Manuel de Procédures Opérationnelles Standard de la Communication des Risques et l’Engagement Communautaires en période d’urgence en Guinée

This manual provides the framework for the implementation of all communications activities during a public health emergency, as well as the framework for coordination and collaboration of partners and stakeholders.

This SOP details the actions that will be implemented in the event of a public health emergency in Guinea. Knowledge of how to implement timely, consistent, and accurate communication activities can have an impact on how the media and the public react to an event and therefore have a major impact on the success of the response to a potential health emergency.

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Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 31, 2022

Cartographie des acteurs impliqués dans la communication sur les risques liés aux évènements de santé publique en Côte d’Ivoire

This is a study conducted in response to the recommendations of the joint external evaluation of the Ivorian health regulations implementation in December 2016. This mapping was done to begin to fill in the gaps in the coordination of risk communication of the actors and structures involved in this form of communication in Côte d’Ivoire.

The objectives of this study were to (i) inventory all the actors involved in risk in risk communication, at all levels and in different sectors (ii) analyze the position of the organizations inventoried and the interactions they have with other with other risk communication actors (iii) examine the coordination of risk communication activities identify stakeholder expectations, and make recommendations for appropriate improvements in risk communication.

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Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 31, 2022

Étude sur la cartographie des Acteurs Clés Impliqués dans la Communication de Risque au Mali

The objectives of this study were to conduct a mapping of key actors involved in risk communication in Mali and to make recommendations for improving multisectoral and multidisciplinary coordination while taking into account the One Health approach. In addition, the study was designed to investigate the involvement and role played by the structures surveyed in the management of the Ebola virus disease epidemic that affected Mali in 2014. The study was carried out by Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) through the Breakthrough ACTION project.

The objectives of this study were to conduct a mapping of Key Actors Involved in Risk Communication (KIARC) in Mali and to make recommendations for improving multisectoral and multidisciplinary coordination while taking into account the One Health Approach (OHA). In addition, the study was designed to investigate the involvement and role played by the structures surveyed in the management of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic that affected Mali in 2014.

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Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 31, 2022

Plan de communication pour la lutte contre la rage en Côte d’Ivoire

This communication plan for rabies control responds to the recommendation that communication should be a major focus of the national integrated rabies control program in Côte d’Ivoire. It was designed under the leadership of the Direction des Services Vétérinaires and the National Institute of Public Health in collaboration with all actors involved in the implementation of the One Health approach, with the technical and financial support of Breakthrough ACTION in Côte d’Ivoire.

This communication plan for rabies control responds to this recommendation. It is designed under the leadership of the Direction des Services Vétérinaires and and the National Institute of Public Health in collaboration with all actors involved in the implementation of the “one health” approach, with the technical and financial support of Breakthrough ACTION in Côte d’Ivoire.

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Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 31, 2022

Centre National d’Information – d’Éducation et de Communication pour la Santé (CNIECS) Guide de gestion des rumeurs et la stigmatisation sur la COVID-19 au Mali

This guide attempts to provide simple, practical guidance in developing a response to rumors and misinformation about COVID-19.

In an emergency context, rumors can be a matter of life and death. They can create pain or anger and provoke harmful behaviors or violent reactions that can spread. Being more attuned to rumors and incorporating some direct steps into the fight against COVID-19 in Mali is a powerful way to mitigate their worst potential consequences.

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Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 31, 2022

Guide de Gestion des rumeurs – Stop Virus Ebola

With the support of USAID/Breakthrough ACTION, this guide was developed by crisis and emergency risk communication committee members within the framework of animal and environmental health as recommended by the “One Health” concept, in order to assist health promotion actors in managing Ebola virus disease rumors.

This guide was developed within the framwork of animal and environmental health as recomended by the “One Health” concept for health promotion actors to manage EVD rumors. It will be instrumental in strengthen the capacities of its members that the CREC committee, with the support of USAID/Breakthrough ACTION (BA).

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Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 31, 2022

National Standard Operating Procedures for Risk Communication and Social Mobilization During Public Health Emergencies

This document is intended to support implementation of the National Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Strategy developed as an outcome of Ghana’s coordinated and collaborative response to communicating with the public and all stakeholders on the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides guidance on what is to be done, by who, where, and when in applying risk communication and social mobilization actions when public health emergencies arise.

The overall goal of the RCCE Strategy is to create awareness, reduce fear and misconceptions, and empower people to take preventive measures to stop the spread of the diseases. This document provides guidance on what is to be done, by who, where and when in applying risk communication and social mobilisation (RC&SM) actions when public health emergencies arise.

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Johns Hopkins University - Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 31, 2022

Stratégie nationale de communication pour un changement social et de comportement sur les six zoonoses prioritaires au Sénégal

This National Communication Strategy for Social and Behavioral Change on the six priority zoonotic diseases in Senegal for the period 2020–2024 is the result of collaboration between various ministerial sectors, civil society organizations, and the country’s technical and financial partners.

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Secrétariat général du gouvernement haut conseil national de la sécurité sanitaire mondiale secrétariat permanent

Date of Publication: March 31, 2022

A Guide to Action for Community Mobilization and Empowerment Focused on Postabortion Complications

This is a training manual for using the community action cyclem which is a participatory problem-solving approach involving community diagnosis, planning together, implementation of plans, participatory evaluation, and scaling up. It helps communities identify their problems and prioritize and solve the major problems relating to post abortion care.

The manual includes activities for a six day training session.

Source: EngenderHealth

Date of Publication: January 17, 2022

Breakthrough ACTION Liberia Rural Sanitation Report 2021

This technical report from a 2021 study on rural sanitation in Lofa and Nimba Counties was conducted by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs and Save the Children.

The objectives of the study were to:

  • Determine the current sanitation and open defecation free (ODF) status among previous USAIDsupported communities within Lofa and Nimba counties
  • Deepen understanding of the individual, community and political drivers and barriers to household toilet/latrine adoption and sustained use or “slippage” in both rural Liberia (Lofa & Nimba)
  • Assess the determinants of “drop outs” of sustained toilet use

The main conclusions of the study are as follows:

  • The three groups studied, including two ODF groups, indicate that the ODF groups have more communities with high toilet use compared to the never ODF group.
  • Toilet use attrition, especially 12–18 months after toilet construction, is high. The main reasons of toilet attrition are lack of cleanliness and maintenance of the toilets since a large number are shared toilets.
  • The primary issue of attrition is related to poor toilet use experience.
  • People are already motivated to use toilets in Nimba and Lofa counties. Therefore, implementing programs for toilet motivation is not necessary. Instead, programs that help maintain toilet cleanliness, reduce attrition, and build social norms around consistent toilet use are needed.
  • Handwashing with soap practices are not optimal with only a third of the sample washing their hands daily with soap after defecation.
  • The toilet filling up and the toilet getting “spoiled” are the two major reasons for returning to the bush for defecation.
  • A large number of the bush users are former toilet users, indicating that a high demand for toilets exists in the three communities.
  • However, even the ODF communities have reverted to a large extent to bush use.
  • Therefore, making toilet use a clean and pleasant experience is essential to continued and sustained use.
  • Individuals state that faith leaders, such as pastors (34.9%) and imams (12.8%), influence their decision to participate in community sanitation practices. Overwhelmingly, individuals note that traditional leaders (50.3%) and community role models such as health workers and teachers (48.2%) play the largest roles in affecting individual behavior.

Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, Save the Children

Date of Publication: November 24, 2021