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Project Overview SPIRIT is a research partnership that aims to bridge the gap between scientific evidence and practice in suicide prevention and mental health interventions in India and Bangladesh. SPIRIT will be implemented by the Indian Law Society, Pune, India; in collaboration with Trimbos Institute, Netherlands; Sneha Suicide Prevention Centre, Chennai, India; Gujarat Institute for Mental Health & Hospital for Mental Health, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; and the Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs, Bangladesh. The project is supported by the Department of Health and Family Welfare,...
Johns Hopkins launches campaign to help people make informed decisions about vaccines The Get the Facts About the Vax campaign, developed by the Center for Communication Programs, aims to deliver reliable, accurate information about COVID-19 vaccines By Hub staff report / Published April 8, 2021 Over the past academic year, the JHNeedsU campaign has informed the university community on best practices for preventing the spread of COVID-19, including handwashing, physical distancing, and mask wearing. Now, with access to vaccines rapidly expanding, John...
Background: In 2017, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled violence in Myanmar by crossing the border into Cox’s Bazar, creating an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Over the past three years UNICEF has worked closely with the Government of Bangladesh and partners from key sectors – health, nutrition, WASH, protection, education and CwC (Communicating with Communities) -- under the Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) to provide life-saving humanitarian services and promote healthy behaviors in the Rohingya camps. Peacebuilding and social cohesion among Rohingya refugees and ho...
Even as tens of millions of doses have been administered around the world, the percentage of people globally who say they will get a COVID-19 vaccine has fallen in recent weeks, new survey data suggests. Researchers have been collecting and disseminating a global COVID-19 behavior survey since July 2020. The survey has reached nearly 1.7 million participants in 67 countries. The most recent data was collected in the two weeks ending January 31. After a slight increase to 66% of people saying they would get a vaccine at the beginning of January, the average acceptance level across the 23 count...