Report of the fourth plenary meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on the risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management in the WHO European Region: virtual meeting, 5-6 December 2024

Overview

The fourth plenary meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on risk communication, community engagement and infodemic management (RCCE–IM) in the WHO European Region convened online in December 2024 and concluded the TAG’s work under its first mandate. The TAG was updated on WHO’s RCCE-IM activities and new readiness packages since April 2024. It received working group reports on capacity building, health literacy, artificial intelligence and monitoring and evaluation, and endorsed WHO’s updated Theory of Change. The TAG’s Research Task Force reported on efforts to bridge research-practice gaps, support evidence-based RCCE-IM and facilitate good quality rapid research. The TAG welcomed WHO’s first RCCE-IM Collaborating Centre and its networking proposals. embers completed a check-out survey and shared reflections on their work together.