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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. 

Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future. 

On the transfer, co-founder Victoria Martin expressed her pleasure to see this work continue under Wits' leadership, knowing that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction. 

As Wits, we honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades and look forward building from that strong base. This includes co-founders Warren Feek (1953-2024) and Victoria Martin as well as La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA), which continues independently at lainiciativadecomunicacion.com with links to The CI Global site. We are also eager to forge new partnerships and entertain new ideas as we consider how best to contribute to social and behaviour change in our rapidly evolving environment.

If you are joining the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama, please join Wits and CILA on Monday, 22 June, to share your thoughts and suggestion for the relaunch of the Communication Initiative. We will be in Pacifica 5 from 12-1:25 for the Refuel, Reflect, and Renew Lunch Series: The Communication Initiative: celebrating a driving force for Communication for Social Change and the way forward. We will reflect on the legacy of Warren Feek and family in creating the Communication Initiative, consider the contributions of CI over the years and then turn our attention towards the future in this dynamic session. 

If you are unable to join us in Panama, we still want to hear from you. Please contribute your thoughts by following this link: https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026 or reaching out to ci_surveys@commint.com

You can also follow the QR Code:

 https://redcap.link/CommunicationInitiative2026

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Media/Materials Clearinghouse Avian Influenza Communication Materials

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The Media/Materials Clearinghouse (M/MC) is an international resource of health communication materials, hosted by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Center for Communication Programs (CCP), which includes resources such as pamphlets, posters, audiotapes, videos, training materials, job aids, electronic media, and other media/materials designed to promote public health. Through the Health Communication Materials Database, users can search materials by country, subject, medium, or language.

M/MC has created a resource of avian influenza (AI) communication materials that can be downloaded and used in appropriate settings around the world. These resources include those produced by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Center for Communication Programs (CCP), various departments of the Hong Kong government, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Philippines Department of Health, SIL International, the United Kingdom Department of Health and Social Security, various offices of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), various departments of the United States government,the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the World Health Organization (WHO).

As of December 2007, there are 52 total avian influenza resources available for download, including: flipcharts, novelty items such as bookmarks and stationery, pamphlets, posters, and training materials.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 01/16/2008 - 08:14 Permalink

More information on CCP's Global Program for Avian and Pandemic Influenza can be found on:

http://www.jhuccp.org/topics/avian_flu.shtml

or by contacting:
Basil A. Safi, MPH, PE, CHES
Co-Director
Global Program on Avian and Pandemic Influenza
Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg School of Public Health
Center for Communication Programs
111 Market Place, Suite 310
Baltimore, MD. 21202
Tel: 410-659-6325
Fax:410-659-6266
bsafi@jhuccp.org

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 01/17/2008 - 20:19 Permalink

Thanks.
Madhu