Infodemic Management for emergency response & health programmes in the Western Pacific Region

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has been supporting the Ministries of Health in Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam with the collection and analysis of infodemic insights. To further build the capacities of the Ministries and to integrate this discipline effectively and systematically into routine public health programmes and in response to emergencies, a four-day training on Infodemic management was organized in Malaysia, attended by 50 participants from across various units and divisions of both Ministries of Health. This was the first Infodemic management training in the WHO Western Pacific Region.