One Health: Wellness across species is critical!
If you are not entirely sure how animal health intersects with human health, this is the time to tune in! Experts from @WOAH & @CONICETDialoga will be joining us on Feb. 20 for a final livestream on #OneHealth. Discussion moderated by Alison Kentish @AliKentish We we also discuss #AvianInfluenza
One Health. Time to think in blue
Did you know that the health of the oceans affects the health of all the planet including human health? Join us to learn about the Pristine Seas project, CETi, and other initiatives that have joined forces to protect our marine environment and how this can also safeguard human and animal health.
ONE HEALTH IN ACTION. PREPARING COMMUNITIES TO MITIGATE CLIMATE IMPACT
Climate change is impacting our lives and health but, there is something we can do about it. In this Live interview with Steve Daniels, Environmental Health Specialist from Barbados, you will learn how we can mitigate its impact by planning ahead. Join the discussion and engage with us
Вакцините од животно значење за постарите: Како да се известува за вакцинацијата на повозрасната популација.
Вакцините се исклучително важни за постарите лица бидејќи може да спречат болести и хоспитализација. Затоа важно е да се адресираат сомнежите или стравовите поврзани со вакцинацијата меѓу возрасните лица кои имаат срцева или белодробна болест или дијабет. Јасно разбирање на вредноста на вакцинацијата може да помогне за повисока стапка на имунизација. Градењето доверба и зајакнувањето на свеста на јавноста за вредноста на вакцините им помага на луѓето да разберат зошто препораките на експертите за имунизација во текот на целиот живот се од суштинско значење. Новинарите може да имаат клучна улога во објаснувањето на придобивките од имунизацијата за да им помогнат на луѓето да донесат информирана одлука за вакцинација. Придружете ни се во дискусијата за овие прашања заедно со група панелисти од различни профили: технички експерти, здравствени работници и искусни новинари!
Vaccines for Healthy Living: Reporting on the Role of Immunization - Moldova Media Dialogue
ENGLISH
For some in Moldova, misinformation and disinformation surrounding COVID-19 vaccines have contributed to lower confidence in the efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccination. There is concern that confidence levels for other vaccinations, such as routine immunization for children, could also be affected. Moldova is currently engaged in trying to restore childhood immunization to pre-pandemic levels and ensure that many lifesaving vaccines reach every teen, adult, and the elderly throughout life. Despite efforts from the Ministry of Health and partners, vaccine uptake is lower than desired, quality information about vaccines is limited, and concerns about vaccines safety run high.
ROMANIAN
Dezinformarea și informarea eronată cu privire la vaccinurile COVID-19 au contribuit la scăderea încrederii în eficacitatea și siguranța vaccinării împotriva COVID-19 și, eventual, a altor vaccinări în Moldova. Țara încearcă să restabilească imunizarea copiilor la niveluri pre-pandemice și de a se asigura că multe vaccinuri salvatoare de vieți ajung la fiecare adolescent, adult și vârstnic pe tot parcursul vieții. Prin promovarea discursului public, jurnaliștii pot contribui la reluarea eforturilor de imunizare a copiilor și adulților. Alăturați-vă nouă pentru a discuta aceste probleme cu specialiștii și jurnaliștii seniori!
RUSSIAN
Дезинформация и ложная информация о вакцинах против COVID-19 способствовали снижению уверенности в эффективности и безопасности вакцинации против COVID-19 и, возможно, других вакцин в Молдове. В настоящее время Молдова пытается восстановить иммунизацию детей до уровня существовавшего до пандемии и обеспечить, чтобы многие жизненно важные в
Hand hygiene saves millions of lives every year when performed at the right moments during health care delivery. It is also a smart investment that offers exceptional return for investments. Clean care protects health workers, care givers and those who seek care.
Despite the importance of hand hygiene, an Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)-Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) global assessment found that the Eastern and Southern Africa region ranks lowest with over 47% of the population lacking access to at least basic drinking water services.
Health workers have not been spared, having been disproportionately affected by emerging and re-emerging infections in recent years and months.
In 2023, the WHO Regional Office for Africa’s campaign theme for World Hand Hygiene Day is “together, we can accelerate action to prevent infections and antimicrobial resistance in health care and build a culture of safety and quality in which hand hygiene improvement is given high priority.”
Along this theme, the May 4 ESAR RCCE Media Dialogue was devoted to a discussion of the importance of hand hygiene. We hear from several speakers from a variety of backgrounds discussing the challenges they face in improving IPC and WASH in the East and Southern Africa region.
This Media Dialogue is brought to you by the Media Taskforce of the Eastern and Southern Africa Inter-Agency working group for Risk Communication and Community Engagement.
