Responding to the need for credible public health information to guide the humanitarian response during the COVID-19 pandemic, PFMH has received support from Open Society Foundations and Unbound Philanthropy to develop a knowledge and action hub that will equip policy-makers, advocates, humanitarian actors and affected communities with the public health information, evidence and resources they need to effectively respond to COVID-19 and protect vulnerable populations. The PFMH Action Hub on COVID-19 and Displacement will involve the mobilization of public health professionals to provide targeted advice and direct stakeholders to relevant information sources, the publication of high-impact knowledge briefs to apply past lessons to the current pandemic, technical assistance and support for local researchers, and the collation of clear and concise information about the pandemic and its impact on displaced populations. As part of this effort, PFMH has produced a Daily Digest of relevant news media since March 2020, providing nearly 600 subscribers, including donors, NGOs, governments, and UN agencies, with timely information on COVID-19 and its impact on displaced populations.
In response to the changing volume of relevant news media, we have transitioned our Daily Digest to one that is produced and shared, now, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
If you know anyone who would like to receive the Digest, shared weekly via email, please request that they add their contact information to the distribution list, here.
All previous Digests are available in our archive, here.
Program on Forced Migration and Health at Columbia University 