Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic WHO has been providing radio stations in Côte d'Ivoire with state-of-the-art equipment and training to health journalists to deliver accurate and useful information to help stop the spread of the virus.
So far, WHO has carried out roughly 100 sessions for journalists, producers and directors of health programmes at local radio stations.
WHO, through the Ministry of Health, is also working with community radio stations across the country to relay COVID-19 guidance and to inform listeners about the disease.
Working under the platform Radio Santé Côte d'Ivoire, a network of health information services, WHO has been focusing on radio as it is the most used source of information in hard-to-reach areas.
A recent WHO survey and a government-led study both found that radio and television are the primary sources of information for 99% of the population.
Radio Santé's broadcasts cover the country's 33 health regions and have an immediate impact on Ivorian populations, even those living in the most remote and rural areas, reaching an average of fifteen million people.