Coronavirus: WhatsApp launches information hub in tie-up with WHO, UNDP
Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp said Wednesday that it would
launch the WhatsApp Coronavirus Information
Hub globally, in partnership with the World Health Organization, United Nations
Children's Fund, and United Nations Development Programme, and a $1 million
donation to the Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN).
The
WhatsApp Coronavirus Information
Hub will be available at whatsapp.com/coronavirus and
provide simple, actionable guidance for health workers, educators, community
leaders, nonprofits, local governments and local businesses that rely on
WhatsApp to communicate. The site also offers general tips and resources for
users around the world to reduce the spread of rumours and connect with
accurate health information.
“We
know that our users are reaching out on WhatsApp more than ever at this time of
crisis, whether it’s to friends and loved ones, doctors to patients, or
teachers to students. We wanted to provide a simple resource that can help
connect people at this time. We are also pleased to be able to partner with the
Poynter Institute to help grow the amount of fact-checking organizations on
WhatsApp and to support their life saving work to debunk rumors. We will also
continue to work directly with health ministries around the world for them to
provide updates right within WhatsApp,” said Will Cathcart, Head of WhatsApp.
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