This handbook contains material you can use during and following the training. It contains: the main learning points of each training session. tools to help you digest and internalize the material. worksheets for you to use during the sessions. The overall objective of this training is to improve your communications skills. Specific learning objectives are listed for each session in the corresponding session notes.

This document provides interim guidance for effective risk communication around Zika virus transmission and potential complications. Although Zika virus was first identified in humans in 1952, few outbreaks have been documented.

WHO’s Zika app aims to provide essential information on Zika virus disease and its suspected complications. Designed primarily for health care workers and responders, the app can also be a source of real-time information for the general public.

his document offers suggested risk communication actions in relation to Zika virus (ZIKV) infection and other health issues linked to this disease. It is directed toward ministers of health and other health sector actors who, with their national (multi-disciplinary) teams for communication and social mobilization, will be able to adapt the provided information to the needs of their countries and audiences.