Creating an aware, and educated populace on COVID 19 pandemic through collaborative platforms for science journalist in Africa

This project is under the science journalism category and is purposed to focus on media coverage of COVID 19. Kenya and the rest of the continent have lost thousands of people due to this disease thus the need for a quick intervention and awareness campaign. A number of countries in the continent have had their health systems over stretched by the disease. Despite this scenario there is a high level of ignorance about the cause and possible self-protection measures that can be undertaken by people to mitigate against the disease. This is a project that should be able to increase awareness and education of the populace on the genesis of the disease, its symptoms, and how people can protect themselves from the virus. The development of science on COVID 19 and the communication of the latest development in the area is a focal point of this study. After the project has been conducted through sensitization awareness creation and dissemination done through the mainstream media, social media platforms and a set website. The project will incorporate aspects of literature review so as to facilitate information access by science of health journalists. Expected Outputs This project is expected to achieve the following:  A web site with COVID 19 Researched content that journalists can use to get news tips and features for their various media houses  An interactive social media platform on COVID 19  Literature covering indigenous knowledge on COVID 19 by different Researchers.  Increased scientificated coverage of COVID-19 in the mainstream media in Kenya