Masks for Curbing the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Illustration by MoHFW A manual on homemade masks

This guide is designed to provide a simple outline of best practices to make, use and reuse masks to enable NGOs and individuals to self-create such masks and accelerate widespread adoption of masks across India.

The key criteria for proposed designs are:

  • Ease of Access to Materials
  • Easy of Making at Home
  • Ease of Use and Reuse

Wearing of masks is especially recommended for people living in densely populated areas across India.

Source: Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India

Date of Publication: April 10, 2020

Uganda COVID-19 Campaign

The Next Big Thing

A group of concerned health communication specialists in Uganda has volunteered their time to help the government get word out about COVID-19 and its prevention. These SBC professionals come from a variety of organizations and institutions, including MOH, UNICEF, USAID funded projects, universities, Ugandan NGOs, media houses, and international NGOs. Even retirees and independent consultants are members of the group.

The Next Big Thing group emerged organically with no financial.or technical assistance from any donor funded project. Since March 18th, when the group first decided to offer assistance to the Ministry of Health (MOH), it has developed and launched a mass and social media campaign called Tosemberera. The campaign encourages Ugandans to stay at home, maintain a distance of at least two meters from others, wash hands frequently, and take other precautionary measures recommended by government.

Tonsemberera Campaign

On the 1st of April, only two weeks after work began, the Tonsemberera campaign was launched by the Minister of Health. The campaign is intended to harmonize government communication efforts in response to the pandemic, raise awareness and popularize simple actionable behaviors. It invites citizens, leaders, and popular influencers to share stories through social and mass media about how they are protecting themselves and others. The aim is to engage as many partners as possible to share accurate information about the disease and the government’s recommendations for prevention and treatment.

Thus far the list of materials includes the following (this will be updated as needed):

Source: Uganda Ministry of Health

Date of Publication: April 7, 2020

Coronavirus Online Course

This online course is designed for individuals with low health/science literacy to explain COVID-19.

Each section describes a different aspect of COVID-19, including how it is transmitted, symptoms, and treatment, with a brief recap of important points after each section.

Source: Lifelong

Date of Publication: March 18, 2020

Maternal and Child Health Videos – Discussion Guide

This is a discussion guide to facilitate group discussion when watching maternal and child health videos designed for viewing in health facilities. It provides step-by-step guidance to potential facilitators such as midwives to organize and facilitate meaningful discussions and reflections based on the issues raised in the videos.

Source: Communication for Health Ethiopia

Date of Publication: February 11, 2020

Hulu Beteina Mobile App – Instructional Leaflet

This mobile application is developed to support rural women and couples to better manage and track their health, mainly during pregnancy, through delivery and after birth. Designed for use on both smart and basic phones, the approach invokes a simple, easy to navigate format containing relevant, engaging, and educational content. Key features of the app include growth-monitoring tool, scheduling for ANC and immunization visit. It is available in three languages (Amharic, Afan Oromo and Tigrigna) and no internet connection required to transfer or use the application.

This is an instructional leaflet on how to use the app as well as how to share it

Source: Communication for Health Ethiopia

Date of Publication: February 10, 2020

Malaria Brochure for Schools

This brochure, designed for use in schools, provides factual information on malaria, its signs, mode of transmission, and prevention, and treatment methods.

This brochure is part of a campaign called “Malaria Roadshow.”

Source: Communication for Health Ethiopia

Date of Publication: February 6, 2020

Malaria Prevention Methods Brochure

This brochure is based on the eight essential malaria actions and encourages preventive behaviors as well as treatment for malaria. It is part of a campaign called “Malaria Roadshow.”

Source: Communication for Health Ethiopia

Date of Publication: February 6, 2020

School Health Promotion Fact Sheet

This one page document provides a summary on the Communication for Health school health intervention which operated by strengthening school clubs and providing support in conducting and celebrating school health days.

Source: Communication for Health Ethiopia

Date of Publication: February 6, 2020

Radio Health Program Promotional Materials

The Nepal Family Health Program (NFHP-I) was a six-year (2002-2007) bilateral activity of United States Agency for International Development, Nepal (USAID/N) with the Government of Nepal. Its overall goal was to support the Government’s long-term goal of reducing fertility and under-five mortality within the context of the National Health Policy and Second Long-Term Health Plan 1997-2017.

In order to increase Radio Health Program (RHP) listenership, promotional materials were designed and disseminated to the selected audiences who participated in the unit quiz of Distance Education (DE) or Drama Serial (DS) radio programs and gave the correct answer to the questions asked through lottery system in all three phases of RHP.

The promotional materials included an umbrella, flashlight, table clock, cap, bag, pen and copy with printed of RHP logo and program airing time. This small token of appreciation has been a motivating factor among the audiences to listen to the programs regularly and send their concerns, expression, thoughts and opinions in the forms of letters.

An overwhelming number of letters that the program received from the audiences demonstrated high popularity of the programs among the audiences. During the three years of RHP a total of 54,311 letters were received from DE and DS audiences from 54 districts of the country.

Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/ Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: December 11, 2019

Stand Proud, Get Circumcised

This was an initiative to provide safe male circumcision (SMC) as an essential health service. The initiative sought to increase the number of circumcised men by educating the population about safe male circumcision, increasing the number of health facilities that provide circumcision services and equipping health providers with the necessary skills to conduct the procedure.

The multi-channel the Safe Male Circumcision campaign was launched in late 2011 with the following objectives:

  • To create awareness and provide necessary information on safe male circumcision services
  • To help people make informed decisions about safe male circumcision and HIV prevention
  • To increase demand and promote uptake of SMC in Uganda

Source: Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: June 15, 2019