As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are also confronting an “infodemic” of rumors, misinformation, and disinformation that add to the dangers. In many of the places where we work around the world, we see false or misleading information deliberately circulated to cause harm and fuel confusion. Health workers have been stigmatized and attacked, and there is growing distrust of medical experts and scientific evidence. Amid the cacophony of news and social media, it can be difficult to discern the facts about the coronavirus.

ONLINE DISCUSSION SERIES

Continues
Thursday, August 20

1:00 PM EDT

The viral spread of rumors and lies can have life-threatening consequences, especially during a pandemic, as people ignore safety measures, take phony cures for real illness, or avoid health centers altogether.

Join us on Thursday, August 20, as our discussion series Let’s talk COVID-19 continues with a conversation with Luz Saavedra, head of mission for MSF in Haiti; Thiaba Anais Fame, MSF health promoter and regional adviosr for community engagement based in Dakar, Senegal; and Sabrina Rubli, health promotion manager for MSF in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Together with our guest host, MSF UK program adviser Sandrine Tiller, our panel will answer your questions and discuss the unique challenges MSF teams face when fighting fiction with facts.

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