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ISMPH, Chestrad Global Move to Address COVID-19 Infodemic

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ISMPH, Chestrad Global Move to Address COVID-19 Infodemic

International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH) and CHESTRAD Global will hold a webinar on the 12^th of August, 2020 that would further help to sharpen the skills of journalists in the reportage of covd-19 pandemic and also provide accurate information that could also help reduce the spread of the virus. The webinar comes up between 3 – 4.30pm

The lead speakers are: National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Dr Sani Aliyu and President of CHESTRAD Global Dr. Lola Dare

A press release signed by ISMPH Programs Director, Solomon Dogo states that on the media side will be the Director General of National Orientation Agency, Dr. Garba Abari and other top media executives who will be presenting papers, while the Executive Director of International Society of Media in Public Health, Moji Makanjuola will moderate the session

ISMPH consists of a hub of health journalists with the aim to mainstream the media as a potent tool to accelerate health care information and delivery in Nigeria

Nigeria with its huge population has had to contend with the challenge of fake news and misinformation about covid-19 pandemic which are often spread through the social media and sadly consumed by a large segment of the society even as the populace are desperate for answers to some unclear issues about the pandemic.

Abdul Rahman Aliagan is an Abuja-based seasoned Journalist who was born in late 70s and has spanned over a decade and half in the profession. His flair for investigative Journalism has earned him a niche and more on the profession. A member of Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, he is currently the National Secretary of the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists, NGIJ, an umbrella body for all the curious journalists in Nigeria. Aliagan, a graduate of History from the Better By Far University, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, and a Masters student in the Department of History, Nasarawa State University, Keffi. He started his Journalistic career with The Herald Newspaper, in 1997 even as a Copy boy in the Newsroom; he later moved his career to Funtua, Katsina State as a Media Assistant to a Non-Governmental Organization, (NGO), Pan-African Development Education and Advocacy Programme (PADEAP). Aliagan later joined the service of Newspeg Newspaper, an Abuja based media outfit as a Senior Correspondent only to become the pioneer Editor as the platform later transformed to Magazine titled Newspeg Magazine. For his close to two decades uninterrupted media experiences, Aliagan with some like minds floated Time Nigeria Magazine, where he is currently serving as the Managing Editor, a Magazine that is setting Economic and political pace for the most populous country on African continent, Nigeria. Aliagan has been a Contributing Editor for some other media platforms such as Security Monitor, Kwara Arise and Health Agenda. Aliagan is the Publisher of ArtsDaily Nigeria, a History, Culture and Tourism focused Newspaper.

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