A Statement from the ‘civil society’ track of the World Health Organization's 3rd Global Infodemic Management Conference - Stopping the Infodemic from Within - mentions information literacy in summarising the problems and possible solutions. The biggest message in the statement is the importance of involving communities in combatting infodemics. They propose three challenges and three solutions.
Solution 3 says that "Literacy is not simply an issue of being able to read and write; comprehensive literacy entails critical thinking and analysis, including an ability to discern fact from fiction. Advancing literacy requires us to understand key barriers to meaningful access to information and services, including healthcare. Once these barriers are understood, investments must be made in literacy capacity building and information infrastructure. Information literacy must be developed with and informed by the inputs, beliefs, attitudes, experiences, perceptions, social norms, and capacities of individuals and communities. Information and communication systems should be developed with communities and a comprehensive understanding of information actors and the existing ecosystem(s) in which they operate. ... Investments should be made globally and locally in media and information literacy education, ensuring it is part of core education curriculum."
Photo by Sheila Webber: another wreath of South London, December 2020
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