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April 30

At the front lines of global health messaging: A conversation with WHO’s retired communications director

Global Health
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A virus never before seen in humans is killing people around the world. What do you say to a global audience desperate to learn more? Gabriella Stern faced this question head-on. For more than six years, she served as director of communications at the World Health Organization, including throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In this fireside chat, Stern will share stories from the front lines of global health communication—what it takes to craft and deliver clear, trusted messaging on issues ranging from infectious disease outbreaks to humanitarian crises to massive public health funding cuts—all while navigating a rapidly evolving communications landscape.

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Gabriella Stern

Retired director of communications, World Health Organization; Harvard affiliate; journalist
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Clarisza Runtung

MPH candidate ‘27, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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