HIGH Horizons - Report on the development of messages for pregnant and post-partum women for the early warning system ClimApp-MCH

This report (deliverable 3.5) describes the progress and status of the qualitative participatory study on message development for the Early Warning System (EWS) as part of the HIGH Horizons project. This activity is currently underway.
This report presents a brief background explaining the scientific rationale for this study and the methodological approach employed for co-creation of messages. A status update from each of the three study countries is then presented. South Africa, being furthest along in the process, is presented first, which allows for further details of the study to unfold while also presenting its preliminary results. Status descriptions from Zimbabwe and Sweden follow, before closing reflections on the messaging development process and how the data could provide rich opportunities for other initiatives aiming to improve the health of pregnant and post-partum women and babies.Together with deliverable 3.3 ‘Report on predictive heat warning thresholds’ '(February 2024) the findings from this report will feed into the deliverable 3.4 ‘Developed ClimApp EWS prototype’ (April 2024).