Tsinghua University has held a forum to discuss the role of the media and corporates in providing vital and correct information during global heath crises like the Covid-19 pandemic. The first Global Development and Health Communication Forum was attended by scholars, and representatives of international organizations and enterprises via video link. They talked about the harmful role of misinformation and stressed the importance of providing accurate medical advice to the public.

MAO QUN'AN, Deputy Director, Office of Healthy China Action Promotion Committee "We can see that the COVID-19 pandemic has put extra pressure on China's public healthcare system and health communication. The country's Healthy China Strategy aims to raise awareness about public health and raise people's medical knowledge and skills. Improving people's basic health knowledge is also one of the key points of health communication studies in China."

SIDDHARTH CHATTERJEE, United Nations Resident Coordinator in China "The pandemic has highlighted the need to respond to the proliferation of misinformation by debunking fake news and rumors while sharing accurate health advice to support informed decision-making dissemination of factual, timely, targeted, clear, accessible, multilingual science-based Information across publications and platforms can ensure that key messages are accessed on an equitable basis reaching all people regardless of aid, gender, nationality, socioeconomic status, or any other factor."