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This WhatsAapp group will send you COVID-19 news in South Africa

May 22, 2020

In order to combat the spread of fake news, the government has set up an automated @WhatsApp group to provide credible and factual details around #COVID19 in the country.

Read more:  https://t.co/t91GUhE9WY

Filed Under: [A] INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, *APPROACHES, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *DIGITAL ROUTES, *REGION: Sub-Saharan Africa, *STRATEGY & METHODS, *TELEPHONY ROUTES, Article, Awareness Raising, COVID-19, Digital Engagement, Mobile, Social Media, South Africa, Whattsapp

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

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

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

Le Gouvernement du Niger et WhatApp lancent un ChatBot pour répondre aux questions liées au Covid-19

May 14, 2020

Fruit d’une collaboration entre Facebook Inc., le Ministère de la Santé Publique et l’UNICEF, le Niger a officiellement lancé ce jour un « ChatBot » sur le réseau social Whatsapp, pour permettre à tous les utilisateurs de disposer d’informations fiables et à jour sur la situation du Covid-19 au Niger et pour répondre à tout questionnement autour de la maladie.

Link: https://reliefweb.int/report/niger/le-gouvernement-du-niger-et-whatapp-lancent-un-chatbot-pour-r-pondre-aux-questions-li?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shared&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3gr1eYP884_1gLKE8aXlX3CBxmdh3s5OG7fXGkYdOc82flx5gXuvw7qyg

Filed Under: *APPROACHES, *AREAS, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *DIGITAL ROUTES, *STRATEGY & METHODS, *TELEPHONY ROUTES, Article, Awareness Raising, Community Engagement, COVID-19, Digital Engagement, French/Français, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), Mobile, Niger, SMS, UNICEF, Whattsapp

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