FP Method Comparative Effectiveness Flex and Guideline

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.

This client-focused job aid/wallchart on Comparative Effectiveness of Family Planning Contraceptive Methods and its accompanying use guideline were produced and disseminated in all Core Program District (CPDs) health facilities of NFHP. They were used by community health workers during FP counseling and service to make their work more effective.

In the chart, all the contraceptive method pictures are indicated based on its effectiveness and included are some important reminders for the counselor to relay to the clients during the session. The wall chart to be hanged or posted on the wall where community health worker can easily see it and ute it during FP counseling.

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

Date of Publication: December 11, 2019

VMMC Community Dialogue Cards [Kenya]

These cards are part of the VMMC Communication Toolkit which was developed to create and sustain demand for Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC) and reinforce that, while VMMC reduces risk for men, it does not prevent HIV and must be combined with other prevention behaviors to be effective.

The toolkit consists of communication materials, posters and pamphlets, a video, tools, a video discussion guide, a guide to working with the media, and a guide for adapting materials. The Toolkit targets affected audiences in Kenya’s Nyanza province and includes a communication guide that builds upon the national VMMC strategy.

These cards show various situations related to VMMC, such as a couple visiting the clinic, a man undergoing a circumcision, and a man recovering from his circumcision.

Source: FHI 360

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

Suaahara Home Stead Food Production (HFP) Brochures/ Posters/Job Aids

Suaahara was a five year (2011-2016) project funded by USAID aimed to improve the nutritional status of women and children in 41 districts of Nepal. The project focused on improving health and nutrition behaviors at the household level through promotion of Essential Nutrition and Hygiene Actions (EN/HA), particularly Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN), and addressing other determinants of under-nutrition, such as availability of and access to food, hygiene, quality of health care, child spacing and socio-cultural factors including gender and marginalization.

Suaahara was implemented by a consortium of partner organizations led by Save the Children.

The SBCC strategy established an internal quality materials review and production system to ensure that all partners in the consortium had mutually reinforcing, quality materials developed, pretested, produced and disseminated to the end user.

In 2013, Suaahara developed various HFP related brochures, posters, job aids etc. with communication input from SBCC team in-coordination with thematic partner Helen Killer International with their technical inputs emphasizes the key message “diversify nutrient dense vegetables in your homestead garden throughout the year”. The main objective of developing these materials are to increase vegetable diversity, to maximize vegetable production from same area/piece of land and to increase household’s access to diverse vegetables.

In the year 2014, these materials were rebranded as guided by “Bhanchhin Aama” campaign and disseminated in all public places in Suaahara implementing districts through local NGO partners throughout the project period. Required number of materials were sent to Suaahara district office/PNGO and Field Supervisors distributed these materials at their supervision areas by orienting the HFPB group leaders/VMFs about how to use these materials.

Home stead food production materials are as below:

  • Brochure on Garden to Plate-Helen Sweet Potato
  • Brochure on Garden to Plate-Kangkong
  • Poster on Bio Security
  • Poster on Bird Flu
  • Poster on Method of making Intensive Coop
  • HFP Job Aids for Nutrition Consumer Group and Village Model Farmers

The objective of developing and producing these HFP materials are to sensitize community about necessity of building coop for chicken and to improve household poultry rearing practices.

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

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

Malaria Prevention: Quick checklist Distribution of Long-lasting Insecticide Treated Nets in Refugee Situations

This checklist was created for use in refugee situations so that service providers can quickly review how to prevent and reduce malaria through the distribution of Long-lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLIN).

It includes information on who should receive the nets, which nets to use, how to distribute the nets, how to involve the refugee community, and how to evaluate whether the distribution and use of nets has been successful.

Source: UNHCR

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

Safe Motherhood Program Posters

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.

These posters were part of the Safe Motherhood Program activity of NFHP, promoting Skilled Birth Attendants and Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness. They were distributed to all the health facilities of 17 CPDs and also to the NGOs and CBOs of the CB-MNCH district for wider use.

In adddition, the program produced a job aid for health workers on management of the third stage of labor and on family planning counseling and disseminated to all health facilities, PHCCs and Hospitals of 17 Core Program Districts through National Health Education Information and Communication Center (NHEICC) by its partners.

Feedback from the field indicated that the materials had been very effective in filling a major gap for district lever service providers, helping them to better explain about the health messages to a women and their families.

The materials were also being used by the other stakeholders involved in the safe motherhood such as GTZ, SSMP in their respective districts.

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

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

Risk Assessment Card Game

This is a Risk assessment card game from the Saath- Saath Project.

Risk assessment is conducted to help an individual realize his/her high risk of contracting HIV and STIs without blaming the individual. This game helps to provide female sex workers with insight into their HIV/STI-related risk behaviors and to help them realize and personalize their risk for HIV/STI transmission, then to make a risk reduction plan.

Source: FHI360

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

Provider Training Video

A video used to stimulate discussion in trainings. It depicts the contrast between theory and practice of clinical diagnosis in a semi-urban Nigerian context. It shows the procedure for conducting RDT for malaria and how a provider can effectively use interpersonal communication to manage clients. Accompanied by a discussion guide.

These videos were shown in Benue, Akwa Ibom & Kebbi states and produced in English and Hausa. They were used to train 180 public health facility providers and 168 PPMVs.

Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

MCHW Job Aid on ‘How to Manage Third Stage Labor” and “a Guideline”

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.

Under the Safe Motherhood Program activity of NFHP, JHU/CCP team provided assistance to National Health Training Center (NHTC) in developing a MCHW job aide on ‘How to manage the third stage labor’ which was pilot tested in 26 districts through key stakeholders. Based on the finding, it was further revised, a guideline was also developed on how to use the job aide effectively and disseminated to the Refresher trained MCHWs to support their utilization of the job aid for active management of third stage labor. The job aid was integrated by National Health Training Center (NHTC) into the refresher training for MCHWs.

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

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019

Male Engagement in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH)

This job aid was developed in Nigeria to provide information on how men can participate in their family’s health and support their wives/partners during various phases of pregnancy, labor, and infancy/childhood.

It covers:

  • Pre-pregnancy
  • Pregnancy
  • Labor and delivery
  • Postnatal care
  • Infancy and childhood

This resource has a corresponding set of posters and handbill.

Source: USAID

Date of Publication: March 25, 2019