Journalism in an Era of Epidemics: Reporting on Life Course Vaccinations
Europe and Eurasia Virtual Media Dialogue
Event Language: Serbian
Register to join us live for simultaneous interpretation in English, Russian, or Romanian: https://bit.ly/3UT3o0I
Every year, vaccines save millions of lives, and protect millions more from disease and disability. While many people are aware of routine vaccination availability for children to prevent many serious infectious diseases, like polio and measles, the complexities of delivering vaccination beyond the first year of life pose additional challenges for public health systems.
While routine childhood immunizations are highly promoted and have health system mechanisms and staff to deliver them at scale, the lack of structures to provide high-quality, low-cost vaccination to adolescents and adults continues to be a challenge for countries. Two factors contribute to this: low public awareness about “life course vaccination,” and the need for an informed consensus on what kinds of vaccines and boosters are required through the lifespan.
Journalists have a crucial role to play in reporting on the need for routine childhood immunization and promoting a better understanding of a life-course approach to immunization, especially for vulnerable populations. Join us during World Immunization Week to debate these issues with technical experts and senior journalists.
Reporting on the latest H5N1 Outbreak
An outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus (H5N1) among mammals, including minks in Spain and sea lions in Peru, is causing some concern among scientists in Latin America and beyond. Should we be worried that this virus, usually transmitted by wild birds to other types of birds, is getting better at infecting mammals and can potentially spillover to humans? Join us on ZOOM: https://internews.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FRIXjWRMRg-OHiEP1H-vsg
Marburg and Ebola: What’s the Difference? - ESAR RCCE Media Dialogue
The Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola that can kill as many as 90 percent of the people it infects, has appeared in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea for the first time in either country. The government of Equatorial Guinea reports nine confirmed and 20 suspected Marburg deaths there since January, and Tanzania has seen five confirmed Marburg deaths since March.
Marburg has similarities to Ebola but is different. To understand these differences and what needs to be done to treat and protect people, we will be joined by Dr. Hadson Kunsa, a Ugandan physician and an Ebola survivor. While on duty at a hospital in Mubende last September, he and five colleagues contracted Ebola from the first known patient in the Uganda Sudan ebolavirus outbreak, becoming severely ill. After receiving supportive care, he and two other colleagues recovered and were able to return to clinical work. Dr. Kunsa is dedicated to using his experience, insights and knowledge in order to inform epidemic prevention and control. Dr Kunsa will share his story and provide guidance on dealing with the Marburg and Ebola outbreaks in Africa.
We will also be joined by two Internews Media Mentors, Adele Baleta and Kate Thomas, who will guide journalists on the differences between Ebola and Marburg and discuss how journalists can best inform audiences about the diseases. In addition, RCCE working group member Unicef will share the latest community conversations, misinformation, and rumours on social media that Unicef and other groups are tracking in the ESAR region regarding the Marburg and Ebola outbreaks.
Participants are invited to send questions for the speakers in advance.
This Media Dialog is brought to you by the Media Taskforce of the Eastern and Southern Africa Inter-Agency working group for Risk Communication and Community Engagement.
Cholera in Africa: New Outbreaks and the Impact of Tropical Cyclone Freddy -ESAR RCCE Media Dialogue
A new cholera outbreak has emerged in South Sudan and Tropical Cyclone Freddy threatens to intensify the spread of cholera in all affected countries in the East and Southern Africa region. In this Media Dialogue, Dr. FELIX (OLANIYI) SANNI, a WHO epidemiologist will give us the latest on the cholera outbreak and how the cyclone will challenge the healthcare response in Malawi. We’ll also hear about a unique approach to cholera management by the Christian Health Association of Malawi, and Internews pandemic mentor Dr. Jaya Shreedhar will counsel journalists on ways they can cover this rapidly developing crisis.
The Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) delivers 37% of health services in Malawi and serves a catchment area of 30% of Malawi’s population, pursuing a OneHealth approach in the current cholera response which acknowledges that the health of humans, animals, and ecosystems are closely interlinked. CHAM'S OneHealth approach and focus on WASH, will add a fresh perspective to the discussions.
In addition, Internews Media Mentor Jaya Shreedhar will advise journalists on how they can cover this crisis while debunking the harmful fake news that is circulating about the cholera outbreak.
Participants are invited to send questions for the speakers in advance.
This Media Dialog is brought to you by the Media Taskforce of the Eastern and Southern Africa Inter-Agency working group for Risk Communication and Community Engagement.
La transmisión de la enfermedad de Chagas se puede prevenir. ¿A qué estamos esperando?
