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WHO, partners tip over 200 Journalists in Uganda on Mpox and Marburg

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Last updated: 21/11/2024
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Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MOH), World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Early life’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) oriented over 200 journalists countrywide on the mpox outbreak and preparedness for a imaginable Marburg outbreak. The orientation used to be conducted in various batches over a 3-week duration targeting newshounds and editors at national and regional phases.

The orientation aimed at providing journalists and editors with the mandatory information to curb unsuitable news and misinformation during disease outbreak. It combined information and skills modules focusing on translating tips around mpox and Marburg into useable stories. The individuals generated news story tips, a pair of of which they’re going to apply up and document on. The trainers geared up the journalists with tips on ensuring that what they document advantages the neighborhood by raising the fitting questions to the responsibility bearers and coverage makers.

“Engaging with the media helps us to contextualize communication to promote a preventive means for disease outbreaks esteem mpox and Marburg,” said Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, Director of Public health at MoH. “I urge you to find appropriate ways of sharing information and also use simple language that communities can understand.”

On 24 July 2024, Uganda confirmed two cases of mpox in Kasese district and subsequently declared an epidemic on 2 August 2024. As of 18 November 2024, a complete of 574 cumulative confirmed cases and one loss of life had been reported during 47 districts with an reasonable of six contacts per case. The chance of the virus spreading  within the affected districts and to other components of the country that contain no longer reported cases remains excessive. 

Uganda’s Ministry of Health is leading the mpox response with wait on from WHO and partners, including UNICEF. Among potentially the main measures to curb the spread of mpox, neatly being authorities and stakeholders  are working carefully with communities to elevate awareness in regards to the dangers of the disease, tips on how to cessation stable, and handle misinformation and stigma to be certain affected communities are confident in seeking clinical help to wait on finish the spread of the virus.

“The media’s skill to inform, educate, and engage the final public is mandatory in ensuring correct information reaches each and every neighborhood member. This helps to dispel myths, handle misinformation, and foster a higher understanding of  mpox and Marburg,” mentioned Dr Charles Njuguna, the Acting WHO Consultant to Uganda.

The dynamics in the most modern mpox outbreak are changing, with a excessive stage of human-to-human transmission mainly through cessation body contacts. Right here’s original in the mpox response necessitating neighborhood engagement to prevent escalation. This involves controlling and managing mpox in vulnerable populations corresponding to childhood, pregnant girls, and immune-compromised persons, and averting gargantuan institutional outbreaks in colleges, prisons, and refugee settings.

 Health authorities are also taking proactive steps to put together for a imaginable Marburg outbreak, an epidemic that has the functionality to motive devastating effects if no longer managed promptly.

Dr Njuguna inspired the media to continue working carefully with neatly being authorities to fraction updates and reinforce key messages on prevention, vaccination, and supportive care. “Collectively, we can wait on communities understand that early diagnosis and proactive measures can keep lives,” he added.

UNICEF Uganda  Chief of Health Dr Yaron Wolman seen that, “each and every case or affected person represents a person, a household, and a neighborhood. Proper and compassionate reporting will wait on rally wait on for those affected with out discrimination or stigma and be certain our response is informed and empathetic.” 

Francis Kagolo, a news editor with New Vision newspaper mentioned, “as editors, now we want to constantly web sufficient background information in recount that we information the newshounds from an informed position.” 

Dr. John Baptist Imokola, a media trainer from ACME reminded the journalists on the importance of enriching their information infamous on public neatly being emergencies. “The trainings served as a neatly timed reminder to the media about their responsibility in fighting outbreaks by furthering the conversation with medics, experts, and coverage makers,” he mentioned. 

“I learnt that every and every one that is alleged about mpox, Marburg and every other disease outbreaks can contain to be verified by clinical experts forward of sharing with the final public. The general public must know that these ailments are excessive and hurt. Journalists must watch out to document information,” mentioned Annita Matsika, a journalist with Radio West in Mbarara.

Whereas mpox remains a main public neatly being concern in Uganda, the country has made main strides in responding to the outbreak. WHO, with wait on from partners esteem the United States Company for International Pattern (USAID), is working diligently to give a take to the numerous response pillars; coordination, surveillance, laboratory diagnostics, case administration, possibility communication and neighborhood engagement countrywide.

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