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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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Cancer Prevention Posters for Africa

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This series of cancer prevention and awareness posters have been designed for use in Africa by AfrOx and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Developing Countries Task Force. The posters were first piloted in Ghana, and have been designed with support from the Cancer Society of Ghana, clinicians, and nurses in Ghana. The goal was to develop a template for low-cost cancer awareness and prevention programmes that can be replicated in other developing countries. According to AfrOx, this poster campaign is designed to help improve people's understanding about the early signs of cancer and of how simple lifestyle changes can greatly reduce the likelihood of developing many cancers.
The posters include the following: Cancer Prevention Code Posters

  • Cancer Prevention Code
  • Stop smoking to reduce your risk of cancer
  • Exercise daily to reduce your risk of cancer
  • Reduce your alcohol intake to reduce your risk of cancer
  • HBV Vaccination can reduce your child's risk of liver cancer
  • Eat plenty of fruit and veg to reduce your risk of cancer
  • Practise safe sex to reduce your risk of cancer

Breast Cancer Posters

  • Signs and symptpms of breast cancer
  • Breast self-examination

Childhood Cancer Posters

  • Signs and symptoms of childhood cancer poster for the general public
  • Signs and symptoms of childhood cancer poster for doctors and nurses

Cervical Cancer Posters

  • Signs and symptoms of cervical cancer

Prostate Cancer Posters

  • Signs and symptoms of prostate cancer
Languages

English

Source

Afrox website on September 17 2012.