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 Asia
Asia continues to face reproductive and maternal/child health challenges with high fertility rates and high maternal and infant mortality rates, and increasing prevalence of HIV and AIDS. The Health Communication Partnership will focus on addressing these issues by: scaling up youth-driven programs; assisting with implementing HIV and AIDS programs aimed at prevention and stigma reduction; building the capacity of government, non-governmental and education institutions to effect positive behavior change; and strengthening public/private partnerships.
Scaling Up Youth-Driven Programs: Given that more than 25% of the population of Bangladesh is under age 20, and that youth in India are also at health risk, the Health Communication Partnership will continue to work to design programs that meet the needs youth have identified. Mass media programming will all be designed and produced together with youth and will feature young people discussing the issues and offering solutions. The program will provide youth with information and services that enable them to make healthy decisions and protect themselves against unwanted pregnancies, STIs and HIV and AIDS.
Preventing HIV and AIDS: Maharashtra State in India has the highest incidence of HIV infection in the country. It is now critical to stem this surging epidemic in India though behavior change communication interventions. The Health Communication Partnership will focus on providing technical assistance to Avert, a USAID-funded organization supporting the National AIDS Control Organization, to implement targeted interventions aimed at reducing the risk of transmission and stigma. These include mass media campaigns for youth and other populations; community mobilization and advocacy activities; web portals and other channels of communication. In Bangladesh, mass media and community outreach through NGOs and the ARH Working Group will also target youth with risk reduction messages for HIV and AIDS prevention.
Building Capacity at the Local Level: Building local capacity in communication, advocacy, community mobilization and management will continue to be an important component of all of HCP's work in Asia, particularly in countries experiencing decentralization. In India, the Health Communication Partnership will work with the Administrative Staff College of India to institutionalize BCC training, and will train partners in BCC and advocacy using Visualization in Participatory Programs methodology. The Coalition for Healthy Indonesia 2010 will continue to conduct workshops for GOs and NGOs at the district level in advocacy, health promotion and sustainability to improve technical skills and performance. In Bangladesh, HCP will work to strengthen and expand the ARH Working Group.
Strengthening Public/Private Partnerships in Health: In Indonesia, the Coalition for Healthy Indonesia 2010 will continue to build public/private partnerships to promote health. These partnerships will bring know-how and resources to support the Healthy Indonesia 2010 Initiative. These innovative partnerships, initiated under PCS, will be expanded and strengthened at the local district level though TA and training. |
