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The importance of messaging for COVID-19. What can we learn from messaging against Sorcery Accusation Related Violence?
Drawing on key findings from their four-year collaborative research project on how communities respond to fear relating to misfortune in selected PNG communities, RegNet’s Associate Professor Miranda Forsyth, PNG National Research Institute’s(NRI) Fiona Hukula and Divine Word University’s Philip Gibbs, present six points that are relevant for COVID-19 messaging for PNG.
‘During times of crises’, the authros stress ‘minimising fear and stopping stigmatisation of others is key to helping individuals, communities and government workers overcome crises’.
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