The Technical Advisory Group for Risk Communication, Community Engagement and Infodemic management (TAG-RCCE-IM) will advise the WHO Regional Office for Europe unit on:

1. the current “state of the art” in RCCE-IM related research, analysis and innovation in best practice; and
2. how this might be applied to the design, implementation and evaluation of RCCE-IM strategies, plans, guidance, projects, tools, campaigns and capacity building initiatives in the specific context of the European Region.

TAG RCCE-IM members are individuals with substantial technical expertise and experience in areas related to risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management, including practitioners from national public health institutes and civil society organizations, as well as academics and researchers. Members are nominated on the basis of their individual expertise rather than their affiliation with an organization or institution.

The 20 members were appointed by the Regional Director on 15 February 2023 for a period of 2 years following an open call for experts in 2022. Representing 18 different countries across the Region, they include RCCE-IM practitioners from national public health institutes and civil society organizations, as well as academics and researchers.