For journalists, it is important to be aware of what the Monkeypox outbreak means for public health, and what must be done to prevent infections and care for those who are ill. Journalists must also be aware of the stigma attached to Monkeypox and the importance of patient rights in handling this health crisis.
To cover all of these angles, we’ll be joined by these experts:
Dr. Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Health Emergency Officer, Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Cluster, World Health Organization in Brazzaville, explains the science of Monkeypox.
Brian Kanyemba, Managing Director, HIV Prevention Technical Advisor, explains how Monkeypox is affecting marginalized groups and key populations.
Michael Gwarisa, award winning health journalist and Editor of HealthTimes, discusses why language and tone matters when reporting disease and key affected populations.
Sergio Cecchini, Infodemic Manager at the World Health Organization’s Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), presents AIRA’s findings on how people in the ESAR region are talking about Monkeypox, fact and fiction.
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In East and Southern Africa region, COVID-19 Vaccine campaign is facing to an evident gender gap with women’s intention to be vaccinated lower than men’s. This data snapshot takes a deeper look into potential reasons for vaccine hesitancy among ESAR women, as well as highlighting some specific access related issues they face.
In this Media Dialogue, a journalist in the region shared her experience reporting on COVID during this period of issue fatigue, and answered some of these questions based on her own working lives. They was led on July 13 by Adele Baleta. Adele is an award-winning science writer, editor, facilitator and media consultant. She is a vaccine safety communications advisor to the WHO and a member of the South African National Advisory Group on Vaccine Hesitancy. Adele is expert at bridging the gap between scientists and journalists, and making science accessible to the public. Adele shared her views and tips on how journalists can deal with the challenges they face in providing essential health coverage in a time when governments, societies, and, yes, editors, seem to want to move on from the pandemic and other health issues.
