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Reducing GBV and improving SRHR for all through Lihawu Male Mentoring Camp

…in Eswatini in a youth-friendly male space. Topics discussed include masculinity, sex, relationships and consent, gender- roles and expectations, violence, sexuality, HIV/AIDS. A package of referrals and linkages to health and social services concludes the camp and participants are encouraged to uptake these services as part of their first steps towards long lasting behavior change.

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Immunotherapy of atherosclerosis

…both being risk factors. Conventional methods for controlling abnormal lipid metabolism involve controlling dietary intake of fats or treatment with cholesterol-reducing drugs, such as statins. However, dietary change is often ineffective and drugs have been associated with unwanted side effects, meaning alternative means to prevent and/or treat atherosclerotic and metabolic disease are needed. Solution The…

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Engaging Men to address Social Norms that Promote GBV among Women and Girls in the Maasai Community

…SEM approaches in the communities. These champions in turn mobilize communities through ambush theatre, marches, radio talk shows, and community dialogues on GBV prevention and social norms change. County and sub-county level GBV committees composed of stakeholders from different sectors including health department, gender department, and the police department, are also established and/or strengthened to…

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Developing a culturally sensitive group support psychotherapy model to treat depression among HIV positive individuals in Uganda

…with the ability to acquire and/or use information about HIV/AIDS and its treatment regimens. Early recognition and treatment of depression would lead to better uptake of behaviour change messages, decrease HIV transmission risk behaviours and enhance adherence to anti-retroviral therapy (ART), which may result in improved clinical effectiveness of ART regimens. The World Health Organization recommends…

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Kickstarting Alzheimer Awareness in Indonesia

…detection and screening to tthree hospitals in Jakarta, Semarang and Yogyakarta; these numbers demonstrated how the awareness-raising campaign that was initiated by the project played a significant role in behaviour change. The Bank CIMB Niaga donated $14,468 CAD to Alzheimer’s Indonesia, to continue raising awareness of the disease and pledged to be the first Age Friendly Bank in…

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The Lekker Platform

This project will develop and pilot-test the Lekker platform - a learning tool aimed at sexual and reproductive health (SRH) behavior change in public school students (12-17 years) in Maputo, Mozambique. The platform includes content on early marriage, family planning, and sexually transmitted infections and diseases and is personalized to match students’ level of education.…

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Co-Packaging for treatment of Diarrhea with Zinc + ORS and Zinc + Antibiotics for Pneumonia in Guatemala

…recommended for two decades, yet deaths still occur.  Solution Implemented in Guatemala, the project aimed to: 1.       Co-package the oral rehydration solution (ORS) with zinc to positively change provider and caregiver behaviour in diarrhea treatment in Guatemala and improve diarrhea treatment adherence 2.       Provide the government with a cost-benefit analysis of the feasibility and acceptability…

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Dialogue to empower, supervise, support and include informal traditional and faith healers to deliver evidence-based mhGAP-IG adapted psychosocial interventions to reduce treatment gap in Kenya

…for depression. Because the total number screened exceeded the number expected (3,000), the training was shown to increase access to mental health services in the community. The change in depression scores was measured using the Becks Depression Inventory scale (BDI) and showed a highly significant 34% improvement of depression symptoms three months after the intervention. In a…

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An app-based platform to support early identification and management of children at risk of developing neurodevelopmental impairments in community settings

…workers. While current community-based assessment tools are used primarily for measurement, and have seldom led to interventions, assessment-linked intervention is an effective model that also facilitates behaviour change at the family level. Six community-based workers trained on developmental assessment of babies up to 18 months, as well as behavioural assessment and counseling of families, conducted…

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GenteGas: Delivering affordable gas stoves and household health education to low-income families exposed to toxic levels of woodsmoke

…– was to launch a market-based business model to deliver LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) stoves to families cooking with wood, while promoting household air pollution awareness and behaviour change. One of the specific objectives of the study was to train women entrepreneurs to distribute stoves and LPG tanks, and to educate households about gas stove use…