A New Guidance for RCCE Coordination in Public Health Emergencies

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National governments are responsible for implementing Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) as a key pillar of their respective public health response, as articulated in the International Health Regulations (2005). However, civil society at all levels, together with a multitude of others including the media and private sector, should (and often do) also support the government and its partners to fulfil this responsibility.

This guidance document designed by the Collective Service provides ways to ensure predictable, sustainable and well-functioning RCCE coordination platforms, strategies and approaches that work with the government and partners, at national, state and local levels.

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    Digital Social Listening Insights on COVID-19 Vaccines and Reproductive Health in Eastern and Southern Africa

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    This report provides an overview on:

    • Data on engagement generated by social media posts/ digital news articles around COVID-19 vaccines and specific sub-filters shared by users and digital news outlets geolocated in 21 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa.
    • Conversations around reproductive health represented about 2-15% of overall engagement on COVID-19 vaccines.
    • Overall conversations around pregnancy and fertility generated ~400k engagements in the past year (COVID-19 conversations generated +10M engagements in the same period).

    Source: Digital Social Listening Insights on COVID-19 Vaccines and Reproductive Health in Eastern and Southern Africa

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      Emphasizing the Positive: the Aspirational Communication Model

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      According to the CDC, “often a crisis results in changes in the way the future is viewed.” It can lead to a new “sense of strength and empowerment,” a “renewed sense of community,” and “opportunities for growth and renewal.” Tapping into positive emotions like these—and appealing to people’s aspirations for themselves and their communities—can power up persuasion and motivation. To drive positive behaviors, public health messaging needs to speak to the heart and the head.

      The Aspirational Communication Model provides a systematic, science-based approach to communicating with maximum motivating power. Drawing from motivational, cognitive, and social psychology, the model suggests that you achieve greater levels of interest and engagement when you connect with people on multiple levels.

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        Understanding the behavioural and social drivers of vaccine uptake

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        This is the first position paper to be published by WHO on the behavioural and social drivers (BeSD) of vaccine uptake. It summarizes the development of new tools and indicators to assess the BeSD of vaccine uptake for childhood and COVID-19 vaccination, enabling decision-makers on immunization policy, programme managers, and partners to address under-vaccination through an enhanced understanding of the underlying causes.

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          Real-Time Rumor Tracking for COVID-19: System Design and Implementation Guide

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          This document is written for humanitarian or public health organizations as well as national governments seeking to document rumors in a systematic and dynamic fashion.

          First, the document provides an overview of the role of rumors in a public health or humanitarian emergency, followed by a summary of the community-based approach taken by Breakthrough ACTION during the COVID-19 pandemic.

          Finally, the guide lays out an application of this approach using the District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2) open source software platform, including an overview of a pre-configured metadata package that can be installed on a new DHIS2 system or imported to an existing system.

          While this guide and the associated DHIS2 package were developed for COVID-19, rumors play a role in a variety of public health issues. Real-time monitoring of rumors thus provides a unique opportunity for dynamic two-way communication with communities.

          Source: Real-Time Rumor Tracking for COVID-19: System Design and Implementation Guide

          Pre-Configured Metadata Package [ZIP]

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            Communication Strategy for South Sudan COVID-19 2nd Phase

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            This document was developed by MOH & RCCE TWG to guide information dissemination associated with planned, coordinated & implemented mass vaccination. The communication strategy was constantly reviewed given the exigencies of the situations.

            Source: Communication Strategy for South Sudan COVID-19 2nd Phase

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              The Little Jab Book: 18 Behavioral Science Strategies for Increasing Vaccination Uptake

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              While the COVID-19 vaccines have given the world hope that the pandemic’s end is in sight, we now face another challenge: ensuring enough people actually get vaccinated to quell the disease.

              The Little Jab Book provides 18 strategies – derived from the behavioral sciences – that can be applied to increase uptake throughout the vaccination process.

              It also includes a primer on important formative research to conduct, and barriers to consider, before adapting the strategies for the reader’s own context. Led by Save the Children’s Center for Utilizing Behavioral Insights for Children (CUBIC), the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics, and Common Thread, The Little Jab Book highlights case studies from previous vaccination programs around the world, and is based on interviews and insights from a dozen global behavioral science and health experts.

              Source: The Little Jab Book: 18 Behavioral Science Strategies for Increasing Vaccination Uptake

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