At the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the internet was replete with myths and false news. Looking for the truth could be like looking for a needle in a haystack. To declutter this information ecosystem, Jagran New Media’s health resource, Only My Health, collaborated with Newsworthy, to provide trustworthy & reliable information on Covid-19.
Providing a reliable, consistent source of jargon-free news and health information at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic
A video series in Hindi answering FAQs on Covid-19 in simple, clear and fact-checked words
We conceptualised and created a series of Hindi videos answering the frequently asked questions, doubts about Covid-19, its symptoms, the correct usage of masks; the efficacy, side effects and benefits of taking vaccines; and the salient impacts of the pandemic, such as leaving thousands of children without parents or guardians. With the help of experts, we demystified crucial public health messaging in easy-to-understand and share formats, and in Hindi to reach a wider audience. At the heart of this Hindi video series was our aim to reduce the anxiety news and information was adding to people at a time when an unprecedented disease was changing everything they knew about the world.
Reckoning with the Reality of Female Infanticide in India
Promoting informed discourse on changing population dynamics
