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Blog posts by year and monthSeptember 2015

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  1. The post-2015 Global Goals: moving from “what” to “how” will rest on more informed societies

    The post-2015 Global Goals: moving from “what” to “how” will rest on more informed societies

    Ahead of this week’s UN summit in New York, BBC Media Action’s Director of Policy and Learning James Deane argues for a stronger focus on the provision of information as well as resources.

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  2. A doll with a difference

    A doll with a difference

    A simple but effective new prop is helping health workers in India tackle one of the country’s biggest killers, says BBC Media Action’s Deputy Country Director, Siddhartha Swarup.

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  3. The fictional village of Lulu, promoting peace in South Sudan

    The fictional village of Lulu, promoting peace in South Sudan

    For International Day of Peace (21 September), our script writer in South Sudan blogs about her experience in Juba when the civil war first started and how a radio drama she’s writing is helping address conflict in local communities.

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  4. The business of bringing up a child is everybody’s business

    The business of bringing up a child is everybody’s business

    In celebration of 500 episodes on air, we look back at some of the successes of our maternal health radio show in Nigeria, Ya Take ne Arewa (What's Up in the North) - and explain why we see her as a grandmother.

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