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Mobile Kunji: a job-aid for community health workers in India that’s changing health behavior at scale

Ethiopia, 10 February 2016

Mobile Kunji in use

Mobile Kunji in use

The results of an impact evaluation of BBC Media Action’s award-winning mHealth service, Mobile Kunji, have been shared today at the Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Ethiopia, and published online.

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Scaling health coverage, quality, and innovation through the public sector

Stanford University, 22 May 2019

Bihari woman listens to Kilkari

Bihari woman listens to Kilkari

An article published in Stanford Social Innovation Review, explores three lessons from different government partnership models that emerged from the Ananya project in Bihar, India, which over 8 years reached more than 100 million people with better health care.

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Government of India and BBC Media Action launch free mobile health education to millions of women

New Delhi, 15 January 2016

Pan-India launch of Kilkari

Kilkari and Mobile Academy launch

Today the Government of India launched a nation-wide mobile health program designed by BBC Media Action to train one million community health workers and help nearly 10 million new and expecting mothers make healthier choices and lead longer, healthier lives.

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FICCI Healthcare Excellence Award 2015

New Delhi, 1 August 2015

FICCI Healthcare Excellence Award

FICCI Healthcare Excellence Award

In August 2015, Mobile Academy and Mobile Kunji have won the FICCI Healthcare Excellence Award 2015. The award aims at felicitating organizations and individuals for their efforts towards operational excellence, innovatively adopting and inventing technologies and processes for India, and improved healthcare delivery.

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GSMA Global Mobile Award 2015

Barcelona, 1 August 2015

Global Mobile Award 2015

Global Mobile Award 2015

BBC Media Action's work as part of the Ananya programme in Bihar, India, has received several awards. In particular, its mobile health services and radio programming have been recognized as innovations in the field of communication – both within India and internationally.

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