Cameroon’s digital first responders have taken to social media to counteract the misinformation.
The director of Cameroon’s National Social Insurance Fund Hospital, Professor Anne Njom Nlend, took to Twitter to counteract the fake news and remind the public that testing is free.
The United Nations in May launched Verified, a plan to promote digital first responders like Professor Nlend to fight misinformation on the coronavirus.
In Cameroon, ICT Media Strategies created Smart Click Africa and COVID19.cm to remind the public to check news sources on information about the virus.
Professor Nlend, who is also the president of the Cameroon Society of Pediatrics, plans to expand her role as a digital first responder to debunk disinformation on maternal and child health.
