News – C4D Network

ODI: Lessons learned? Responding to Ebola in the DRC

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 ...
Read More

June 2, 2020 / *AREAS, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *ONLINE LEARNING, COVID-19, DEVELOPMENT THEMES, Ebola, Health, Issues - Rumour, Misinformation & Fake News, ODI, ORGANISATIONS & INITIATIVES, Public Health Communication, Webinar

WHO. Animated Video About COVID-19 and Kindness

WHO teamed up with Minions and Gru to encourage kindness during COVID-19 ...
Read More

June 2, 2020 / [A] INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *VISUAL / GRAPHIC ROUTES, Animations, Children, Message - No to Stigma, Online Video, ORGANISATIONS & INITIATIVES, PEOPLE, WHO - World Health Organisation, Youth / Adolescent

Launch of the COVID-19 Digital Classroom

The COVID-19 Digital Classroom The COVID-19 Digital Classroom is a collective of international organizations united by the belief that access to high-quality healthcare is a universal human right. And now, with the current global crisis, populations around the world need rapid, coordinated, and focused support to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients in ...
Read More

June 2, 2020 / [D] COMMUNITY LEVEL, Core Group, COVID-19, Health Workers, Last Mile Health, Medical Aid Films, ORGANISATIONS & INITIATIVES, TechChange, Translators Without Borders, Various

ODI: The Digital Safety Net: Citizens and Technology in the Age of COVID-19

"The urgency of the Covid-19 threat is increasing the demand for governments to use existing technologies in new ways and to use untested new technologies on urgent problems. The use of these technologies are part of a rapidly deployed ‘digital safety net’ aimed at saving lives and protecting citizens. Without ...
Read More

June 2, 2020 / *DIGITAL ROUTES, *ONLINE LEARNING, COVID-19, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), ODI, ORGANISATIONS & INITIATIVES, Webinar

Painel De Monitoramento COVID-19 Cliníca Da Família Zilda Arns

The Zilda Arns Family Clinic, in the Complexo do Alemão favela has created a daily updated publicly available dashboard,to monitor not only confirmed cases and deaths, but also suspected cases with flu-like symptoms. Two other communities have followed suit; Rocinha´s dashboard also provides data on the number of tests awaiting results ...
Read More

May 26, 2020 / [D] COMMUNITY LEVEL, *AREAS, *DIGITAL ROUTES, Community Organisations (CBOs), COVID-19, Digital Mapping, Portuguese/Português, RCCE (Risk Communication & Community Engagement)

As Comunidades das Favelas do Rio Estão Criando Seus Próprios Painéis de Monitoramento da COVID19

In various favelas community journalists from various favelas are developing their own digital dashboards to provide more accurate data. The online newspaper Voz das Comunidades, for example, has created the Covid-19 Favelas dashboard, using public and community data to show the number of confirmed cases and deaths by community and their evolution ...
Read More

May 26, 2020 / *DIGITAL ROUTES, *VISUAL / GRAPHIC ROUTES, COMMUNICATION ROUTES, COVID-19, Digital Mapping, Infographics, Online Databases, Portuguese/Português, Urban Development

Gender Equality and Diversity Implications of COVID 19 Crisis for Public Service Media

How can #PublicServiceMedia ensure #COVID19 coverage reaches and represents everyone? How can PSM help prevent xenophobia and discrimination, especially during the current crisis? Our report on gender equality & diversity is now public – find case studies and more information below : https://bit.ly/COVID19-GenderEquality-Diversity-Report ...
Read More

May 22, 2020 / [E] INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL, *APPROACHES, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *MASS MEDIA ROUTES, *MEDIA OWNERSHIP TYPES, *STRATEGY & METHODS, Awareness Raising, COVID-19, Gender, News / Reportage, Private Media / Commercial Media, Public Media, Publications (published in print and/or online)

Call for papers on COVID-19 and science communication

The Journal of Science Communication, invites researchers around the globe to submit papers for a Special Issue on COVID-19 and science communication. Read more: https://jcom.sissa.it/call-papers-covid-19-and-science-communication?fbclid=IwAR1RRJfnJR5lIrYSrBLnFa4D3e8dzg-xX8aQXX5yTAYl_y9wIryBLkTExoY ...
Read More

May 22, 2020 / [A] INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, *AREAS, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, COVID-19, Crisis Communication, Research Papers

Technology Salon in the Tech in the Time of Coronavirus series

Technology Salon in the Tech in the Time of Coronavirus series to discuss how we can be communicating vital information at such a difficult time. It kicks off with short talks from: Benjamin Kumpf, Head of Innovation, UK DFID Nicola Harford, Managing Director, iMedia Associates Rex Chapota, Regional Program Manager, ...
Read More

May 22, 2020 / [A] INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, *APPROACHES, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *ONLINE LEARNING, *REGION: Global, COVID-19, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), Newsletters, Online Conferencing, RCCE (Risk Communication & Community Engagement), Webinar

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

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 ...
Read More

May 22, 2020 / [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