Mama Put Video Series

Mama Put is a series of radio and video spots designed to inform audiences about fever case management (how to test fever cases for malaria). The series has been aired on over 50 radio and television stations in Nigeria and features a restaurant owner, Mama Put, who uses wry humor to advise her community about malaria. Episodes include

The Half-Plate
The Generator
The Tailor

View this Adobe Spark page for other Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria malaria resources

Source: Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria - Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: September 28, 2023

Family Planning Brochures

These brochures serve as a way of reinforcing information about family planning. They are distributed in Nigerian communities to remind community members of the benefits of birth spacing at all levels of society from the individual to the family and community level.

The brochures were designed to be state-specific with images that resonate with cultural and religious teachings in each state.

Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: November 2, 2021

Lassa Fever Campaign, Nigeria

These materials were developed to create awareness on modes of transmission, symptoms and how to access care.

Jingles

Posters

These 10 posters are available in English, Yoruba, Pidgin, Hausa and Igbo

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: July 15, 2021

Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria Wave 2- COVID-19 Spots

The second stream (Wave 2) audio spots as produced by Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria in support of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s Risk Communications response focused on preventive measures such as good hygiene and physical distancing as well as discouraging the sharing of fake news while promoting #Take Responsibility Campaign theme song.

The spots include:

English

Hausa

Igbo

Pidgin

Yoruba

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: July 21, 2020

Wave 3- COVID-19 Spots

Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria developed a third wave (Wave 3) of Radio spots for NCDC in support of the RCCE. These spots are themed on self isolation, staying at home and general prevention messages for religious practices and are available in 4 Nigerian local languages; Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin, Yoruba and English language.

For each language, there is a spot for 4 different scenarios:

  • The Barber
  • The Neighbor
  • The Christian friend
  • The Muslim friend

Source: Breakthrough ACTION/Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: July 21, 2020

Health Facility Posters – Family Planning

These posters, produced as part of the family planning organization NURHI in Nigeria, serve a dual purpose. They serve as job aids for service providers and as reminder materials for clients. They reinforce the ‘Know’ – what FP is, ‘Talk’ – about FP with your partner and ‘Go’ – to the nearest health facility to access the FP method that suits you.

The posters were printed in English, Hausa, and Igbo

Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019