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National Communication Strategy for Malaria Control in Uganda

Kampala: Ministry of Health (2015), 40 pp.

"This Uganda national communication strategy for malaria prevention and control has been developed to facilitate the implementation of the Uganda Malaria Reduction Strategy (UMRS) 2014-2020. The strategy will offer a framework where every stakeholder shall take recommended actions to fund, prevent, ... more

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Communication and Social Mobilization in Yellow Fever Mass Vaccination Campaigns: 10 Points from Field Experience

Max Tello et al.

World Health Organization (WHO) (2015), viii, 31 pp.

"The main objective of this document is to provide evidence-based guidance on conducting practical social mobilization and communication for a yellow fever vaccination campaign, either preventive or reactive. Information is also given on the monitoring and evaluation of communication and social mobi ... more

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Covering Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases: A Guide to Better Journalism. Lessons Learned from Global Coverage of the Ebola Virus Crisis

African Media Initiative (AMI) (2015), 23 pp.

"For journalists, coverage of the Ebola epidemic offers vital lessons that could help the media industry deliver a more public-interest oriented service geared towards combating the spread the disease. It is these lessons that have helped shape the following guidelines. The guidelines have been glea ... more

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Epidemiología para periodistas y comunicadores

Barcelona: Fundación Antonio Esteve; Asociación Española de Comuncación Científica (AECC) (2015), x, 94 pp.

"[...] los textos de las ocho ponencias ofrecen una introducción a la epidemiología con abundantes explicaciones y referencias de utilidad para los informadores en su trabajo cotidiano. El Cuaderno recoge ta mbién la crónica del debate que tuvo lugar entre periodistas y epidemiólogos, una bibli ... more

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Narrative Interpretation of HIV/AIDS Messages: The Effects of Storytelling Prompts Among Rural University Students

Leketi Makalela

Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, volume 29, issue 3 (2015), pp. 400-418

"This study examined the use of a locally developed storytelling prompt as an alternative medium for HIV and AIDS awareness and prevention messages among rural university students in Limpopo Province, South Africa. An assessment of first-year students’ (n=21) response to a storytelling stimulus wi ... more

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Arts and Media Transforming the Response to HIV/AIDS: Strategy Note and Implementation Guide

Gulan Kripalani, Shivaji Bhattacharya, Monica Sharma, Pramod Kumar

New York: UNDP (2015), 48 pp.

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Effective Communications: Participant Handbook for WHO Staff

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) (2015), 93 pp.

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Radio Broadcasting in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Can This be the Magic Bullet?

Tawanda Sydesky Nyawasha, Crispen Chipunza

International Social Work, volume 58, issue 2 (2015), pp. 223-237

"In this study, we assessed the relevance and effectiveness of radio broadcasting as a strategy that facilitates the adoption and use of safer sexual practices among students at a South African university. Based on ethnographic data, the article highlights that the essential and critical contributio ... more

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The Media: Improving How People with Mental Health Problems Are Represented in the Media. Summary of Impact and Learning.

Time to Change (2015), 5 pp.

"Our media advisory service was set up to provide advice and support on mental health storylines and documentaries. We inputted into 75 soap opera storylines, as well as mental health seasons for BBC 3 and Channel 4. We also developed an online resource for media professionals, and supported media o ... more

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Comunicación y salud en América Latina: Un campo en permanente movimiento

Inesita Soares de Araújo, Milca Cuberli

In: La contribución de América Latina al campo de la comunicación: historia, enfoques teóricos, epistemológicos y tendencias de la investigación

César Bolaño, Delia Crovi Druetta, Gustavo Cimadevilla (eds.)

Buenos Aires: Prometeo Libros (2015), pp. 257-296

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Can Radio Drama Improve Child Health and Nutrition in Somalia?

Shiri Landman, Angela Githitho Muriithi

London: BBC Media Action (2015), 11 pp.

"1. Radio, particularly BBC Somali, is an effective medium for reaching people in remote areas of Somalia who are typically hard to reach, including the poorest [...] 2. Drama has been shown to have a particularly powerful role in encouraging audiences to absorb new and relevant information. Tragic ... more

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Entertainment-Education for Health Behaviour Change: Issues and Perspectives in Africa

Chima E. Onuekwe (ed.)

Victoria, BC: Friesen Press (2015), xix, 271 pp.

"Entertainment-education for Health Behaviour Change: Issues and Perspectives in Africa is a collection of essays from some of the leading scholars in entertainment-education, including writers from South Africa, Nigeria, and the United States. Chapters cover a wide range of application and strategi ... more

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Behaviour Change and Communication: A Descriptive Literature Review of Behavior Change and Communication in Sub-Saharan Countries

Susanna Kauppi

Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, Master Thesis (2015), 77 pp.

"This study is a descriptive literature review. The purpose of this literature review is to describe factors which associate behavior and behavior change in the communities and to describe communication and communication methods which have been used in behavior change communication programs in devel ... more

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Understanding the Role of mHealth and Other Media Interventions for Behavior Change to Enhance Child Survival and Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Evidence Review

Elizabeth S. Higgs, Allison B. Goldberg, Alain B. Labrique, Stephanie H. Cook, Carina Schmid, Charlotte F. Cole, Rafael Obregón

Journal of Health Communication, volume 19, issue suppl. 1 (2014), pp. 164-189

"This article summarizes evidence for technological advances associated with population-level behavior changes necessary to advance child survival and healthy development in children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries. After a rigorous evidence selection process, the authors as ... more

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Behinderung und Medien

Communicatio Socialis, volume 47, issue 1 (2014), pp. 4-71

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The Gambia Media Survey

Gates Malaria Partnership; Center for Innovation Against Malaria (2014), 56 pp.

"A national survey was completed in November 2004, designed to measure: media access and use; knowledge of Malaria, its prevention and cure; reach of the radio programme Bolongodala. The sample achieved represented the adult (15+) population of the Gambia estimated to be 768,200. Mandinka is the mos ... more

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Entertainment Education Saves Lives and Improves Health: Key Steps to Developing Effective Programs

Caroline Jacoby, Jane Brown, Uttara Bharath Kumar, Rajiv N. Rimal, Sanjanthi Velu

In: Health Communication: Strategies for Developing Global Health Programs

Do Kyun Kim, Arvind Singhal, Gary L. Kreps (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2014), pp. 83-100

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Broadcasting the Pandemic: A History of HIV on South African Television

Rebecca Hodes

Cape Town: HSRC Press (2014), viii, 216 pp.

"Broadcasting the Pandemic tells the story of a South African television show, Beat It! Created during the aspirational years of the political transition in which the broadcast media were poised to democratize the airwaves, Beat It! was first screened on public television in 1999 and developed into ... more

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Blueprint: Ebola Mobile Response

GSMA (2014), 15 pp.

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Análise da cobertura de saúde na mídia moçambicana 2013

Rui Lamarques

Maputo: IREX (2014), 32 pp.

"Se quisermos caracterizar o perfil das fontes às quais os jornalistas recorreram, poder-se-á dizer que esta é masculina, oficial e com fala desenraizada de um lugar geográfico específico – portanto, de nível nacional. É o caso do ministro da Saude, Alexandre Manguele, que é uma fonte reco ... more