New World, New Radio: Cox’s Bazar community radios’ resolve to help WHO wind up COVID-19 infodemic
New World, New Radio: Cox’s Bazar community radios’ resolve to help WHO wind up COVID-19 infodemic 11 February 2021
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
When COVID-19 hit globally, in Bangladesh and in Cox’s Bazar, the Communications with Communities Working Group (CwC WG) and the ISCG activated a Risk Communication and Community Engagement Working Group (RCCE WG) to enable real-time exchange of information to prepare vulnerable groups for COVID-19 pandemic.
Together, CwC WG agencies, Translators Without Borders, BBC Media Action, UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO, and representatives from Health/Community Health Working Group and the WASH sector, implemented a community outreach strategy that included utilizing all channels available to wind up the COVID-19 infodemic, mitigate misinformation and rumors, and promote health and well-being.