COMMUNICATION FOR BEHAVIORAL IMPACT (COMBI)

In collaboration with selected United Nations agencies, national governments, international and local Civil Society Organisation (CSOs),  and the City University of New York (CUNY), the COMBI Institute is dedicated to building the capacity of governments and other local institutions (primarily but not exclusively) of low-income countries, especially staff in Ministries of Health, associated Ministries and partner agencies, to use the WHO strategic communication planning methodology called Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI) to achieve concrete behavioral results in health and social development. The 10-step COMBI planning method goes beyond increasing awareness and informing/educating people. It focuses sharply on communication for achieving specific behavioral results. 

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The COMBI Institute

​The COMBI Institute provides training and consulting services to agencies and organizations planning communication programs for achieving specific behavioral results in health and social development. COMBI work has been carried out in about 80 countries to date.

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Personnel

The COMBI Institute is headed by its President, Dr. Everold Hosein (Ph.D.) with a Senior Advisor for Institutional Development, four (4) Regional Program Managers, five (5) Senior Consultants, and a network of 40 international consultants who represent the academic, cultural, and linguistic diversity of health and social development.

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International Courses

1. Two International SBC/COMBI Courses will be held in the next few months. The 1st will be in the  Caribbean island of St. Maarten in collaboration with the Government of St. Maarten/Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (MECYS), October 14-23, 2024. Applications are now being accepted. Check here for the St. Maarten COMBI course announcement and application form. 

The 2nd will be held in Bali Novemeber 11-20, 2024. Check here for the Bali COMBI course announcement and application form.  contact Dr. Everold Hosein, Course Coordinator, for the course announcement and application form at: [email protected] or [email protected]

2. Our next New York City  Summer Institute on Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI) in Health and Social Development will be held at the City University of New York (CUNY), School of Public Health in June 2025. The course trains participants in the use of the 10-step COMBI planning process for Social and Behavioral Change. See the website: https://sph.cuny.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/combi/ (being updated) 
​Please contact us for further details.

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Workshops Available Globally

COMBI training workshops led by Dr. Everold Hosein and other senior staff/consultants may be scheduled at your location. These workshops train participants in using the 10-step COMBI planning method to design effective behavioral communication programs.

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