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According to the World Health Organization, influenza pandemics are unpredictable but recurring events that can cause severe social, economic, and political stress. Advanced planning and preparedness are critical in helping to mitigate the impact of influenza epidemic or pandemics. In episode 8 we talk to John Rainford of The Warning Project who discusses Zika, H1N1 and Ebola as well as the importance of communications before, during and after these events take place.
About John:
John Rainford is the Director of The Warning Project.
He is the former Director, Emergency and Risk Communications for Health Canada and Global Project Lead, Risk Communication Capacity Building for the World Health Organization. Additionally, he worked at the Privy Council Office in Ottawa as the lead analyst responsible for national security communications.
He has specialized in the field of high risk communication for the past 14 years after several years covering and working in politics as a journalist and aide on Canada’s Parliament Hill.
He has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Queen’s University, teaches emergency risk communication at Carleton University, and has led emergency risk communication workshops around the world involving participants from over 150 different countries.