Since its outbreak in Europe in February 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on societies. Vulnerable groups have been impacted disproportionately: even in countries with well-developed responses, the outbreak and its repercussions imperil the basic well-being of social groups whose livelihoods are already precarious, while the uneven distribution of suffering threatens to aggravate inequality and division. COVINFORM analyses and critiques COVID-19 responses on the levels of government, public health, community, and information and communications.
Goal
- Developing risk assessment models based on available quantitative data at the European level.
- Analysing documentary sources on both national and local level in 15 chosen countries.
- Conducting primary empirical research in 10 target communities, gathering testimonials and analysing a multitude of sources to get a full picture of the effect of the governmental response to COVID-19 on individuals within the target communities.
The COVINFORM project brings together 16 partners from 11 countries who will integrate their expertise in a variety of disciplines as part of the project’s multi-disciplinary approach. The consortium consists of:
- A leading group of 5 academic universities who are experts in human, social and legal fields and with strong ethical and research experience.
- A driving group of 6 practitioners and research organisations representing different communities (research hospitals, NGOS, research organisations, Emergency Medical Services), providing a large coverage of the EMS and acute care practitioners, decision and policy maker chain.
- The participation of 4 Industry and SMEs from the medical and security sectors, bringing the innovation and commercial exploitation experience.
One of COVINFORM’s project outputs is the podcast ‘Beyond Numbers: COVID-19 Pandemic & Society’. Listen and subscribe to the podcast by following the link below.
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Partners: Media Diversity Institute (MDI UK) partnered with SYNYO GmbH | SYNYO (Austria), Magen David Adom In IsraeL | MDA (Israel), Samur Proteccion Civil | SAMUR (Spain), Univerista Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore | UCSC (Italy), Sinus Markt- Und Sozialforschung GMBH | SINUS (Germany), Trilateral Research LTD | TRI (UK), Kentro Meleton Asfaleias – Center For Security Studies – Centre D’etudes De Securite | KEMEA (Greece), Factor Social Consultoria Em Psicossociologia E Ambiente LDA | FS (Portugal), Austrian Red Cross | AUTRC (Austria), Societatea Națională De Cruce Roșie Din România – Romanian Red Cross | SNCRR (Romania), University Of Antwerp | UANTWERPEN (Belgium), Sapienza University Of Rome | SAPIENZA (Italy), Rey Juan Carlos University | URJC (Spain), Swansea University | SU (UK), Gotenborg University | UGOT (Sweden)
Timeframe: 11/2020 to 10/2023
Region/Country: European Union
Funding: This project has received funding from the European Union’s H2020 research & innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 101016247.
Website: For more information on the project visit its website: https://www.covinform.eu/
