COVID-19 Fact Check

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic is certainly cause for concern. Proper communication and optimal decision-making is an ongoing challenge, as data evolve. The challenge is complex, especially caused by exaggerated information which can lead to inappropriate actions. It is important to differentiate promptly the true epidemic from an epidemic of false claims and potentially harmful actions.

This is why CEBaP searches for COVID-19 literature, which is relevant for the Red Cross, on a daily basis and assesses new studies on their reliability. Here we provide an overview of our analyses of the identified articles. 

Collaboration with Cochrane Belgium

Since October 2016, CEBaP collaborates with the Belgian Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Cebam) to further develop Cochrane Belgium. Cochrane Belgium will support PhD students at Belgian Universities with the development of (Cochrane) systematic reviews by teaching courses on systematic review writing, and providing personalized advice and active assistance during the review process. One of the staff members of CEBaP is actively involved in this task.