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health would be an advantage. The current scenario of the pandemic caused by COVID-19 has posed concerns and challenges all around where scientific awareness and health preparedness can play a significant role to help combat the situation with translation and usage of authentic scientific information and to convey the risks involved and facilitate the communities to overcome the situation.
The information brochure highlights a
comprehensive and effective science and
health communication effort for promoting grass-root-level appreciation and response on health and saving and shaping the lives of people at large, as well as building confidence, inculcating scientific temper and promoting health consciousness among them.
Website link:
https://dst.gov.in/callforproposals/call-proposals-under-national-health-and-risk-communication-programme-year https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/YASH%20Backgrounder.pdf
NCSTC brought out COVID Katha for sensitising common public
towards COVID-19
The National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC), DST, in association with Dr Anamika Ray Memorial Trust, brought out the Hindi and English versions of its popular multimedia guide for mass awareness carrying important information on A-to-Z of COVID-19 pandemic.
Both the English and Hindi
versions of COVID Katha have
been brought out. Prof. Ashutosh
Sharma, Secretary, DST while
appreciating COVID Katha said
that the interpretation of science in common man’s language is important for awareness among laypersons and Hindi being largely spoken language the Hindi version of COVID Katha carries more value. Prof. Sharma said that science cartoons (scientoons) while carrying scientific messages and explaining the health concepts in a simple banner also add humour and amusement during the present health crisis when people feel stressed!
Website link:
https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/COVID%20KATHA%20English.pdf https://dst.gov.in/sites/default/files/COVID%20KATHA%20Hindi.pdf https://dst.gov.in/news/covid-katha-multimedia-guide-mass-awareness
Outreach initiatives by India Science Channel
India Science is an Internet-based Over-The-Top (OTT) Science TV channel. It is an initiative of the DST, Government of India, implemented and managed by Vigyan Prasar (VP), an autonomous
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