Salé — African press companies should play a key function in selling African initiatives within the subject of well being, by publicizing discoveries and work of the continent’s researchers, mentioned on Wednesday in Salé, Ivorian Minister of Communication and Authorities Spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly.
Talking on the opening of FAAPA’s eighth Normal Meeting, held underneath the theme “African Information Companies as a Car for Selling the Continent’s Well being Sovereignty”, Coulibaly famous that strengthening press companies’ capacities in science and well being journalism is a vital requirement for specialization.
Highlighting the relevance of the chosen theme of this occasion, he praised the premonitory and enlightened imaginative and prescient of His Majesty King Mohammed VI within the well being subject, whereas welcoming the creation of the African Academy of Well being Sciences (AAHS) in Dakhla, with the primary mission of selling federative South-South cooperation, mobilizing for African well being sovereignty.
The Ivorian minister additionally known as for pooling well being data by establishing a community of exchanges between African press companies, noting that that is “a actuality that’s changing into increasingly important in view of disaster durations that we’ve got gone by way of and can all the time undergo”.
The influence of social networks and the dangers of misinformation additional reinforce the significance of press companies, acknowledged as “safeguards” of native data, he burdened, including that the latest COVID-19 well being disaster has created a serious move of content material, making it crucial to have secure media providing dependable data, produced in response to the principles of ethics and press deontology.
On this regard, “press companies should turn into strong ramparts in opposition to the unfold of false data, particularly by growing fact-checking providers and by contributing to elevating public consciousness of the accountable use of social media,” famous Coulibaly.
The Ivorian minister additionally emphasised the superb age-old ties between Morocco and Côte d’Ivoire, noting that this occasion highlights the Kingdom’s dedication to selling and strengthening cooperation between the continent’s States.
The Atlantic Federation of African Press Companies (FAAPA) is knowledgeable platform bringing collectively round thirty press companies and observer members. Its mission is to advertise cooperation and the alternate of expertise between African press companies in all areas of mutual curiosity, together with data dissemination, coaching, digital and multimedia merchandise.
The eighth Normal Meeting of the Atlantic Federation of African Information Companies (FAAPA) brings collectively the Administrators Normal of a number of African information companies alongside media and well being specialists, in addition to distinguished figures from varied fields. The main target of the occasion is FAAPA’s tenth anniversary as a discussion board for reflection on the way forward for African press companies and their central function within the twenty first century, of their respective various and particular mediums.