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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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Progress in Reducing Measles Mortality - Worldwide, 1999 - 2003

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This update in the March 4, 2005 issue of Morbitity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) covers progress toward reducing global deaths from measles in half by 2005 from the 1999 start date. This report updates progress toward this goal and summarises recent recommendations on methods to estimate global measles mortality.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) created a joint Strategic Plan for Measles Mortality Reduction, 2001--2005 and in doing so targeted 45 priority countries with high measles counts. Part of the strategy included achieving high routine vaccination coverage (>90%) in every district and ensuring that all children receives a second opportunity for measles immunisation.

According to this article, as a result of accelerated measles control activities, it is estimated that global measles mortality declined 39 percent between 1999 and 2003.

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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, March 4 2005, Vol. 54, No.8.