Stars including Julia Roberts hand over social media accounts to health experts

Actors Julia Roberts, Hugh Jackman and Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown are among the celebrities who will turn overtheir social media accounts to health experts to share facts andpromote a science-driven approach to fighting the COVID-19pandemic.

Roberts, who won an Oscar in 2001 for Erin Brockovich, kicks off the project on Thursday by interviewing Dr. AnthonyFauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy andInfectious Diseases.

The #PassTheMic initiative is organized by the global nonprofitONE Campaign which aims to spotlight "health and economicexperts ... discussing a global response to the global COVID-19pandemic." The emphasis is on data, science and facts.

According to ONE, the stars will turn over their socialmedia accounts for one day to frontline workers, health,economic and other experts.

In the interview with Roberts on her personal social mediaaccount, Fauci says the main problem to solve is "theextraordinary health disparities" between countries.

"Right now, if you take southern Africa, sub-Saharan Africa,parts of Asia, South America and even parts of the Caribbean asareas that don't have the healthcare system to be able torespond the way one can respond in New York or L.A. or NewOrleans or Chicago, we have really a moral responsibility forpeople throughout the world," Fauci said.

Many of the participating celebrities have a bigsocial media footprint. Roberts, Jackman and Brown have acombined total of about 71 million followers on Instagram alone.

Other celebrities taking part in the campaign includePenelope Cruz, David Oyelowo, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rainn Wilsonand Shailene Woodley.