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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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mHealth: Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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University College London (UCL) Institute for Global Health, London, United Kingdom

 

This multidisciplinary event in the United Kingdom is sponsored by BBC Media Action, University College London (UCL) Institute for Global Health, and the Umeå Centre for Global Health Research in order to assess the evidence base on mHealth, mobile technology, and new thinking and applications to improve the health of those in economically impoverished settings worldwide. The two-day conference will examine current debates around evidence within the fields of health systems and health education with a focus on tangible outcomes in resource-poor settings.

Abstracts are invited from any sector and any discipline but should have a focus on evaluation and impact on tangible health outcomes. Abstracts describing evidence and experiences in relation to health systems and/or health education are particularly encouraged. Papers developed from presentations at the symposium will be considered for publication in the peer-reviewed journal, Global Health Action. Abstract submission deadline: November 14 2014.

Academics, health professionals, development practitioners, postgraduate students, the media and the public are invited to attend. Free tickets are available to those wishing to attend. Click here for more information on tickets.

Click here for more information on the conference and on submitting an abstract.

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