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Healthcare Management Strategy, Communication, and Development Challenges and Solutions in Developing Countries
Lanham: Lexington Books (2014), xvi, 240 pp.
"This publication analyzes the ways in which health services, public health administration, and healthcare policies are managed in developing countries and how intercultural, intergroup, and mass communication practices are weakening those efforts. If developing countries are to reach their developm
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Communication for Social Mobilization: An Evaluative Study of the National Immunization Campaign in Nigeria
IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (IOSR-JHSS), volume 13, issue 6 (2013), pp. 78-88
"This study critically evaluates the communication strategies used in the campaign for social mobilization for the National Programme on Immunization in Nigeria. Its objective is to determine the communication factors that contributed to the participation of individuals and groups in the programme a
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Communication on Immunisation: Building Trust
Stockholm: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (2012), iv, 41 pp.
"This guide highlights the importance of trust and credibility for public health organisations in order to communicate effectively on immunisation. The document aims at supporting Member States in planning and implementing communication initiatives on vaccination, by presenting an overview of the ma
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Achieving Polio Eradication: A Review of Health Communication Evidence and Lessons Learned in India and Pakistan
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, issue 87 (2009), pp. 624-630
"This review examines polio communication efforts in India and Pakistan between the years 2000 and 2007. It shows how epidemiological, social and behavioural data guide communication strategies that have contributed to increased levels of polio immunity, particularly among underserved and hard-to-re
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The Vital Drop: Communication for Polio Eradication in India
New Delhi et al.: Sage (2008), xviii, 319 pp.
"This book records the communication journey that began in 2002 through important innovations aimed at including segregated and marginalised populations, as well as a very successful mass media campaign featuring cine star Amitabh Bachchan. An important lesson learnt was that for any public health c
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Building Trust and Responding to Adverse Events Following Immunisation in South Asia: Using Strategic Communication
Kathmandu: UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (2005), vi, 57 pp.
"To develop communication capacity specifically around adverse events following immunisation (AEFI), the UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA) and the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (SEARO) organized a joint regional workshop "Strategic Communication: Building Trust and Responding to
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Why Invest in Communication for Immunization? Evidence and Lessons Learned
Baltimore: Health Communication Partnership; Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs; UNICEF (2005), iv, 20 pp.
"This report makes a case for revitalizing investments in communication for immunization. It considers communication in a broad sense, including advocacy, social and community mobilization, and information, education, and communication (IEC) activities. It identifies communication challenges that af
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Strengthening Immunization Programs: The Communication Component
Arlington: Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival Project (BASICS II); USAID (2004), vii, 29 pp.
"This report provides an overview of immunization communication and describes how to maximize its contribution to immunization programs in developing countries. The discussion and examples focus on communication’s place within immunization planning, activities, and partnerships, based on lessons l
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Public Health Communication: Evidence for Behaviour Change
Mahwah, New Jers.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2002), xv, 435 pp.
"This volume argues the case that public health communication has affected health behavior. It brings together 16 studies of large-scale communication in a variety of substantive health areas--tobacco, drugs, AIDS, family planning, heart disease, childhood disease, highway safety--prepared by the au
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A Media Handbook for HIV Vaccine Trials for Africa
Geneva: UNAIDS (2001), 45 pp.
Communication Handbook for Polio Eradication and Routine EPI
New York; Harare: UNICEF; World Health Organization (WHO) (2000), 99, 45 pp.
Advocacy: A Practical Guide, with Polio Eradication as a Case Study
Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) (1999), 37 pp.
"Successful advocates do their homework on an issue and build an interesting case. They organize networks and coalitions to create a groundswell of support that can influence key decision-makers. They work with the media to help communicate the message. This practical guide outlines four basic steps
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Communicating for Development: Human Change for Survival
Deep Insights
London: Tauris (1998), xi, 294 pp.
"Through accounts and analysis of specific projects across four continents, the authors show how communication has been used to mobilize societies, to facilitate democratic participation, and to help people acquire new knowledge and skills. The book focuses on community radio and video, and health c
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Communicating for Development: A New Pan-Disciplinary Perspective
New York: State University of New York Press (1994), xi, 280 pp.
Notes from the Field in Communication for Child Survival
Washington, DC: Academy for Educational Development (AED); USAID (1993), x, 246 pp.
"This book presents practical lessons from 15 years of experience on the part of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in promoting the health of infants and children in developing countries. It has been compiled by the Academy for Education Development which conducts the Communicati
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Listening for a Change: Oral Testimony and Development
London: Panos (1993), viii, 167 pp.
"The focus throughout is on "listening" to people, in order to learn from experiences. Oral testimony is considered in terms of oral history and oral artistry. The importance of listening is illustrated by a large number of entertaining case studies, drawn from both developed and developing countrie
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