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Battling COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Through Targeted Community Dialogues
blog, Breakthrough ACTIONWritten by: Rassidatou Konaté, Student, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Guinea recorded its first cases of COVID-19 in March 2020. At that time, little was known about the novel virus. A dearth of information fueled uncertainties, which…

Three Things You can do to Fight Health-Related Misinformation Online
blog, Breakthrough ACTIONWritten by: Anurag Banerjee, Co-Founder, Quilt.AI
According to a Global Market Research Report by ESOMAR, online research stood out as researchers’ preferred method of data collection, compared to more traditional methods such as face-to-face…

Using the Community Action Cycle to Build Trust in Guinea
blog, Breakthrough ACTIONIn many communities, Guineans demonstrate a lingering reluctance to visit health care facilities, choosing instead to consult traditional medicine and other healers. In addition to contending with mistrust from local communities, health centers…

RENFORCEMENT DE LA CONFIANCE DANS LE SYSTÈME DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE GUINÉEN : HISTOIRE D’UN PARTENARIAT CONSTRUCTIF
blog, Breakthrough ACTIONIl est de notoriété pour tout programme ambitieux de santé publique d’être bâti sur la confiance qui est un élément crucial pouvant largement contribuer à l’atteinte des objectifs. C’est pourquoi en 2018, lorsque le projet Breakthrough…

Building Trust in the Guinean Public Health System: A Story of Intentional Partnership
blog, Breakthrough ACTIONWritten by: Antonia Morzenti, Program Officer, and Meei Child, Communications Officer, Breakthrough ACTION
Trust is a crucial element of public health programs. In 2018, when Breakthrough ACTION began working with the Service National de Promotion…


VOIX DES PREMIERES LIGNES : BREAKTHROUGH ACTION RÉPOND À L’EBOLA EN GUINÉE
blog, Breakthrough ACTIONLe virus Ébola est mortel : le taux de survie, selon la souche, peut être aussi bas que 10 %, et la mort peut survenir parfois en six jours seulement. Pour les malades d'Ébola et les membres de leur communauté, cette nouvelle est une dure…


Voices from the Front Lines: Breakthrough ACTION Responds to Ebola in Guinea
blog, Breakthrough ACTIONWritten by: Antonia Morzenti, Breakthrough ACTION Program Officer
Ebola virus is deadly: the survival rate, depending on the strain, can be as low as 10%, and death can happen sometimes in as little as six days. For Ebola patients and those…