WHO says its global infodemic manager community of practice is growing and tackling COVID-19, monkeypox and other outbreaks

The WHO global infodemic manager community of practice is growing and tackling COVID-19, monkeypox and other outbreaks The WHO-trained infodemic managers, over 1300 of them from 142 countries, are already making great strides in Member States and together around the globe as a global community of practice.

From WHO press release:

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"All epidemics and pandemics are accompanied by an infodemic, which require new skillsets applied to public health to understand and address the overwhelming amount of information, including mis- and disinformation. As the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved, so have the tools, resources and expertise made available from WHO to build more infodemic managers globally. To date, the community has conducted three global infodemic manager trainings, several country-level trainings, and a comprehensive training to support COVID-19 vaccination uptake.

"Many resources are available , which have included over 100 hours of lectures, unique simulation exercises and practical tools to help infodemic managers track infodemics in their countries. Since their training, graduates have helped each other by sharing information, resources and interpreting infodemic signals."

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