agency highlighted a donation of eight ambulances and seven generators from EngenderHealth and Ipas-Ethiopia.
As a partner in the Male Circumcision Consortium, EngenderHealth recently completed three research studies to help inform adult male circumcision (MC) programming in Nyanza Province, Kenya:
Exploring the Human Resources Landscape for Male Circumcision (PDF, 3.6MB)
This study found health worker shortages in four districts of Nyanza Province, Kenya, and identified barriers to addressing them, including potential limitations due to sex of the health workers and poor understanding of incentives mechanisms for motivating health workers.
Assessing Two Strategies for Expanding Coverage of Male Circumcision (PDF, 4.7MB)
This study assessed two strategies for performing voluntary male circumcision services in Kenya: (1) task-shifting to trained nurses and clinical officers, and (2) using trained itinerant clinical officers. The findings confirmed that both approaches are effective and safe for expanding MC services at the community level.
Assessing Costs of Approaches and Service Delivery Modes for Male Circumcision (PDF, 3.3MB)
This study compared the costs and efficiency of various program approaches (horizontal and vertical) and service delivery modes (base, outreach, and mobile). The findings revealed minimal cost or efficiency differences among approaches and modes, supporting continued use of all delivery modes and a mix of horizontal and diagonal program approaches.
In our world of 7 billion, even a single person can make a difference. Esther Nyokabi is an EngenderHealth-trained champion and mother who overcame all odds to advocate for reproductive health for women in her community. Her story features in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) “World at 7 Billion” campaign, commemorating the newest global population milestone and demonstrating how individuals are bringing about change in their communities. Also in this issue:
When investing in family planning, you get 3 for 1. Check out our video on how family planning saves lives while also addressing (1) hunger, (2) instability, and (3) the strain on the environment.
Pan-African Parliament Affirms Primacy of Maternal and Child Health
Last month, the Pan-African Parliament (the African Union’s legislative arm) passed a resolution urging African governments to prioritize and increase resources for maternal and child health programs. The resolution represents a “significant milestone” in accelerating progress toward Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 and is rooted in advocacy efforts by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, and the Africa Public Health Parliamentary Network. EngenderHealth works across the African continent every day to expand women’s access to quality maternal health care.
Ending Sexual Violence, Increasing Health Access in Central Africa
The U.S. government is deploying 100 troops to Central Africa to help fight the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a decades-old organization notorious for rape, sex slavery, and other forms of violence against women. While increasing stability in the region will inevitably take time, it is a prerequisite for improving security and developing critical infrastructure needed to expand access to health care—a goal that EngenderHealth works to achieve throughout Africa. Our Fistula Care project supports health centers in Uganda, the LRA’s country of origin, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the group operates today. Read more here, and read a story on EngenderHealth-trained fistula surgeons in the DRC.
Celebrating the United Nations’ Efforts to End Violence against Women
On November 23, the United Nations (UN) will celebrate both the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the 15th anniversary of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. Held at UN Headquarters in New York City, the event will include a conversation with young leaders from around the world who are working on this issue. Hosting the event is UN Women, which was established last July to accelerate goals on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Deep breath. It's a lot of people. And a lot of press. Check out our digital digest of "7 billion" media for the lay of the land!
CDC: 80% of U.S. Teenage Boys Using Condoms the First Time They Have Sex
Four out of five teenage boys in the United States say they used a condom the first time they had sex, a sign that efforts to change youth sexual behavior are showing success, according to a study released on October 12 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It is not clear, however, whether condom use is initiated by boys or girls or whether it persists beyond the first time they have sex. Consistent and correct condom use is a key goal of Gender Matters, an EngenderHealth program aimed at improving sexual and reproductive health among adolescents by addressing gender norms. The program is based in Austin, Texas, home to one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in the country.
Former EngenderHealth Board Member Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Francine Coeytaux, former Vice Chair of the EngenderHealth Board, has received the Carl S. Schultz Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award was presented on October 31 at the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting in Washington, DC. Francine served on EngenderHealth’s Board for 15 years. She is the founder of the Pacific Institute for Women’s Health and is highly regarded for her dedication and commitment to promoting comprehensive reproductive health services and new reproductive technologies.
U.S. House Passes Bill to Restrict Women’s Access to Abortion Services
In an October 13 vote (251–172), the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow health providers to deny abortion services to a pregnant woman, even in a medical emergency in which her life is at risk. H.R. 358, the “Protect Life Act,” also contains provisions that would allow health insurance companies to deny coverage for contraceptives and would implement a gag order preventing insurers from providing information to women about how to obtain abortion coverage. President Barack Obama has said that he would veto the bill, authored by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), if it were to pass in the Senate.
Update on International Family Planning Funding
The U.S. Congress is currently debating the Fiscal Year 2012 appropriations bill, which includes potentially dramatic cuts to women’s reproductive health programs. In July, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut family planning funding by 25% from current levels and to reinstate the Mexico City Policy as a matter of law. The House also voted to bar U.S. contributions to the UNFPA. The Senate sought to counter those efforts in its version of the bill on September 28.
EngenderHealth will host a November 30 reception on "Empowered Decision Making: How to Make It a Reality?" at the 2011 International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar (6:30pm-8:30pm). Please RSVP by email.
EngenderHealth at 2011 International Conference on Family Planning
EngenderHealth will participate in the 2011 International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal (November 29–December 2), with 16 oral presentations, three poster presentations, and six panel presentations. We will also host several auxiliary sessions and a November 30 reception. For more on the agenda, visit our web site.
President Barnes Delivers Keynote at 2011 GlobeMed HillTop Conference
On November 12, EngenderHealth President Pamela W. Barnes delivered the honorary keynote address at the 2011 GlobeMed HillTop Global Health Conference. This year’s conference, “From Philosophy to Practice: Partnership as Paradigm for Health Equity,” explored the role of partnerships in addressing health disparities. GlobeMed is a university-based nonprofit that encourages global collaboration among students and grassroots organizations to improve health for people living in poverty.
Strengthening Health Systems through a Maternal Health Framework
The Maternal Health Task Force and the Woodrow Wilson Center co-hosted an October 27 event, “Strengthening Health Systems through a Maternal Health Framework”—the latest in an ongoing dialogue series on maternal health. The event took place in Washington, DC, and included a live stream of participants in Nairobi. A webcast of the dialogue is available, along with an October 20 recap of the event by the Maternal Health Task Force.
In its October 10 Daily Global Health Policy Report, the Kaiser Family Foundation highlighted EngenderHealth’s efforts to treat women living with fistula in Rwanda. The article was originally published by the New Times in Rwanda on October 9.
On October 11, the Nigerian Tribune published two stories featuring EngenderHealth’s Fistula Care project and its work in Nigeria: on fistula prevention efforts in Kwara State, and on free fistula repair surgery in Bauchi State.
Maternova and Global Mama blog recapped the Maternal Health Task Force’s Maternal Health Buzz Meeting in October, which assembled 60 experts in Tarrytown, N.Y., to take stock of the field of maternal health.
Nigeria’s Daily Trust published an October 18 Q&A with Iyeme Efem, Project Manager with EngenderHealth’s Fistula Care project.
The SEED Assessment Guide describes and offers underlying principles for EngenderHealth’s comprehensive approach to the design and implementation of sexual and reproductive health programs.
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