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In the United States, measles cases have increased  17-fold in the first quarter of 2024 alone, and epidemiologists are seeing similar patterns all over the world. Parts of England are experiencing their highest rates of measles since the 1990s, while the illness is prevalent in low- and middle-income countries across Africa, the Middle East and...

"Using evidence, models and methods from behavioural and cultural sciences allows [you] to tailor health-related services, policies and communication, thereby improving their outcomes."

Convening the communication and media (for) development, social and behavioural change community through a social networking and shared knowledge strategy. Focus on health, governance, HIV/AIDS, children, media development, conflict management, environment, rights, disasters, gender and other major Development issues.

"The TIP approach was helpful in guiding the working process with a stepwise systematic process to achieve a thorough understanding of barriers and drivers for MMR vaccination among parents in the targeted Somali community."

"The facilitation of broad stakeholder engagement and cross-sectoral support for vaccination will ultimately help to reinforce positive social norms and shape many factors that contribute to vaccination demand and uptake." Factors such as poor demand for, and hesitancy about, vaccines among some population groups in the Western Pacific region pose

"[T]he insights gained have contributed to a more nuanced understanding of vaccine acceptance, demand and hesitancy in Serbia which can inform the current roll-out of new COVID-19 vaccines." In response to a measles outbreak from October 2017 to August 2019, Serbian health authorities tightened vaccine-related legislation but failed to sufficiently