HealthBuddy: A chatbot to engage with communities in Europe and Central Asia on COVID-19
HealthBuddy, a multilingual interactive chatbot, is the newest tool to be launched as a resource for countries in Europe and Central Asia in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The chatbot, developed by WHO/Europe and UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO), will help countries in the region to access accurate information, and counter misinformation surrounding the virus.
Read more: https://www.unicef.org/eca/stories/healthbuddy-new-chatbot-engage-communities-europe-and-central-asia-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR2UWVWQIghmzGTbqABQZTCBh2qfQz-20T6qhgNpkFB51SMazXG9AnwZJDw
Not Just Dance Moves: TikTok, Snapchat and other teen faves are essential spaces for social connection and self expression
TikTok isn’t only useful for practical health information—although doctors and nurses have been showing off some killer moves over the past few weeks, and reaching teenagers who might otherwise be missed by the UK government’s lacking communication strategy. It is also providing a sense of community, something that is more and more important as the possibility of lockdown looms longer, and digital spaces shift from being a secondary aspect of our social lives, to being a an essential space for maintaining social connections. For teenagers, this is particularly important.
Read more: https://www.media-diversity.org/not-just-dance-moves-tiktok-snapchat-and-other-teen-faves-are-essential-spaces-for-social-connection-and-self-expression/?fbclid=IwAR3MEiWXLHu2n8Lyj19EFtaD65cD9_PM5Yy9_6INr0rT8Y71Vp88ayYKGp0
Launch of the WHO Academy and the WHO Info mobile applications
WHO announces the launch of the WHO Academy app designed to support health workers during COVID-19 and the WHO Info app designed to inform the general public.
Read more: https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/13-05-2020-launch-of-the-who-academy-and-the-who-info-mobile-applications
COVID-19 Rumor Tracking Guidance for Field Teams
This is a short guide, with important steps and resources, on how country programs can track and address rumors around COVID-19 (as needed). The guide includes a number of great resources and links while also sharing nuggets from global, collective thinking around rumors.
The guide includes sections on:
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Coordinating
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Discovering the rumors
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Verifying the information
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Engaging the community
Read here: https://covid19communicationnetwork.org/covid19resource/technical-brief-covid-19-rumor-tracking-guidance-for-field-teams-2/
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