Unedited Bureau’s Text Of The Proposed “pandemic Treaty”
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Article 18. Communication and public awareness
1. The Parties shall strengthen science, public health and pandemic literacy in the population, as well as access to information on pandemics and their effects and drivers, combat the infodemic, and tackle false, misleading, misinformation or disinformation, and including through promotion of international cooperation. In that regard, each Party shall:
(a) promote and facilitate, in accordance with national approaches, laws and regulations, and the development and implementation of risk communication, community engagement, infodemic management, and educational and public awareness programmes on pandemics and their effects, in a way that is broadly accessible;
(b) conduct regular community outreach, social listening, and periodic analysis and consultations with civil society organizations and media outlets to identify the prevalence and profiles of misinformation, which contribute to design communications and messaging strategies for the public to counteract misinformation, disinformation and false news, thereby strengthening public trust and promoting adherence to public health and social measures ;
(c) promote communications on scientific, engineering and technological advances that are relevant to the development and implementation of national and international rules and guidelines for pandemic prevention, preparedness, response and recovery of health systems, based on science and available evidence, when appropriate; and
(d) take effective measures to increase digital health literacy among the public and within the health sector through education and meaningful engagement, including clinicians, health sector stakeholders, and decision-makers, to foster trust.
2. The Parties shall, as appropriate, conduct research and inform policies on factors that hinder adherence to public health and social measures in a pandemic, including confidence, uptake and demand of vaccines, use of appropriate therapeutics, use of non-pharmaceutical interventions, and trust in science and government institutions.
3. The Parties shall promote a science and evidence-informed approach to effective and timely risk assessment, mindful of the uncertainty and the evolving nature of data and evidence during a pandemic, when communicating such risk to the public.
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