Emergency risk communication in Singapore with respect to COVID-19

Since December 2019, the ongoing global health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in 134 million confirmed cases and claimed 2.9 million lives worldwide. In these times, there is a need to examine Singapore’s performance in communicating emergency risk information to its people,...

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Main Author: Sim, Yan Ling
Other Authors: Dylan Loh Ming Hui
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/149874
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description Since December 2019, the ongoing global health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in 134 million confirmed cases and claimed 2.9 million lives worldwide. In these times, there is a need to examine Singapore’s performance in communicating emergency risk information to its people, which is quintessential in saving lives, livelihoods, and economies. Using the World Health Organisation’s integrated model for emergency risk communication which involves five domains, this paper aims to elucidate the robustness of Singapore’s emergency risk communication strategy so that shortcomings may be identified and improved upon for future iterations. Analysing Singapore’s emergency risk communication in each domain individually, it was found that the strategies employed under the Public Communication domain catered well to the needs of its target audiences, and were more diverse as compared to other domains. However, other domains were left relatively lacking in depth and nuance, hence leaving room for improvement.
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spelling ntu-10356/1498742023-03-05T15:43:29Z Emergency risk communication in Singapore with respect to COVID-19 Sim, Yan Ling Dylan Loh Ming Hui School of Social Sciences dylan@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Political science::Public administration::Asia::Singapore Since December 2019, the ongoing global health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in 134 million confirmed cases and claimed 2.9 million lives worldwide. In these times, there is a need to examine Singapore’s performance in communicating emergency risk information to its people, which is quintessential in saving lives, livelihoods, and economies. Using the World Health Organisation’s integrated model for emergency risk communication which involves five domains, this paper aims to elucidate the robustness of Singapore’s emergency risk communication strategy so that shortcomings may be identified and improved upon for future iterations. Analysing Singapore’s emergency risk communication in each domain individually, it was found that the strategies employed under the Public Communication domain catered well to the needs of its target audiences, and were more diverse as compared to other domains. However, other domains were left relatively lacking in depth and nuance, hence leaving room for improvement. Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Global Affairs 2021-06-09T09:36:53Z 2021-06-09T09:36:53Z 2021 Final Year Project (FYP) Sim, Y. L. (2021). Emergency risk communication in Singapore with respect to COVID-19. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/149874 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/149874 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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title_short Emergency risk communication in Singapore with respect to COVID-19
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