WhatsApp and Local Media (Grand Nord) – 9-18 September 2018

This note provides an overview of a selection of key messages related to the Ebola outbreak and response that are circulating on WhatsApp and the local media (radio, print and video) in North Kivu, DRC, between 9-18 September 2018. A series of videos and sound recordings accompany this document. The note was prepared by Dr Rachel Sweet (Harvard University) and Juliet Bedford (Anthrologica). Dr Sweet is a leading expert on North Kivu and is collaborating with the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform to support the response.