Cada año en las Américas se detectan 30.000 nuevos casos de Chagas, la enfermedad produce el fallecimiento de unas 12.000 personas. La mayoría de las personas afectadas no tiene acceso a diagnóstico ni tratamiento. Una de las vías de transmisión, la materno infantil, provoca que nazcan con Chagas una media de 8.600 niños al año.
OVID-19 - Why We Are Not Past It
The East and Southern Africa RCCE Media Dialogue was held on Wednesday, 1 February with WHO AFRO epidemiologist Dr. Opeayo Ogundiran and Internews pandemic media mentor, Adele Baleta. View the recording to learn from the discussions on why we are not past the Covid-19 pandemic.
Novinarstvo tokom i nakon pandemije: Utjecaj medijskih narativa na zdravstveno ponašanje
Novinari koji izvještavaju o zdravstvu tokom pandemije COVID-19 suočeni su s izazovima koji utječu na ponašanje kada je riječ o javnom zdravlju, ali i povjerenju. Oni uključuju i dezinformacije podstaknute glasinama koje se pojačavaju na društvenim medijima, te kontradiktorne poruke političara, ali i pritisak da se bude u toku s razvojem nauke o virusu.
Medijski profesionalci imaju važnu ulogu u prevladavanju nepovjerenja javnosti, koristeći informacije utemeljene na činjenicama i dokazima u svom izvještavanju.
Ponovni porast bolesti, koje se mogu spriječiti vakcinacijom, naglašava potrebu za dubljim razumijevanjem osnova imunizacije i za svježim, inspirativnim pričama o tome šta treba učiniti da se pružanje zdravstvenih usluga vrati na pravi put.
Pridružite nam se u ponedjeljak, 19. decembra 2022., od 17 do 18 sati po srednjoeuropskom vremenu na jednosatnom FB i YouTube događaju UŽIVO.
لنتحدث عن اللقاحات
تدعو شبكة الصحافة الصحية التابعة لانترنيوز الصحفيين والصحفيات في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا، للانضمام إلى هذا الحدث الافتراضي "وبينار" تحت عنوان "لنتحدث عن اللقاحات" لمدة ساعة وربع بهدف تجهيز الصحفيين والصحفيات في المنطقة لإعداد قصص صحفية ذات جودة عالية عن لقاحات كوفيد-19. سيقام الحدث يوم الخميس في الثامن من ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2022، الساعة الرابعة مساء بتوقيت غرينتش، الساعة السابعة مساء بتوقيت مكة. سيبث مباشرة عبر صفحة الشبكة على الفيسبوك واليوتيوب أيضاً.
أطلقت منظمة انترنيوز في التاسع عشر من مايو/أيار2021، دورة تدريبية مجانية عبر الإنترنت بعنوان "لنتحدث عن اللقاحات" باللغة الإنجليزية لتعزيز المواضيع الصحفية عن لقاحات كوفيد-19. تُرجمت الدورة فيما بعد إلى اللغات الفرنسية، والعربية، والبرتغالية. صدرت النسخة العربية في الشهر الخامس من عام 2022، بدعم من منظمة الصحة العالمية. نطلق اليوم هذا الحدث الافتراضي تحت اسم هذه الدورة التدريبية لتعزيز المواضيع الصحفية عن لقاحات كوفيد-19 للصحفيين والصحفيات الناطقين باللغة العربية.
المتحدثان في الجلسة هما: الصحفي العلمي، أشرف أمين، محرر أول ورئيس قسم العلوم والتكنولوجيا في جريدة الأهرام المصرية. عمل أمين لأكثر من 20 عاماً في الص
Ebola Infection Prevention and Control - ESAR RCCE Media Dialogue
Since the outbreak of Ebola on 20 September, a total of 141 cases and 55 Sudan ebolavirus deaths have been confirmed by the Uganda Ministry of Health as of 21 November. In addition, 22 probable cases, all resulting in death, have been reported since the beginning of the outbreak, and there have been 19 cases with seven deaths among healthcare workers.
To address concerns about the treatment of Ebola patients and the misinformation surrounding these procedures, in this Media Dialog we will be joined by the WHO lead in Ebola Infection Prevention and Control, and by a Ugandan journalist covering the outbreak. Dr. Landry Kabego will describe the Infection Prevention and Control procedures, looking at the importance of IPC at Ebola Treatment Centers, all other treatment centers, and in the communities.
Dr. Kabego will walk us through what happens when a patient arrives at an Ebola Treatment Center, and he’ll discuss the IPC protocols for clinics and communities – what communities can do to stay safe.
Ugandan journalist Esther Nakkazi will speak about the challenges journalists face in covering this health emergency, and will provide some tips to journalists on how to get the story right.
