Key points
- Train health workers, who are often the most trusted source of health information, to better identify and address health misinformation.
- Tailor health, information and digital literacy initiatives to specific populations, and seek to debunk misinformation before it is widely disseminated through digital media and other channels.
- Strive to develop high-quality, accessible health information in different digital formats designed for reuse, remixing and sharing and for rapid digital spread through social networks.
- Establish an infodemic workforce for rapid infodemic insights generation and response, if necessary, by training staff to fulfil these functions; and ensure this function is clearly linked to and aligned with risk communications and community engagement efforts
Entire content available on: https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-2019-nCoV-Policy_Brief-Infodemic-2022.1
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