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The immunization program has been going well until a rumor begins that one child in a community far from the capital has become sick after receiving a vaccine. The rumor is becoming stronger every day and is picking up coverage on local radio. Concerned that the rumor might make caregivers concer ... more
A Technical Brief for Breakthrough ACTION Field Teams
This video was shared on Facebook. It discourages listening to myths and rumors such as those that claim that antibiotics or eating garlic can cure coronavirus. It is important not to listen to rumors ... more
Rumors emerge when people feel left out of the discussion, when their questions cannot be answered by authorities or their doubts are dismissed by official sources. But also, rumors present an oppor ... more
Internews’ Rooted In Trust (RiT) Project tracks COVID-19-related rumors circulating among social media users and vulnerable communities in Colombia, as well as other countries around the globe. The rumor ... more
Internews’ Rooted In Trust (RiT) Project tracks COVID-19-related rumors circulating among social media users and vulnerable communities in Mali, as well as other countries around the globe. The rumors ... more
Internews and Maharat collected and analyzed 433 rumors about COVID-19 circulating on social media between January 5, 2021and January 31, 2021. This bulletin highlights community perceptions and criticisms about different topics
Internews and Maharat collected and analyzed 433 rumors about COVID-19 circulating on social media between January 5, 2021and January 31, 2021. This bulletin highlights community perceptions and criticisms about different topics
Internews in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is producing this weekly bulletin – Iliyo Semeka (“What was said” in Swahili) to respond to rumors and misinformation about COVID-19. The project is implemented in four regions in DRC – all ... more
A Technical Brief for Breakthrough ACTION Field Teams Social media can be used to collect and address rumors or popular beliefs among target audiences, share evidence-based and timely health information, receive instant feedback on materials, condu ... more
Know the facts about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and help stop the spread of rumors.
This is a short technical brief with important steps and resources on how country programs can track and address rumors around COVID-19 (as needed). The guide includes a number of great resources and links while also sharing nuggets from global, col ... more
The CDAC Network commissioned a practice guide to draw both on their experiences and many others’ in order to document approaches, practices and tools to working with rumors. It is aimed primarily at humanitarian programme managers and field staff ... more
The overall goal of this strategy is to ensure accurate understanding of the benefits of covid-19 vaccination and alleviate apprehension about the vaccine, to ensure its acceptance and encourage uptake across various audiences. Objectives x Create demand, promote acceptability and accessibility o ... more
Activities during precautionary measures (age group 6-13). During infectious disease outbreaks, children may experience distress for a variety of reasons. The collective anxiety and grief that a community experiences can impact heavily on children. Limited public knowledge of the disease may trigge ... more
This issue is available in Engilsh, Maguindanao, Maranao, Tagalog from the website
The project aims to build trust around COVID-19 vaccines to ensure greater access to and uptake in the vaccines through establishing healthy information ecosystems to address mis- and disinformation and vaccine hesitancy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The bulletins are in French.
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Scientists and researchers managed to produce vaccines to protect against COVID-19. Vaccine candidates have recently been approved in some countries and are in the approval process in others, yet misinformation about the safety and effects of any future vaccine is already threatening its rollout. In ... more
The Internews Humanitarian Information Services Learning Collection communicates key lessons, best practices, and programmatic methodologies used by Internews’ humanitarian teams around the world. Each module within the Learning Collection includes three parts: Context, Case Studies, and a How-To ... more