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Help where it is needed most
Kirsty Cockburn
Director of Communications and Fundraising, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action's director of communications and fundraising on building support for our work across the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. Β
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Tackling fear of Ebola on the airwaves
Mariama Khai Fornah
Radio Producer, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action in Sierra Leone
How Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action in Sierra Leone is using media during the Ebola crisis, and working to counteract the stigmatisation of survivors.
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Pushing boundaries: a TV birth in Bangladesh
Georgis Bashar
Director, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action, Bangladesh
Ujan Ganger Naiya (Sailing Against the Tide) is a TV drama about teenage sisters in a rural village in Bangladesh, the first series explores the dangers of early pregnancy.
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How people behave really matters to health
Caroline Sugg
Head, Advisory and Policy Team, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action
Communication strategies can help shape peoples’ behaviour, influence social norms and save lives and there is increasing evidence to show which interventions work. Β
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Ebola in Sierra Leone: new radio shows join the fight
Musa Sangarie
Programme manager, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action in Sierra Leone
A 30-minute weekly radio programme and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service updates are tackling dangerous rumours about Ebola and providing life-saving information in Sierra Leone.
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Asha’s story: stopping polio in its tracks
Barkhad Kaariye
Producer, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action in Somalia
For our radio show about polio vaccination, our producer in Somalia recently met an inspiring woman who – at the age of 70 – is vaccinating people against preventable diseases.
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Using radio to respond to Ebola in Sierra Leone
Musa Sangarie
Programme manager, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action in Sierra Leone
How the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action team in Freetown trained radio station managers from across the country to tackle fear and misinformation about the deadly Ebola virus.
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South Sudan: making PSAs that matter
Cassie Biggs
Senior Project Manager, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action in South Sudan
Great sound, simple language and one core message: key lessons from our recent training for partner radio stations in South Sudan. Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action's Cassie Biggs blogs from Juba.Β
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Making friends with Mehendi
Shefali Chaturvedi
Associate Producer, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action in India
How the heroine of our health radio show Khirki Mehendiwali in India went down a storm at a recent conference with Asian broadcasters, our associate producer Shefali Chaturvedi blogs
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South Sudan: reaching out to mothers and babies amid conflict
Daniel Realkuy Awad Barnaba
Senior producer and trainer, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action in South Sudan
Our health radio shows are back on air. But as fighting continues, the challenges have changed, says our producer Daniel Realkuy Awad BarnabaΒ in Juba.
