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U-Report for Risk Communication and Community Engagement – COVID-19 Vaccine chat bots and polls

COVID-19 Vaccine chat bots, polls and awareness campaigns in Uganda

Community engagement
UNICEF/UNI332071/Kabuye

Highlights

UNICEF together with the Uganda Ministry of Health (MOH) and other partners adopted U-Report as a risk communication tool to help combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. U-Report, through polls, alerts, and the COVID-19 vaccine chatbot was used to reinforce key messages on COVID-19 preventive measures, vaccine awareness campaigns, and assessments on vaccine compliance and acceptance.

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UNICEF
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English

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