The Communication Initiative
Development action with informed and engaged societies
The Communication Initiative
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 lainiciativadecomunicacion.com and is linked with The CI Global site.

Vaccine Messaging Guide

5 years ago Network Contact Angus Thomson

"An increasing body of formative research has identified a complex mix of determinants of people's vaccine decisions, however there remains a paucity of implementation research that has applied

Publishers

Number of Pages

11

Source

UNICEF website, March 25 2021. Image caption/credit: A mother in Maguindanao reads a COVID-19 leaflet as she waits for her child to be vaccinated. © UNICEF Philippines/2020

Vaccine Communication in a Pandemic: Improving Vaccine Literacy to Reduce Hesitancy, Restore Trust and Immunize Communities

5 years ago Network Contact Scott C. Ratzan

Author

  • Scott Ratzan, Ed.

"As the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to present new challenges, it will become increasingly incumbent upon all of us to advance effective vaccine communication and collaborate at all levels

Number of Pages

111

Source

Journal of Health Communication, Volume 25, Issue 10 (2020); and "'Vaccine Communication in a Pandemic: Improving Vaccine Literacy to Reduce Hesitancy, Restore Trust and Immunize Communities': Editor's Introduction", by Scott Ratzan. Image credit: Freepix

COVID-19 Vaccines: Safety Surveillance Manual - COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Communication Module

5 years ago Network Contact Global Vaccine…

"Communication about COVID-19 vaccine safety will play a key role in maintaining the public's confidence in vaccination."

Click here for an accompanying training manual on COVID-19 vaccine safety commu…
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Number of Pages

56 (module); 30 (training manual)

Source

WHO website, accessed on March 15 2021. Image credit: WHO/Eduardo Soteras Jalil

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