FactSpace West Africa has been invited by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to present insights from tackling health misinformation in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The flagship programme will bring together misinformation experts from LSHTM and other universities, the media, NGOs, and governments to share their understanding of health misinformation challenges and discuss potential solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs a leading expert on misinformation and the media, we would be delighted if you could speak at (the) event on health misinformation,\u201d the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) said in their invitation letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The half-day event is part of a programme of work LSHTM has planned for 2025 to combat dangerous health misinformation in the media, on social media, and online with a focus on four key health topics vulnerable to misinformation: pandemics, climate and health, vaccines, and reproductive health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is an opportunity to share relevant local dynamics and reinforce the need for tailored solutions to addressing health mis\/disinformation in low trust but high-risk communities,\u201d the Executive Director of FactSpace West Africa, Rabiu Alhassan who will be representing the organization stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event will be organized under the theme – \u2018Health Misinformation UNPACKED\u2019 and will include headline keynote speakers, a series of short talks highlighting examples of work to combat health misinformation, as well as Q&As and panel discussions covering the concepts, issues, and questions involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will also launch a call for expressions of interest in an \u201coperational\u201d network, involving both academic experts and communications professionals, aimed at tackling dangerous health misinformation in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n