Panelist at the International Symposium organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
On August 27, 2021, Dr Ryoma Kayano, WHO Kobe Centre, participated as a panelist in an international symposium organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The symposium, entitled "Risk communication for better disaster risk management", discussed experiences in risk communication during disasters, based on findings from COVID-19 and other disasters and focused on key challenges and opportunities in the digital and social media era to enhance disaster risk management capacity.
Dr Kayano introduced the WHO Thematic Platform for Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management Research Network (TPRN) of which WKC is the secretariat. He shared the latest findings on priority issues in the field of disaster and health risk management.