In 2018, the Asia-Europe Foundation and the Santé publique France jointly host the “High-level Meeting on Risk Communications for Public Health Emergencies” with a special focus on how to reach special population, including migrants and ethnic minorities.
Objectives of the High-level Meeting
The overall aim of this High-level Meeting is to strengthen countries’ capacity to support Emergency Risk Communication (ERC) for Public Health Emergencies (PHE), especially in relation to migrants and ethnic minorities. It will explore difficulties related to migrants/ethnic minority groups at the time of PHE. The High-level Meeting intends to identify possible obstacles to include migrants and ethnic minorities in ERC and develop strategies to communicate risks to such population before, during and after PHE.
Specific Objectives
- To identify difficulties to inform diverse population about PHE
- To discuss possible solutions to include migrants and ethnic minorities in ERC
- To develop recommendations on actions needed to inform migrants and ethnic minorities about PHE
Target Audience
The High-level Meeting will address 3 target audiences: 1) senior-level officials who work in the area of migrants and ethnic minorities, 2) government officials in charge of health emergency communication, and 3) migrants’ health experts. More specifically:
- Senior-level officials, advisors, and/or other decision-makers from ASEM Partners’ Ministry of Health or equivalent
- Chief/directors of ASEM Partners’ national health agencies or equivalent
- Spokesperson/senior-level media personnel from ASEM Partners’ Ministries of Health or equivalent
- Representatives of international organisations and NGOs
Expected outcomes
The High-level Meeting will foster the exchange of good practices in establishing and improving on PHE risk communications processes between Europe and Asia. A meeting report summarising the key recommendations and conclusions will be developed.
Publication
ASEM Partners’ Guide for Risk Communications for Public Health Emergencies (Published:2019)
