Awardee Spotlight: Bridges to Development
The Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition is proud to spotlight its new research awardees. This week’s spotlight is on Bridges to Development. Their project, titled “Building links between campaigns and PHC:
Awardees Present Lessons Learned from Research in Nigeria
On Wednesday, 1 September, two of the Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition’s research teams presented on lessons learned on collaborative planning of health campaigns in Nigeria. View the recording from the presentation,
Awardee Spotlight: Jimma University
The Health Campaign Effectiveness Coalition is proud to spotlight its new research awardees. This week’s spotlight is on Jimma University. The project is taking place in five districts of Jimma
August 2021 Partner News Round-up
A collection of health campaign stories captured and curated by Linksbridge SPC.
August 2021: MSF begins measles campaign in Jebel Marra
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) launched a measles vaccination campaign in the Jebel Marra region in South Darfur, Sudan earlier in August. MSF aims to vaccinate 95% of children ages 9 months-15
August 2021: Uganda plans polio outbreak response
Uganda plans to run a nationwide polio immunization campaign in October and December, with health workers going house-to-house to reach all children age 5 and under. The government declared a
August 2021: NMS hosts YF vaccination drive
Uganda’s National Medical Stores (NMS) ran a yellow fever vaccination drive for people ages 9 months to 59 years at the Mayor’s Gardens in Katabi, Entebbe from August 19-30. The fixed
August 2021: Sierra Leone conducts subnational polio campaign
Sierra Leone kicked off a subnational polio immunization drive August 27, targeting 520,000 children under age 5 with nOPV drops. During the four-day mop-up campaign, frontline health workers went house-to-house
August 2021: Ghana conducts biannual MDA against oncho
Ghana is conducting its biannual mass drug administration campaign against onchocerciasis August 23-September 3, targeting 4,740,039 people in 66 endemic districts across 13 regions (Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Eastern,
August 2021: Jharkhand state targets 17.8M in filariasis MDA
India’s Jharkhand state ran a mass drug administration (MDA) drive against filariasis August 23-27, targeting 17.8 million people in 12 districts. 11 districts (Chatra, Dumka, East Singhbhum, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda,
August 2021: Pakistan SNIDs aim to reach 23.6M
Pakistan’s polio subnational immunization days event kicked off on August 2, aiming to reach more than 23.6 million children in 68 districts of all four provinces. Approximately 179,000 health workers
August 2021: Gambia prepares for polio SIAs
Gambia is “preparing for at least two massive supplementary polio vaccination rounds” in response to a recent polio outbreak. Each campaign round will target 382,908 children under age 5, aiming to
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