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[EPI-WIN Webinar] The role of young people in "infodemic management" during the COVID-19 pandemic
Thursday 23 July: 15:30-16:30 Geneva, 09:30-10:30 Washington, 19:00-20:00 Delhi
Engaging young people during the COVID-19 health emergency and involving them effectively in infodemic management, including risk communication and community engagement is a critical part of the United Nations’ COVID-19 global response plan. Failure to connect and communicate well with young people during this pandemic will affect their ability to protect themselves, their loved ones and their communities, and can erode their trust in health-care and other institutions. This webinar will highlight the role of young people in “infodemic management” including risk communication, community engagement and access to information and establish a collaboration platform between youth organisations and UN agencies to support young people in the COVID-19 response.
Panelists
Beatrice Bonami, UNESCO-GAPMIL
Ian Soh, #MoreViralThanTheVirus
Saad Uakkas, International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA)
Mary McGraw, Global Shapers Dublin Hub
Satvik Sethi, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Runaway
Sargis Gazarian, International Coordinator in charge of advocacy and partnerships of Y-PEER network
Mai Nasrallah, Technical Youth Coordinator, Jordan, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
Melinda Frost, Team Lead, Risk Communication, Infodemic Management Pillar COVID-19 Response, WHO
Danielle Engel, Technical Specialist, Adolescent and Youth Team Lead, UNFPA
Carla Daher, Emergency Specialist, Community Engagement and Accountability, UNICEF
Q&A
Participants will be able to submit questions during the webinar by using Zoom's "Q&A" feature. They may also submit them in advance by sending them to Sarah Hess: epi-win@who.int
Register: https://who-e.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rqiDqGu-RV2oAdeghF8dBA
Best wishes, Neil
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HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of the HIFA global health campaign (Healthcare Information For All - www.hifa.org ), a global community with more than 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting on six global forums in four languages in collaboration with WHO. Twitter: @hifa_org FB: facebook.com/HIFAdotORG neil@hifa.org
