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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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A Safe Motherhood project in Kenya: Assessment of antenatal attendance, service provision and implications for PMTCT

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Delva, W., E. Yard, et al. (2010). "A Safe Motherhood project in Kenya: Assessment of antenatal attendance, service provision and implications for PMTCT." Tropical Medicine and International Health 15(5): 584-591. Objectives To investigate uptake and provision of antenatal care (ANC) services in the Uzazi Bora project: a demonstration-intervention project for Safe Motherhood and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Kenya. Methods Data were extracted from antenatal clinic, laboratory and maternity ward registers of all pregnant women attending ANC from January 2004 until September 2006 at three antenatal clinics in Mombasa and two in rural Kwale district of Coast Province, Kenya (n = 25 364). Multiple logistic and proportional odds logistic regression analyses assessed changes over time, and determinants of the frequency and timing of ANC visits, uptake of HIV testing, and provision of iron sulphate, folate and single-dose nevirapine (sd-NVP). Results About half of women in rural and urban settings (52.2% and 49.2%, respectively) attended antenatal clinics only once. Lower parity, urban setting, older age and having received iron sulphate and folate supplements during the first ANC visit were independent predictors of more frequent visits. The first ANC visit occurred after 28 weeks of pregnancy for 30% (5894/19 432) of women. By mid-2006, provision of nevirapine to HIV-positive women had increased from 32.5% and 11.7% in rural and urban clinics, to 67.0% and 74.6%, respectively. Equally marked improvements were observed in the uptake of HIV testing and the provision of iron sulphate and folate. Conclusion Provision of ANC services, including sd-NVP, increased markedly over time. While further improvements in quality are necessary, particular attention is needed to implement evidence-based interventions to alter ANC utilization patterns. Encouragingly, improved provision of basic essential obstetric care may increase attendance.