Following the recent release of our complete Diabetes Series in English, the videos are now also available in Swahili, French, and Spanish. The 34 videos provide key information on prevention and care targeting three global audiences:  people with diabetes, those who are living at risk, and frontline health workers. The potential impact of these films […]

We have published 10 new films that help teach and promote nurturing care. For children to grow and reach their full potential, it is important that they grow up in a nurturing environment in which caregivers are responsive to their signals and needs. Nurturing care can have the greatest impact in the first three years […]

In recognition of World Diabetes Day (November 14), we are delighted to announce that our entire Diabetes Series of 34 videos is complete. We are now rolling out the final videos. About 10% of adults worldwide have type 2 diabetes, and nearly half of those have not yet been diagnosed. Approximately 75% of adults with type 2 […]

WHO has just published the first module of its new Essential Childbirth Course (ECBC), supporting life-long learning in compassionate midwifery care in all settings, worldwide. This far-reaching course will have five modules when completed. The course includes our childbirth videos, along with videos from our newborn care and breastfeeding series (a total of 20 videos). […]

Several of our childbirth videos are included in new e-learning courses on life-saving emergency obstetric care. The courses—available on the World Continuing Education Alliance (WCEA) platform—have been designed for midwives and other frontline maternity care providers. They can be used for both pre-service education and continuing professional development. The courses cover the leading causes of […]

Our family planning videos are now included in the updated Training Resource Package (TRP) for Family Planning. The TRP, highly respected and used worldwide, will be an important distribution channel for our family planning series. The TRP website ensures that standardized global training content for family planning is available and aligned with the most up-to-date […]

We’re delighted to announce that our matching grant campaign was a success.  Thanks to over 100 generous donors, we matched our $20,000 anonymous grant to reach our $40,000 goal.  We are incredibly grateful to everyone who contributed to this campaign. Funds raised during this winter’s campaign will be used to support a new animation to […]

The first videos in our new Diabetes Series are now available. Their release coincides with World Diabetes Day on November 14. More than half a billion adults worldwide are living with diabetes, and nearly 75% of them live in low- and middle-income countries. The potential impact of our series of videos on preventing and managing […]

Our Family Planning Series supports the goals of World Contraception Day. This annual campaign raises awareness about contraception options to help people make informed choices. Our Family Planning Series (63 videos, now in English, French, and Spanish) teaches health care providers how to improve care, and helps women and their partners choose and use contraceptive […]

In Somalia, the Ministry of Health is implementing a major program aimed at improving health care in remote areas throughout the country. To support this program and provide essential information that community health workers need, their team has narrated a number of our videos in Somali. Many mothers and children in Somalia have never had […]

We recently published our Breastfeeding and Nutrition Videos for mothers and caregivers (17 videos in all) in Ta’ang. These videos are now available in four languages spoken in Myanmar, including Burmese (or Myanmar)—the official language spoken by two-thirds of the population (over 40 million people). The other languages are Shan and Kachin. Our partner for […]

WHO recently selected “The Story of Coronavirus” for a collection of the best examples of innovative work—both creative and rigorous—that effectively communicated key scientific messages during the Covid-19 pandemic. In spite of the uncertainties and evolving science during the early phases of the pandemic, people needed the best information available on how to protect themselves […]