Fostering Knowledge to Combat Zika
The very nature of an outbreak compels speed over completeness, because the ability to act quickly and decisively in these contexts can have life-changing consequences for affected communities. Available knowledge is rapidly distributed, updated, and redistributed, and—with a multitude of actors responding to the outbreak—communication of vitally important information can be uncoordinated or disjointed. During the Zika response, the Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project drew from its expertise on knowledge management approaches to ensure implementing partners shared the same messages, made evidence-based decisions, and leveraged lessons from past investments. This graphic provides an overview of K4Health’s activities for fostering knowledge to combat Zika. (Click to enlarge, or view the PDF.)
Anne Ballard Sara is a Program Officer at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, where she supports knowledge management research activities, field programs, and communications. Her background in public health includes behavior change communication, family planning, women’s empowerment, and research. Anne served as a health volunteer in the Peace Corps in Guatemala and holds a Master of Public Health from George Washington University.