Communicating COVID-19 Media, Trust, and Public Engagement

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  • Examines global communication experiences in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Explores media’s role in health, politics, technology, society, and culture during COVID-19
  • Offers interdisciplinary insights from media studies, journalism, public health, and strategic communication

Breakthrough ACTION contributed three chapters that analyze stigma’s impact on COVID-19 communication, a multi-channel approach to debunk rumors, and the role of celebrities and religious figures in dispelling COVID-19 myths. While these chapters are based on Breakthrough ACTION’s COVID-19 work, the findings can have implications for risk communication and community engagement efforts more generally.

 

Source: Communicating COVID-19 – Media, Trust, and Public Engagement

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Dr Tracy Bovell Talks on Long Covid

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This video was created by the Ministry of Health-Guyana and features Dr. Tracey Bovell, Doctor in Charge of the Infectious Disease Hospital talking on Long COVID.

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Our Children! Our Future!

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This video was created by the Ministry of Health – Guyana and highlights the safety, benefits, and importance of getting children vaccinated against COVID-19.

 

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Esan Benzy – Highlighting the Importance of the COVID-19 Vaccines

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This video was created by the Guyana Ministry of Health and features Esan Benzy, a popular Guyanese Entertainer, highlighting the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

 

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COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

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This video was created by the Guyana Ministry of Health and UNICEF. It highlights misinformation surrounding COVID-19 vaccines. It also highlights trusted sources of information regarding vaccinations.

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Dr Mallika Mootoo (Pediatrician) Endorses the COVID-19 Vaccine for Children.

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Dr. Mallika Mootoo is a private pediatrician in Guyana. In this video, she encourages all parents to get their children vaccinated.
 
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COVID-19 Vaccination Promotion for Children – Shreya Singh

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This video was created by the Guyana Ministry of Health. It features Shreya Singh who is happy to be vaccinated. She also encourages others like herself to be vaccinated since their immune system can be boosted and they can be protected against COVID-19.

 

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The Gift of Life – COVID-19 and HPV Booster Promotion

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This video was developed by the Ministry of Health Guyana during the Christmas holidays, under the theme “Give the gift of life by protecting your loved ones against vaccine-preventable diseases”.
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Liberia Routine Immunization Resources

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Breakthrough ACTION worked in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health (e.g., National Expanded Programme on Immunization, National Health Promotion, National Community Health), the Ministry of Education (e.g., School Health Program), County and District Health Teams, and other implementing partners to develop resources and tools to support routine immunization (including COVID-19) campaigns.

Resources include:

Radio Drama (testimonial of a new mother)

Routine Immunization Poster

Routine Immunization Toolkit

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Gender Analysis for Vaccine Response: Toolkit for Risk Communication and Community Engagement Actors

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Breakthrough ACTION developed the Gender Analysis Toolkit for Vaccine Response for RCCE actors working with national health authorities and other partners to develop, implement, and monitor a vaccine response. This toolkit provides practical guidance to identify gender related barriers that need to be addressed and identify opportunities that can be leveraged to enable a gender equitable vaccine response that increases coverage for all. While Breakthrough ACTION developed this toolkit based on improving uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, it is applicable for any vaccine response.

The toolkit includes:

  • Evidence on the importance of considering gender in a vaccine response.
  • Step-by-step guidance and tips for conducting a gender analysis.
  • Worksheets to collect, organize, and analyze existing information and make recommendations across three RCCE pillars: RCCE systems for emergencies, Risk communication, and Community engagement.
  • An illustrative gender analysis based on a country’s COVID-19 vaccine response.
  • Additional resources for integrating gender in RCCE activities.

Source: Gender Analysis for Vaccine Response: Toolkit for Risk Communication and Community Engagement Actors

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