Webinar series to overcome COVID-19 by awareness and preparedness

The National Council for Science & Technology Communication (NCSTC), Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, in association with the Gujarat Council of Science & Technology (GUJCOST), will be organizing a Citizen’s Science Webinar Series on ‘Science Communication in the Time of COVID-19’ during 10-16 May 2020 everyday between 10-11 a.m.

The webinar would be accessible online through internet.

The webinar aims to address tackling the COVID-19 pandemic by applying various methods and means.

It will develop awareness and preparedness to deal with and address the current health crisis posed by COVID-19 to help overcome the situation.

The webinar will facilitate the necessary actions and preparedness of the society to address the challenge, such as strategies to reach out to society with the necessary information by involving various stakeholders, including academicians, students, media and volunteers, and so on.

It also aims to promote at the community-level for the usage of authentic scientific and health information and facilitate crisis management.