Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health Archives - COVID-19 Communication Network

Building Trust and Empathy Around COVID-19 in Nigeria: Learning Videos

These are videos in the Building Trust and Empathy Around COVID-19 training program developed by Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria for healthcare workers. The training program promotes positive client-provider interactions that ensure healthcare workers have the tools and capacity to address vaccine hesitancy (among themselves and with their clients) and encourage COVID-19 prevention, testing, and vaccination, and take care of themselves in high-stress situations such as the one COVID-19 presented.

Source: Building Trust and Empathy Around COVID-19 in Nigeria: Learning Videos

Name: Ramatu Ada Ochekliye
Email Address: ramatu@ba-nigeria.org

Follow Who Know Road TV Spots

February 16, 2023/in Social Media, TV spots, Video Center for Communication and Social Impact (CCSI), Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Johnson & Johnson, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria English, Pidgin Menstruation/Pregnancy, Rumors and Misinformation, Treatment, Vaccines General Public, Health Workers and Facilities, Pregnant Women/by Ramatu Ada Ochekliye

The ‘Follow Who Know Road’ television spots are one-minute videos explaining why vaccination against COVID-19 is essential.

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Episode 1
Episode 2
- Madam Naija learns that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women and nursing mothers.
Episode 3
- Madam Naija is ill and unwilling to go to the hospital. Fifi urges her to go to the hospital and get tested for COVID-19.
Episode 4
- Madam Naija finally goes to the hospital, and Aproko Doctor informs her that he needs to carry out various tests before she can be treated.
Episode 5
- Madam Naija tests positive for COVID-19 and was told to stay isolated for a period. Her husband reminds her that refusal to do this affects the entire family.
Episode 6
- Madam Naija is now a COVID-19 vaccine supporter and believes the vaccines would protect her and her family.
Episode 7
- Madam Naija encourages people in the market to vaccinate against COVID-19, citing her experience with the disease.
Episode 8
- Madam Naija and Fifi encourage Mama T’s customer to get vaccinated against COVID-19, even though he worries that the vaccine may affect his hypertension.
Episode 9
- Fifi encourages a customer at Mama T’s restaurant to get his booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Get Tested for COVID-19 If You Feel Sick

December 12, 2022/in Posters Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health, PEPFAR, United States Agency for International Development Nigeria Èdè Yorùbá, English, Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin Testing, Vaccines General Public/by Ramatu Ada Ochekliye

Posters in English, Pidgin, Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba urging people to get tested if they feel ill.

Source: Get Tested for COVID-19 If You Feel Sick

Protect Yourself Against COVID-19

December 12, 2022/in Posters, Social Media Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health, PEPFAR, United States Agency for International Development Nigeria Èdè Yorùbá, English, Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin Prevention, Vaccines General Public, People Living with HIV/by Ramatu Ada Ochekliye

Posters in English, Pidgin, Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba promoting messages about COVID-19 prevention and testing.

Source: Protect Yourself Against COVID-19

Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Integrated Video

August 31, 2022/in Social Media, TV spots, Video Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Program, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria National Primary Healthcare Development agency Nigeria English COVID-19 Response, Entertainment Education, Other health in COVID-19 context General Public/by Ramatu Ada Ochekliye

This video integrated COVID-19 and Tuberculosis messaging and directions to get tested.

Source: Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Integrated Video

COVID-19 Co-morbidity Fliers

August 31, 2022/in Posters Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria National Primary Healthcare Development agency Nigeria English COVID-19 Response, Other health in COVID-19 context, Vaccines General Public/by Ramatu Ada Ochekliye

These fliers urge people with the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Source: COVID-19 Co-morbidity Fliers

IAS Conference E-posters

August 6, 2020/in Presentation, SBC Materials Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health, United States Agency for International Development Nigeria English Risk Communication and Messaging Response Organizations, SBC Professionals/by Shane Harper

Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria presented two e-posters at the just concluded 23rd International AIDS Conference.

The two posters titled “Reinforcing COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement Response in Nigeria Through the Use of Mobile Curriculum“ and “COVID-19 Response Through 3-2-1 Digital Mobile Technology In Nigeria“ respectively were virtually presented on the poster virtual exhibition July 10th and 11th 2020. and is currently on the COVID-19 IAS Conference.

These posters are based on the Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria support to the NCDC’s Risk communications and community engagement (RCCE) activities on the coronavirus pandemic through the United States Agency for International Agency (USAID) funding. .

Source: IAS Conference E-posters

Tweets about Wearing Masks

August 6, 2020/in SBC Materials, Social Media Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health, United States Agency for International Development Nigeria English Masks, Prevention Communities, General Public/by Shane Harper

Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria posted these images in Twitter about wearing masks to slow the spread of COVID-19 on July 15, 2020. The tweets encourage people to not share face masks and to use a face mask and/or a mask in combination with a shield as opposed to simply wearing a face shield. Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria also used the hashtag #COVID19StopsWithMe.

Source: Tweets about Wearing Masks

Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria Wave 2- COVID-19 Spots

June 15, 2020/in Radio/Audio Spots Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health, United States Agency for International Development Nigeria Èdè Yorùbá, English, Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin Handwashing, Prevention, Social/Physical Distancing Communities, General Public/by Shane Harper

The second stream (Wave 2) audio spots as produced by Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria in support of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s Risk Communications response focused on preventive measures such as good hygiene and physical distancing as well as discouraging the sharing of fake news while promoting #Take Responsibility Campaign theme song.

Source: Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria Wave 2- COVID-19 Spots

PUSH COVID-19 Challenge

May 14, 2020/in SBC Campaign, SBC Materials Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health, United States Agency for International Development Nigeria English Prevention Communities, General Public/by Shane Harper

As part of the efforts to support Nigeria in curbing the spread of the coronavirus, Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria and partners will be supporting the #TakeResponsibility social media campaign of the NCDC through various social media activities. The team created a #PUSH challenge.

PUSH stands for:

P = Practice coughing or sneezing in your elbow.
U = Use soap and running water to wash you hands regularly
S = Stay at home to reduce spread from person-to-person.
H = Help others by spreading this message

Source: PUSH COVID-19 Challenge

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