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Information Saves Lives: Rapid Response Fund Application Guidelines

May 22, 2020

The Internews Information Saves Lives Rapid Response Fund is accepting applications from media outlets, organizations and individuals who are working to provide local language journalism and other forms of public information related to the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts.

Read more: https://internews.org/information-saves-lives-rapid-response-fund-application-guidelines-and-form?fbclid=IwAR0cT3KLBspKz9OKr0RzlVaBZPR_6L_qrx9S6pLx8_hG6ibnPAqJm-ZCsgI

See here for guidelines and applications in Arabic, French, Spanish and Russian

UNICEF Jordan Video on Misinformation [arabic]

May 22, 2020

للشائعات أثر سلبي كبير على المجتمع، وقد تتسبب بالأذى النفسي للأشخاص. لنعمل معا على وضع حد لمطلقي الشائعات وعلى توعية أبنائنا وبناتنا حول أثرها السلبي

Video: https://www.facebook.com/UNICEFJordan/videos/707903206626858/?t=39

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

COVID-19 West and Central Africa

May 21, 2020

This is a comprehensive online library of the regional working group for community engagement to fight coronavirus. The readymade tools available on this website are designed to be culturally adapted and context specific.

Click here to explore the website.

Launch of the WHO Academy and the WHO Info mobile applications

May 20, 2020

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