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  •   Austin Mazinga commented on this post about 10 months ago
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    Misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy narratives in global and public health
    Posted on Thursday, 25 April 2024
    Misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy narratives are significant problems in health, not only during public and global health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Misinformation refers to false or inaccurate information, while disinformation in ...
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      Leopold Reif Could you share some insights from the mobile programme to improve health literacy in Africa with the Hub Community?
      11 months ago
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    • Austin Mazinga
      Austin Mazinga
      " Hub Management Team There are several means of improving health literacy also called treatment literacy in Africa through mobile. Here are some of" Hub Management Team There are several means of improving health literacy also called treatment literacy in Africa through mobile. Here are some of them 1. sharing health materials through the use of mobile phones in WhatsApp groups, 2. Public, private and community radio stations conduct phone-in programs on specific health programs. 3. Some community health workers and volunteers are provided mobile phones to store and share health information. Challenges are costly airtime and lack of electricity for charging the phones. However, some programs provide solar chargers to keep phones charged at all times. There are still some areas where mobile connectivity is not available. Most health workers use their personal phones and airtime to share health information which is a great sacrifice considering that airtime is more expensive in Malawi than its neighbours.  More ...
      10 months ago
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    • Sarah Splettstößer
      Sarah Splettstößer
      FOR OUR EARLY BIRDS:
      I wanted to share an interesting event with you taking place at the WHA sidelines on Tuesday May 28, 2024 at 7:00-9:00am:FOR OUR EARLY BIRDS:
      I wanted to share an interesting event with you taking place at the WHA sidelines on Tuesday May 28, 2024 at 7:00-9:00am: "Health Communications in an Era of Disinformation: Priorities for Stakeholders in 2024 and Beyond". This event will explore how we can collectively address the challenge of disinformation in the crucial months and years ahead and explore what we can learn from the recent experiences of COVID-19 and the pandemic agreement negotiations. For everyone who is not in Geneva - it seems as a virtual participation is possible as well. Learn more here:  https://airtable.com/app1B54DrUbn46AM4/shrXwo7sKMmCQ3SGj         More ...
      11 months ago
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