Today we are working on creating a better understanding on the agency we create. In the text below, I copied the items we defined in the general working procedure for our agency. The subjects below are linked to official documents we all read and analyse. After critically looking at this information we take this into account in writing a scenario, and the actual rabies myth we want to create.
In order to gain a deeper and better understanding of eventually making ‘fake’ information. We took 3 subjects in which we think are the most important to explain our agency in. Everyone takes a certain subject and will be able to become a specialist in the field.
Manuel - Effective media communication during epidemic outbreaks
Jan-Willem - Ethical consequences public health surveillance
Below you will find the copied text from our one note document. And through this link you will be able to check the already analysed documents:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1Ri-rZwe2dQ2TzZaUgXMb7aShiwd-lMUp
In the first meeting with the other instances the DDC provides:
- Amount of people that got into contact with the disease. (the DDC traces the potential contacts these people have had, they are an independent organisation.)
Solved: See document contact tracing WHO!
http://www.who.int/features/qa/contact-tracing/en/
http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/ebola/contact-tracing/en/
After this meeting the local DDC agency will start working on the information gathered. And will try to generate a plan of approach. Various points will be discussed, that will talk about the gravity of the subjects in relation to the threat.
- History of area and people (till what extend is it important to know about what happened before) What do we know about the local people & area, and possible myths?
Solved: Gain understanding of diseases through experts and instances!
The DDC already knows, due to contacts in historical/health related sectors. Specialists will be contacted, and keep information updated.
For websites see:
See: http://www.rhc-eindhoven.nl/artikel/989/In-de-ban-van-een-mysterieuze-ziekte
Or http://www.geschiedeniseindhoven.nl/artikel/453/De-eenheidsziekte
Or http://www.geschiedeniseindhoven.nl/artikel/968/De-gezondheidscommissie
Or http://www.geschiedeniseindhoven.nl/artikel/980/Het-Eindhovense-infuusdrama
- Ethical elements (till what extent does the DDC need to implement ethical consideration elements that will help in generating fake information?)
Solved: See document ethics In pubic health surveillance!
Massive document on public health surveillance:
http://www.who.int/ethics/publications/public-health-surveillance/en/
"The guidelines are, necessarily, not prescriptive;
rather, they seek to highlight trade-offs
that must be carefully and routinely weighed.
They do not provide concrete definitions,
measures, precise surveillance parameters
or oversight mechanisms that might, on the
surface, appear to make decision-making less
complex." - Guidelines p.24
General observation on the subject. I looked critically at guidelines:
1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 & 17
- Communication (till what extend does the DDC need to use full scale implementation of communication mediums) This subject is also based on previous information related to area data! (an additional recent example where this was done right is with the the zika virus)
Solved: See second document linked!
When talking epidemic outbreak, how to communicate (CRP, C3, p. xvi):
http://www.who.int/risk-communication/guidance/download/en/
Effective media communication during epidemic outbreaks (the most interesting one):
http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/WHO_CDS_2005_31/en/
COMBI (Risk communication, p.4):
http://www.who.int/ihr/publications/combi_toolkit_outbreaks/en/
- Economical influences (Till what extend is the DDC actually involved in influencing the economical system, and can make transactions/actions) This subject depends per scenario!
Solved: See WHO documents mentioned below!
COMBI (social, economical and behavioral threats, p.5):
http://www.who.int/ihr/publications/combi_toolkit_outbreaks/en/
HELI (WHO & other instance) economical impact strategies:
http://www.who.int/heli/risks/vectors/vectordirectory/en/index2.html
Based on the information gathered and the questions mentioned, a general approach will be created.
From here the DDC will try to implement it's expertise and starts creating 'fake' information through the use of various mediums.
(Dus na het uitschrijven van bovengenoemde kunnen wij 'fake informatie' creeren'. Deze informatie is voor nu vooral gebaseerd op informatie die al beschikbaar is, echter word dit door de DDC anders toegepast).
More WHO references can be found in the COMBI document on page. 108