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WHO launches initiative to strengthen trust in science
The WHO is launching an initiative to strengthen trust in science, citing survey findings that more than 70% of people in nearly 150 countries still trust it. The organisation says trust has declined since 2018, particularly in communities with less access to the benefits of scientific progress.
The WHO is launching an initiative to strengthen trust in science, following survey findings that show a majority of people still trust it. The organisation says that trust has declined since 2018, with the sharpest concern focused on communities with less access to the benefits of scientific progress.
Read the survey’s global signal
More than 70% of people surveyed still trust science. The findings span nearly 150 countries, giving the WHO a broad measure of public confidence across different communities. The organisation is using those results as it launches its initiative.
Track the decline since 2018
The WHO says confidence has fallen since 2018. The survey findings indicate that trust remains widespread, while the direction of change has prompted the organisation to act. The initiative is aimed at strengthening trust in science.
Focus on communities with less access
The WHO singles out communities with less access to science’s benefits. The organisation says trust has declined particularly in these communities. Its findings place unequal access alongside the overall survey picture: more than 70% of people across nearly 150 countries still trust science, even as confidence has weakened since 2018.