ii220 European Journal of Public Health, Volume 33 Supplement 2, 2023 Abstract citation ID: ckad160.560 A WHO/UNICEF manual for health workforce on how to build an infodemic insights report in 6 steps Tina Purnat T Purnat1, E Wilhelm2, S Abeyesekera3, BK White1, N Hassan1, A Pastorino1, S Machiri1, S Briand1, T Nguyen1 1 Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland 2 Information Futures Lab, Brown University, Providence, USA 3 UNICEF, New York, USA Contact: tina.purnat@gmail.com Background: An infodemic is an overwhelming amount of information, including mis- and disinformation, that accompanies health emergencies such as outbreaks. Infodemics contain questions, concerns, information voids (where people seek credible, accurate information but cannot find it) and circulating misand disinformation. When there is a gap between health guidance and population behavior within a noisy information environment that affects people’s perceptions, attitudes and health decisions, infodemic insights can help inform how an emergency response or a health program responds. Objectives: A manual was developed through an iterative discussion and consultative process between November 2022 and February 2023, to provide a quick overview of the steps required to develop an infodemic insights report that can be used for emergency response or for routine health programming. Results: The manual and teaching materials have been iteratively adapted based on their delivery at conferences and workshops. The process the manual describes reflects the learnings and experiences of WHO, UNICEF and other partner organizations on conducting social listening and infodemic insights report generation during the COVID-19 pandemic. it explains 6 steps, starting with questions that infodemic insights can help answer, through selection of data sources, conduct of integrated analysis, development of strategies and recommendations, to development and dissemination of the report. Annexes include checklists, templates, worksheets, and key messages for use by practitioners. Accompanying out-of-the box teaching simulation and other reference and training materials facilitate adoption. Conclusions: The manual is part of the WHO toolbox for infodemic managers which applies latest evidence-based approaches to monitor, detect, respond to and mitigate harm form infodemics during health emergencies. It will be applied across training and capacity building programmes on infodemic management. Key messages:  A systematic approach to monitoring infodemics and developing infodemic insights that are reproducible and evidence-based are needed.  Guidance on integrating diverse datasets in analyzing and understanding infodemics in specific populations and contexts will be published in a manual by WHO and UNICEF. Abstract citation ID: ckad160.561 A EU-Africa partnership to co-design a training intervention to scale-up access to surgery in Africa Chiara Pittalis C Pittalis1, G Drury2, G Mwapasa3, E Borgstein3, M Cheelo4, J Kachimba4, K Chilonga5, R Brugha1, C Lavy2, J Gajewski1 1 Institute of Global Surgery, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland 2 Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK 3 College of Medicine, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre, Malawi 4 Surgical Society of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia 5 Department of Surgery, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania Contact: chiarapittalis@rcsi.ie Background: The EU Global Health Strategy recognises that a skilled workforce is critical to advance universal health coverage. In response, our consortium brought together researchers, academics and clinicians from Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania to co-design a surgical workforce training and supervision intervention for district hospital teams aimed at scaling-up access to essential surgery in rural East Africa. Participatory action research (PAR) informed intervention design, incorporating the needs of frontline surgical providers and tailoring the training to meet identified gaps. This is the first study of this type in global surgery. Methods: PAR workshops were held in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania in 2017-2019 with key stakeholder groups: local authorities, professional associations, hospital managers and multi-disciplinary representatives of surgical teams from 67 district and referral hospitals. Through semi-structured discussions, Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/33/Supplement_2/ckad160.560/7328295 by guest on 26 October 2023 Issue: The 2022 EU global health strategy recognizes health as a global common good and sets twenty guiding principles, including the need to support a stronger, effective and accountable WHO as the indispensable cornerstone of the multilateral health system. Description: Mixed-methods study using documentary, quantitative, and qualitative analyses to answer two questions: 1) Is the current EC DG INTPA-WHO partnership adequate to support the role envisaged for WHO in the new EU global health strategy)? and 2) How should the EC-DG INTPA-WHO partnership be restructured?. Documentary analysis includes review of academic literature, historical/contemporary documentation on EC-WHO collaboration agreements, monitoring reports of DG INTPA funded interventions since 2016, and selected WHO projects since 2010. Key informant in-depth interviews are conducted with 10 EC senior officials. Guided by resultsoriented monitoring frameworks, we analyse interview notes/ transcripts and key documents using NVIVO software. Projects are classified by geographic areas and mapped against priorities outlined in the strategy. Results: WHO’s essential role to provide global public health goods is hampered by insufficient authority and core funds to implement its constitutional mandate. As EU member states see the value of holding a common position, the EU can increase its political role in global health. The EC focusses on specific health threats while also adopting a health system strengthening approach including longstanding collaboration between WHO and the Directorate General for International Partnerships. With remarkable overall achievements, a clear pattern of strengths and weaknesses emerges with key cross cutting areas where the EU has extensive expertise to be strengthened (e.g., evaluation, visibility, inequality markers). Lessons: Supporting the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks could be useful to enhance the visibility and added value of the EC DG INTPA /WHO partnership. Key messages:  As a new global health order emerges, the EU must contribute to shape it through a more strategic, coordinated, and effective cooperation with WHO.  To enhance the EC DG INTPA/WHO partnership it is important to support the development of visibility strategies, as well as the further development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks.