1. Report on UNICEF SBCC interventions for the period of
February - 19 June 2016
Prepared by: Shirin Hussain
C4D specialist, UNICEF
BCC working group meeting
20 June 2016

2. UNICEF engagement in SBCC interventions
UNICEF support to MOH&FW
Policy, strategy development
ZIKV strategy developed and presented to MOH&FW. UNICEF representative worked as a member of technical committee on strategy development .
SBCC strategy on NHNP developed and approved. UNICEF was closely engaged in developing the strategy.
Research and development
Supporting BSMMU in an Assessment Study on adolescent health
Materials Development
SWITCH materials developed and utilized by EPI HQ.
Package on pneumonia prevention for service providers and community developed and got IEC committee approval in June 2016.
Materials developed on New Born Health Care with PM IMCI. Waiting to get approval from NBC technical team.
Message development
Messages on adolescent health developed in 9 major areas through a consultative process. Supporting PM, M&RH in hiring a creative agency for material development.

3. SWITCH materials

4. Pneumonia materials

5. UNICEF engagement in SBCC interventions
Mass media: working with Ministry of Information
Supporting BTV in producing a drama serial on New Born Health Care
Supporting Betar to produce a drama serial on routine EPI
A 50 episode radio drama serial on adolescent issues including health and nutrition are on air
Community engagement interventions
Community engagement interventions in 21 upazilas of 07 districts to promote practices of at least 4 ANC visits, consumption of IFA, Early and EBF, complementary feeding of children, hand washing and ending child marriage going on.

6. IFA Consumption (Self Reported)
Key achievements January – June 2016
Results (Midline Study, KMOS):
Hand Washing with soap of mother of under 5 years children increased 33% from Baseline.
Knowledge on benefits of ending child marriage increased:
Mothers: 13% to 31%
Adult male: 8% to 32%
Adolescents: 9% to 42%
Received Four or More ANCs
IFA Consumption (Self Reported)

7. Q&A
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