1.0Fondation Hirondelle - Media for Peace and Human Dignity - Hirondelle.orghttps://www.hirondelle.org/enrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="x7l2zeJy8x"><a href="https://www.hirondelle.org/en/informing-for-prevention-in-the-sahel">Informing for Prevention in the Sahel — An Interview with Dr Karim Kombassere</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.hirondelle.org/en/informing-for-prevention-in-the-sahel/embed#?secret=x7l2zeJy8x" width="600" height="338" title="“Informing for Prevention in the Sahel — An Interview with Dr Karim Kombassere” — Fondation Hirondelle - Media for Peace and Human Dignity - Hirondelle.org" data-secret="x7l2zeJy8x" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.hirondelle.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.hirondelle.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/5U3A6099-scaled.jpg25601707A Burkinabè physician and public health specialist based in Burkina Faso, Dr Karim Kombassere answered our questions about the role of information in health prevention in the Sahel. Why do the media have such an important role to play in preventing illness? Institutions such as the WHO provide reliable, science-based information, but that information still […]