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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.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP)

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MCHIP was a key participant in a study on household decision-making regarding health care and immunisation - including polio immunisation - in Nigeria, 2013/2014, by PHSS and The Communication Initiative (The CI) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). To access an organising page with all of the research documentation, click here.

Since 2008, the USAID Bureau for Global Health's MCHIP "has worked in more than 50 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean to improve the health of women and their families. MCHIP supports programming in maternal, newborn and child health, immunization, family planning, nutrition, malaria and HIV/AIDS, and encourages opportunities for integration of programs and services when feasible....MCHIP addresses the barriers to accessing and using key evidence-based interventions across the life stages - from pre-pregnancy to age 5 - by linking communities, primary health facilities, and hospitals. By helping countries identify and focus on those innovations that will save lives, MCHIP supports delivery of evidence-based interventions through strengthening government health systems, nongovernmental organizations, and other local partners."

To read more about what MCHIP does, click here.