Silvia Sommariva of Unicef will provide a Community Feedback update, analyzing what people in the East and Southern Africa region are saying on social media about Ebola – their fears, misconceptions, and information needs.
Dialogues on Ethnocommunication: Practices for Supporting Traditional Communicators
[Event in Portuguese] As part of actions to strengthen the information ecosystems of Indigenous and Quilombola communities in the states of Amapá, Pará and Roraima, the Rooted in Trust 2.0 Project promotes the virtual session “Dialogues on Ethnocommunication: Practices for the Strengthening of Traditional Communicators”.
The 'knowledge circle' has the presence of Indigenous and Quilombola communicators who work in the Brazilian Amazon region who will share experiences, challenges and knowledge to strengthen the ethnocommunication of traditional peoples.
The Ebola Outbreak: What You Need to Know
The Ebola Outbreak -What You Need to Know.
Uganda’s Ebola outbreak continues its disturbing spread, now at 132 cases in seven districts, with 51 confirmed dead and a fatality rate of 39%. Among the concerns and misinformation circulating in the affected region are how the disease is transmitted, how people with Ebola symptoms are being cared for in treatment centers, and concerns about the safe and dignified burial of Ebola fatalities.
In this Media Dialogue, we we hear the latest on how people in the East and Southern Africa region are talking about Ebola with a social media community feedback report, and we're joined by Dr. John Masina, a Consultant Emergency Medicine Specialist at the East and Southern African WHO hub in Nairobi. Dr. Masina discusses the safe and dignified Ebola burial protocols (SDB), why it is important to have safe and dignified burials, and what families should do to support SDB.
We're also joined by journalist Katherina Thomas. Katherina is a Pandemic Media Mentor at Internews, providing guidance to journalists, including those in the Rooted in Trust project, Internews' global response to COVID-19 and its impact on information provision worldwide. Katherina is a qualitative global health researcher, oral historian of epidemics, narrative medicine practitioner, and writer. In this dialogue, Katherina provides journalists with advice on covering the Ebola outbreak accurately and humanely in the ESAR region.
This Media Dialog is brought to you by the Media Taskforce of the Eastern and Southern Africa Inter-Agency working group for Risk Communication and Community Engagement.
Experiences and Practices in Combating Disinformation (Event in Portuguese)
Faced with the scenario of disinformation that plagues the communication ecosystem in the Brazilian Amazon, Rooted in Trust, a project by Internews, promotes, on October 25, the virtual public class “Experiences and Practices in Combating Disinformation”.
The event features actors who work in the fight disinformation in Brazil, especially in the Brazilian Amazon region. The idea is for them to share, with viewers and with each other, part of the daily experiences and practices of this work, including the challenges, lessons and methodologies.
The public class intends to encourage debate, learning and stimulate new practices to combat disinformation among different actors that integrate the communication ecosystem of the states of Roraima, Amapá and Pará in a process of response to the Infodemia scenario experienced in the region.
The Ebola Outbreak: What Journalists Need to Know - ESAR RCCE Media Dialogue.
According to the WHO, on 20 September 2022, Uganda health authorities declared an outbreak of Ebola disease, caused by Sudan virus, following laboratory confirmation of a patient from a village in central Uganda.
As of 25 September 2022, a cumulative number of 18 confirmed and 18 probable cases have been reported from Mubende, Kyegegwa and Kassanda districts in Uganda, including 23 deaths. This is the first Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan virus (SUDV) in Uganda since 2012.
WHO says the Sudan virus is severe and often fatal. It was first reported in southern Sudan in June 1976, and since then the virus has emerged six more times, four times in Uganda and three times in Sudan. The estimated case fatality ratios of SVD have varied from 41% to 100%.
To gain the latest information on the disease, and to get advice on how to deal with the stigma and rumours that are surrounding this latest Ebola outbreak, the ESAR RCCE Media Dialogue is featuring two speakers on different aspects of this health emergency. Dr. Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Health Emergency Officer, Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Cluster, World Health Organization in Brazzaville, to explain the science of Ebola and the latest on spread and containment.
Dr. Michael Gubay of South Sudan shares his experience dealing with Ebola outbreaks and he’ll provide some guidance for journalists on how to avoid repeating false info, stereotypes, and stigmatizing of people based on the names given to Ebola strains.
Covid-19 Vaccines and Reproductive Health - ESAR RCCE Media Dialogue
Covid-19 Vaccines and Reproductive Health - ESAR RCCE Media Dialogue.
This Media Dialogue is brought to you by the Media Taskforce of the Eastern and Southern Africa Inter-Agency working group for Risk Communication and Community Engagement (ESAR RCCE).
