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ODI: Lessons learned? Responding to Ebola in the DRC

June 2, 2020

Chair

Wendy Fenton @WendyFenton1 – Coordinator of the Humanitarian Practice Network, ODI

Speakers

Linda Mobula @LindaMobula – Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins and Research Associate, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

Theresa Jones @Theresa_E_Jones – Clinical Psychologist and Senior Research Associate, Anthrologicacov

Bernard Balibuna – Country Representative, CAFOD, DRC

Natalie Roberts @docnat – Director of Studies, MSF-CRASH (Médecins Sans Frontières, Centre de réflexion sur l’action et les savoirs humanitaires)

Description

The world’s second largest outbreak of Ebola was declared on 1 August 2018 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 2,200 people have died and over 3,300 have been infected. The response to Ebola has been complicated by conflict between central government, local political actors and armed groups in the affected areas. Rumours about the virus and the response have also been spread and shaped by that conflict.

Attempts have been made to apply key lessons from the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, such as the need for strong surveillance and outbreak control strategies and the importance of understanding the behaviours, practices and perceptions of communities and of engaging them actively in the response. The identification and trial use of effective vaccines during the outbreak has been an important and promising development. Yet, despite these efforts, cases of Ebola continue to be reported.

Drawing on articles from the Humanitarian Exchange, this webinar will discuss to what degree the lessons learned from the West Africa Ebola outbreak have been taken into account in the DRC response and how barriers to containment of the disease could be better addressed.

https://www.odi.org/events/16704-responding-ebola-drc

 

Filed Under: *AREAS, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *ONLINE LEARNING, COVID-19, DEVELOPMENT THEMES, Ebola, Health, Issues - Rumour, Misinformation & Fake News, ODI, ORGANISATIONS & INITIATIVES, Public Health Communication, Webinar

COVID-19 & GBV: What’s tech got to do with it?

May 22, 2020

COVID-19 & GBV: WHAT’S TECH GOT TO DO WITH IT?

Tuesday 26 May ICT4D Online Meetup:

COVID19 Lockdowns, Domestic Violence, and the Potential Role of Tech

Each speaker will present for 12-15 minutes before we open up for questions from the audience. The event will occur on Zoom but you must register to attend the event via this Meetup link: https://www.meetup.com/London-ICT4D/events/270727023/

http://rondazg.com/covid19-gbv-whats-tech-got-to-do-with-it/

Filed Under: *APPROACHES, *AREAS, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *DIGITAL ROUTES, *ONLINE LEARNING, *REGION: Global, *STRATEGY & METHODS, Awareness Raising, COVID-19, Dialogue, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), Online Conferencing, Public Health Communication, Webinar, Zoom

Promoting coronavirus education through indigenous languages

May 22, 2020

The virALLanguages initiative is working with local community leaders around the world to share basic COVID-19 health information via audio and video through the use of “proverbs, metaphors and diverse rhetorical strategies” to speakers of minority languages.

Read more: https://globalvoices.org/2020/05/11/promoting-coronavirus-education-through-indigenous-languages/?fbclid=IwAR1jKfMxW9nEN4O2ppzutQKtWi4VnANfwlQ0K_IkthkTJMu7VwEERJTfaPQ

Filed Under: [D] COMMUNITY LEVEL, *AREAS, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *REGION: Global, *STRATEGY & METHODS, *VIDEO & FILM, Awareness Raising, COVID-19, Dialogue, Discussion / Talk Formats, Public Health Communication, Various

HealthBuddy: A chatbot to engage with communities in Europe and Central Asia on COVID-19

May 22, 2020

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

Filed Under: [A] INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, *APPROACHES, *AREAS, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *DIGITAL ROUTES, *REGION: Global, *STRATEGY & METHODS, *TELEPHONY ROUTES, Awareness Raising, COVID-19, Digital Engagement, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), Mobile, Public Health Communication, UNICEF, WHO - World Health Organisation

Sustaining Public Health Systems through Effective Communication: Learnings from the Pandemic

May 20, 2020

Coronavirus-19 is now reality in virtually all countries in the world.  The manner of communication — notably by government leaders — can be diverse and spotty at times — causing disparate levels of effectiveness. Timely, credible and regular communication is critical to keeping citizens safe and to managing the Covid pandemic.

Please join in as health and communication experts from one of the most populous countries in the world and the most resource-rich country share their insights.

The Panel: Aman Gupta, Prof Vivekanand Jha: Anjali Nayyar and Denise Gray-Felder

In association with The George Institute for Global Health and Health Issues India

May 21, 2020 06:30 PM (India time)

Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4015894349119/WN_NAaohfAjSiaI408u0Xhs7g

Filed Under: [E] INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL, *APPROACHES, *AREAS, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *ONLINE LEARNING, *REGION: Global, COVID-19, India, Public Health Communication, Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC), Webinar

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