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"Producing stories about climate change can help improve audiences understanding and provide them with the knowledge and skills needed to help them adapt." This massive open online course (MOOC), developed by BBC Media Action, seeks to help journalists understand the science behind the causes of climate change, how international organisations and

Violent conflict and its aftermath are pressing problems, particularly for international development initiatives. However, the results of development in conflict contexts have generally been disappointing and their preventative potential thus questionable.

This comprehensive and broad-ranging introductory textbook examines the key aspects of contemporary international development from both a practical and theoretical perspective. It addresses the fundamental question of what development actually is and examines social, economic and environmental developments around the world.

"MomsTalkShots positively impacted pregnant womens and mothers knowledge and perceptions of maternal and infant vaccines and the diseases they prevent." Many pregnant women and parents have concerns about vaccines.

"These results suggest that roots of vaccine scepticism lie in a wider distrust in public and state institutions resulting from the exposure to Soviet communism." Previous research documents that exposure to Soviet communism is found to be relevant for the formation of preferences and detrimental to various forms of trust (e.g., in public instituti

"Findings offer an improved measure of gender norms in Nepal and provide evidence that gender norms are critical for agency and reproductive health outcomes." As gender equality gains recognition as a public health priority, more studies seek to measure gender norms as an important outcome, as well as a barrier to or facilitator of behaviour change

"A lot of lessons have been learned from three years of covering a global pandemic....One clear development is that misinformation and disinformation now have an even greater opportunity to infiltrate all types of journalism and news output." This newsroom guide builds on work in the three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and focuses

"For home-based records to have impact on MNCH [maternal and child health], an ongoing effort is required...to ensure that they are available, are being used correctly, and are valued by women, parents, caregivers, health workers and programme managers within the health system."

"While there is increasing attention being paid to the demand side of vaccination, we currently have limited understanding of the factors that influences caregivers views and practices regarding routine immunization among children in Africa....Qualitative research can contribute to the understanding of these factors, as it is a well-suited tool to

The organization  Plan Denmark and Plan International Jordan have been contracted by the Novo Nordisk Foundation to implement a 5 Year program (2022-2026) called “Najahna” focused on youth economic empowerment in Jordan.