Over 20 media practitioners from both the private and public media in the Littoral region have been trained on "Risk Communication" with focus on the Covid-19 pandemic.

With this in mind, the organizers of the workshop made participants to understand that risk communication is an important tool for disseminating information and understanding about risk management decision.

The main resource person, who is also the Risk Communication and Community Engagement agent at the World Health Organisation- WHO, Nguelle Carlene Romance, reminded journalists that their reports have a great influence both on the population and on decision makers.

Nguelle Carlene Romance emphasised that risk communication permits the exchange of real-time information, advice and opinions between experts and people facing threats to their health, economic or social well-being.

It is a health war, journalists and media professionals must be on the frontline of this health fight through effective and efficient communication.