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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

#Infodemic news flashes

Photo by Sheila Webber of marsh marigolds edging a pond in April 2024
It is worth subscribing to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Infodemic News Flashes. They are roughly monthly and each one has a short article focusing on a topic (e.g. in March 2024 it was "Who has access to information?") highlight readings (usually article in health/medical publications, list forthcoming seminars, training and opportunities to work with WHO on Infodemic matters.
Go to https://www.who.int/teams/epi-win/infodemic-management/news-flashes to subscribe and read past flashes.
On their Infodemic home page WHO defines Infodemic as "overabundance of information – some accurate and some not – that occurs during an epidemic. It can lead to confusion and ultimately mistrust in governments and public health response."
Photo by Sheila Webber: marsh marigolds, April 2024

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