Highlights on the Journey of the Breakthrough ACTION for COVID-19 Program in Indonesia

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The series of learning notes in this book highlights the Breakthrough ACTION for COVID-19 program in Indonesia. All of these records are expected to provide inspiration regarding efforts to make behavioral and social changes in the wider community; so that program managers can apply proven good practices or mitigate when implementing various other programs. In addition, this book also emphasizes the importance of inclusivity of all components of society.

It is hoped that this highlights book will be easy to read and understand the journey of the Breakthrough ACTION program in Indonesia. This booklet is in Bahasa.

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemics on the Development of Health Risk Communication: Challenges and Opportunities

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Starting from an analysis of communication in Italy during the COVID-19 emergency period (February–June 2020), this paper provides an overview of the main challenges and opportunities for communication during pandemics. The purpose of this study is to perform a literature review contributing to the identification of practical recommendations for the improvement of current risk communication strategies.

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    Clinical features of COVID-19 for integration of COVID-19 into influenza surveillance: A systematic review

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    This review aims to assess whether the common clinical features of COVID-19 have changed to the point that the criteria used to identify both COVID-19 and influenza in surveillance programs needs to be altered.

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      Continuity of essential health services in Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique

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      This series of cross-sectional studies explores the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on demand- and supply-side factors affecting maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) service utilization in Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique. The studies reveal the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacted people’s willingness and ability to access essential MNCH services, their experiences of care, and the health system’s readiness to continue to provide essential care during the pandemic.

      Source: Continuity of essential health services in Kenya, Malawi and Mozambique

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        Considerations for Integrating COVID-19 Vaccination into Immunization Programmes and Primary Health Care for 2022 and beyond

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        This document lays out key programmatic considerations essential for moving from mass campaigns for COVID-19 vaccination to integrating COVID-19 vaccination into immunization programmes, PHC and other relevant health services for 2022 and beyond.

        The ultimate aim is to fully explore potential areas for integrating different components of immunization programmes, PHC and health systems. Given the evolving epidemiological nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, this is a living document and will be updated to reflect the changing context, including as policies for COVID-19 vaccinations over the longer term are formulated. Finally, the document is not intended to outline a prescriptive approach but rather to present considerations and options for countries to consider and apply based on their needs and the country context.

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          How Theory Based Programming can drive COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Program Brief from Nigeria

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          This Program Brief describes how Breakthrough ACTION Nigeria used theory-based programming to drive vaccine uptake through social and behavior change programming.

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          Lessons from research on perceptions of COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women in Côte d’Ivoire – January 2023

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          Although the population of Côte d’Ivoire has reached 58% of the vaccination target, there is still work to be done to encourage people with doubts to get vaccinated. The government of Côte d’Ivoire has authorized the Pfizer vaccine for pregnant women since January 2023 (Circular 00103/2023). Breakthrough ACTION supports the government of Côte d’Ivoire through social and behavior change (SBC) interventions, including research and monitoring to inform COVID-19 vaccination activities. The Breakthrough ACTION team, in partnership with the Department of Health and USAID, collected qualitative data from three sites to assess concern about COVID-19, perceptions of the current vaccine rollout, standards perceptions around vaccination, how misinformation and other factors influence vaccine uptake. This analysis focuses on a subset of data relating to perceptions of COVID-19 among pregnant women.

          Source: Lessons from research on perceptions of COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women in Côte d’Ivoire – January 2023

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          Lessons from the research on perceptions of COVID-19 vaccination for people living with comorbidities in Côte d’Ivoire – January 2023

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          Côte d’Ivoire has recorded 87,966 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 87,129 recovered and 833 deaths and 25,263,932 doses administered, and 59% vaccination target coverage (as of 02/09/23, MSHPCMU). Eligible for the vaccine since the start of vaccination in Côte d’Ivoire, 9% of carriers of chronic pathologies have received at least one dose and 5% have been completely vaccinated (Point of 09/02/23, MSHPCMU). The Breakthrough ACTION project through USAID funding, supports the government of Côte d’Ivoire through social and behavior change (SBC) interventions, including research and monitoring to inform COVID-19 vaccination activities. Breakthrough ACTION collected qualitative data across three sites (Abidjan – Bouaké – San Pedro) to assess perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine. This analysis focuses on the perceptions of COVID-19 among people living with a comorbidity (diabetes, hypertension, obesity, HIV, etc.).

          Source: Lessons from the research on perceptions of COVID-19 vaccination for people living with comorbidities in Côte d’Ivoire – January 2023

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          Survey on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) in the context of prevention against COVID-19 Côte d’Ivoire, Phase 3

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          Since the emergence of the SARS-CoV2 virus and its first detection in Côte d’Ivoire in March 2020, the country has recorded 87,891 cases and 830 deaths (November 2022). The Ministry of Health has taken various measures to reduce the spread and impact of COVID-19, including the authorization of COVID-19 vaccines AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Sinopharm and Johnson & Johnson (J&J). With some ambitious goals to vaccinate 70% of the Ivorian population, understanding the drivers of confidence and uptake of vaccines is essential for the response to COVID-19 and achieving this goal.

          Breakthrough ACTION Côte d’Ivoire conducted a three-phase household survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices to inform risk communication and community engagement.

          • All 3 phases carried out in Abidjan
          • Phase 3, conducted in Abidjan and three inland sites
          • Random sampling in clusters
          • Data collected on tablets and
          • extracted daily to be cleaned and analyzed

          Source: Survey on Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) in the context of prevention against COVID-19 Côte d’Ivoire, Phase 3

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          COVID-19 Learning Series Adapting to a New Normal: Digital Social Behavior Change

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          Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, USAID’s Nobo Jatra project has shifted gears to digital SBC sessions that relied on the use of laptops, tablets, smart phones, speakers and internet to implement multiple sessions simultaneously across the project areas. Physical attendance at each session was scaled back and instead the number of sessions were increased. By harmonizing plans, technologies and expertise, the efficacy of SBC sessions was strengthened and importantly, lifesaving messages on health, hygiene, Gender Based Violence and COVID-19 have continued to reach the poorest communities.

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