Key Considerations: Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Mpox Vaccination in Eastern DRC

<p dir="ltr">This infographic summarizes insights from the recent SSHAP briefing, "<a href="https://www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/key-considerations-risk-communication-and-community-engagement-for-mpox-vaccination-in-eastern-drc/" target="_blank">Key Considerations: Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Mpox in Eastern DRC</a>." It presents social and political considerations for the design and implementation of vaccination-related risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) strategies against the mpox epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Drawing from the <a href="https://www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/roundtable-report-discussion-on-mpox-in-drc-and-social-science-considerations-for-operational-response/" target="_blank">SSHAP roundtable discussion on mpox</a> in the DRC (May 2024) and a range of other evidence and expertise from key informants, the infographic suggests context-appropriate strategies for humanitarian and health actors to navigate the conflict-affected landscape of the DRC.</p>