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The Communication Initiative

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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The EuroTransMed Foundation (ETM) - Global

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The EuroTransMed Foundation for continuing medical education offers a range of postgraduate continuing medical education programmes, by satellite in Europe and via the web world-wide.
Communication Strategies

ETM works with major medical organisations such as the European Society of Cardiology and the International Society of Chemotherapy and the European Society of Medical Oncology in presenting evidence based best practice. Over 200 hospitals receive the satellite broadcasts, which facilitate live inter-action with international opinion leaders in the studio.After the broadcast text summaries and RealAudio files with streaming graphics are available from the ETM web site (http://www.etm.nl).
Development Issues

Health, HIV/AIDS, Education.
Key Points

ETM also offers hospitals world-wide the opportunity to replicate RealVideo files of programmes within their Local Area Networks for local self-directed learning and reference. Live broadcasts have included a collaborative programme with the European Society of Medical Oncology on key outcomes from their Hamburg congress; asthma; HIV and diabetes. ETM broadcast a programme in collaboration with the European Society of Cardiology on key clinical outcomes from their Amsterdam congress and on Oct 24, 2000 there was a programme with the International Society of Chemotherapy on fighting antibiotic resistance successfully.
Sources

Case Study: "Radio Drama in Nepal" From PATH Website