Community Engagement & Risk Communication to the Public Health Sector

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | Cincinnati, OH
Tags: Serbia
This Open World exchange program will further support the healthcare sectorÕs assistance in Serbia by increasing capacities to respond to future pandemics. This program will exchange experience, knowledge, and best practices with Serbian public health officials and professionals in addressing challenges related to lack of trust and confidence in vaccination, including use of research and data in planning of public information campaigns, combating disinformation and misinformation, adjusting service delivery to the needs of communities, medical response preparedness, ongoing training for medical and administrative personnel, and strategies for working with international partners during a pandemic. The program will also help further improve U.S. cooperation with the healthcare sector stakeholders in Serbia. Participants will include two groups with five delegates in each group from the National Public Health Institute Batut and its 23 local institutes throughout Serbia.