Dr. Anoop Kumar, Chief Intensivist at Baby Memorial Hospital talks about how he used social media to dispel misinformation and reflects on clinicians’ role in addressing the infodemic.

The Batsapp Project Special Feature: Dr. Anoop Kumar

The Batsapp Project chronicles the human experience of online misinformation during the 2018 Nipah outbreak. While online misinformation has now permeated our lives, the Nipah response is a positive story of how the individuals, communities and institutions most affected by misinformation came together to fight it. This series is set in the picturesque Indian state of Kerala, whose public health establishment received global acclaim for its management of the deadly Nipah outbreak. We also talk to international experts about the ways in which our mind processes misinformation and what this means for risk communication during outbreaks.

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The Batsapp Project Special Feature: Dr. Anoop Kumar

The Batsapp Project Special Feature: Dr. Anoop Kumar