Theme pack
Dear broadcasting partner,
This month’s theme pack shares radio resources on maternal and newborn health, in line with the theme of World Health Day, celebrated April 7. “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures” is a year-long campaign by the World Health Organization to urge governments and the health community to ramp up efforts to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths, and to prioritize women’s longer-term health and well-being. Learn more here: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2025
You can get involved by planning and broadcasting radio programs on maternal and newborn health, discussing how health systems, communities, and families can better support women and children. Find key messages from WHO here: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2025/key-messages
This theme pack includes a backgrounder, 11 script items and 5 Barza Wire stories.
Backgrounder
Recommended breastfeeding and weaning practices
Interview scripts
The importance of care during pregnancy and childbirth
Let’s talk about it: A young couple plans pregnancy and childbirth
Maternal and infant mortality, why don’t we talk about it?
The importance of a healthy diet for pregnant women
Nutritious foods are important for all babies, rich or poor
A healthy diet for babies and young children
Nutrition—advice to an expectant mother
Drama scripts
Maternal health, Part one
Maternal health, Part two
Barza Wire stories
Mali: Men support their wives during prenatal and postnatal monitoring
Mali: The Diarra family chooses exclusive breastfeeding for their child’s health
Mali: Family adopts birth spacing for better health, economic empowerment
Burkina Faso: Issouf Ouédraogo, an example of positive masculinity
The ‘Best Husband’ contest: Encouraging men to participate in maternal and child health
We hope that this package of resources helps you to more easily plan and produce effective programming for your audience. Please tell us if you have used these resources or have feedback on resources we should develop and share.
Happy broadcasting!