November 2022: Ogun state begins school-based deworming effort

A collection of health campaign stories captured and curated by Linksbridge SPC. Citing a “strained global supply” of OCV, the International Coordinating Group (ICG) announced on October 19 a temporary suspension of the standard two-dose regimen ...

Evaluating a Transition to Government Ownership of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminth Control Programs

October 24, 2022
Cross Cutting Topic: Governance
Health Domain: Schisto (Schistosomiasis), STH (Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis)
Region/Country: Nigeria

Nigeria

Country Campaign Manager Perspectives on Integration: A Snapshot in 2022

October 13, 2022
Source: Linksbridge
Cross Cutting Topic: Integration Models
Health Domain: Malaria, NTDs, Nutrition, Polio, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Global

The Malaria Consortium shared the results of a study that tested the feasibility of co-implementing vitamin A supplementation (VAS) with a seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) campaign in rural and urban settings in Bauchi State Nigeria. View the session and slides to learn about actions you can consider for planning and implementing effective, equitable, and feasible health campaigns.

Improving Health Campaign Microplanning with a Predictive Analytics Planning Tool

October 13, 2022
Cross Cutting Topic: Data Quality, Digitization, Microplanning
Health Domain: NTDs, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Rwanda

Rwanda

Country Campaign Manager Perspectives on Integration

October 10, 2022
Cross Cutting Topic: Data Quality, Implementation, Integration Models
Health Domain: COVID-19, Malaria, NTDs, Nutrition, Other, Polio, Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Region/Country: Bangladesh, CAR, DRC, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Countries are represented across 4 WHO regions (Africa, Americas, Europe, Southeast Asia)

Health Campaign Integration: A Scoping Review

October 10, 2022
Cross Cutting Topic: Implementation, Integration Models
Health Domain: NTDs
Region/Country: Global

Sub-Saharan Africa

September 2022: Fiji’s Northern Division begins MDA

September 30, 2022
Health Domain: LF (Lymphatic Filariasis), STH (Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis)
Region/Country: Fiji

September 2022: Partner News Round-Up

September 30, 2022
Health Domain: COVID-19, Malaria, NTDs, Polio, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Afghanistan, Brazil, DRC, Fiji, Ghana, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Samoa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

A collection of health campaign stories captured and curated by Linksbridge SPC. Zimbabwe began a mass vaccination drive against measles in early September, targeting over 6 million children ages 6 months to 15 years, with an emphasis on reaching faith leaders...

Building the Links between Campaigns and Primary Health Care in Vanuatu

September 14, 2022
Cross Cutting Topic: Health Workforce, MERLA, Surveillance
Health Domain: NTDs
Region/Country: Vanuatu

Vanuatu

August 2022: Namibia runs national integrated immunization campaign

August 31, 2022
Source: World Health Organization
Health Domain: COVID-19, Measles/Rubella, STH (Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis), Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Namibia

August 2022: Vanuatu eliminate trachoma

August 31, 2022
Source: World Health Organization
Health Domain: TRA (Trachoma)
Region/Country: Vanuatu

August 2022: Partner News Round-Up

August 31, 2022
Source: ABC, BBC, Daily Times, DeshGujarat, Jakarta News, Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme, Radio Nigeria, Reuters, Sun News, The Herald, UrduPoint, World Health Organization
Health Domain: NTDs, Polio, Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Region/Country: Bangladesh, Brazil, Congo, DRC, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe

A collection of health campaign stories captured and curated by Linksbridge SPC. The Republic of the Congo ran a mass vaccination campaign against yellow fever August 5-12. Supported by Gavi, UNICEF, WHO and other partners, the effort mobilized more than 13,800 health professionals to reach over 4 million people...

At-A-Glance: Primers on campaigns and financing

August 8, 2022
Source: Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition, Results for Development
Cross Cutting Topic: Financing
Health Domain: Malaria, NTDs, Nutrition, Polio, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Vitamin A Supplementation
Region/Country: Global

July 2022: Kenya and Tanzania runs cross-border MDA

July 31, 2022
Health Domain: TRA (Trachoma)
Region/Country: Kenya, Tanzania

Health Domain: NTDs

November 2022: Ogun state begins school-based deworming effort

November 2022: Ghana runs school-based deworming drive

November 2022: Somalia begans integrated measles, polio, vitamin A and deworming effort

Co-Delivery of Preventative Chemotherapies Against Onchocerciasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths

Barriers and Opportunities to Offering Ivermectin Continuously in the Primary Health Care System

Mainstreaming NTD Campaign Interventions Into the Primary Health Care System

October 2022: Gambia runs integrated immunization campaign

October 2022: Partner News Round-Up