IEC lessons

Many lessons have been learnt over the years in using IEC (information, education and communication) in public health.

The document “Information, education and communication – Lessons from the past; perspectives for the future” provides a concise, user-friendly summary of many of them in just a few pages. Prepared for the WHO Department for Reproductive Health and Research, most of the lessons described in the paper are relevant and applicable to any IEC intervention.

Taking these lessons into consideration when designing IEC projects provides public health managers with useful background to improve the design of IEC interventions.

Information, education and communication – Lessons from the past; perspectives for the future