Social Science in Humanitarian Action (SSHAP)
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Key Considerations for RCCE in the 2022 Ebola Outbreak Response in Greater Kampala, Uganda
(Institute of Development Studies, 2022-11-24)On 20 September 2022, an outbreak of the Sudan strain of Ebola Virus Disease – SVD – was announced as the first laboratory-confirmed patient was identified in a village in Mubende District in central Uganda. Uganda’s ... -
Roundtable Report: Health and Food Insecurity Crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa. Session 1 - Regional Focus. September 2022
(SSHAP, 2022-11-04)SSHAP convened and hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with partners engaged at the regional level response of the health and food insecurity crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa region. The objective was to discuss the ... -
Social Science Considerations for Epidemic Response on Power and Authority in the Western Border Region
(SSHAP, 2021-09)This briefing outlines the operational recommendations related to power and authority for communities living in Ugandan border districts during the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemics and the current COVID-19 pandemic. -
Social Science Considerations for Epidemic Response Based on Cross-border Population Movement
(SSHAP, 2021-09)This briefing outlines the operational recommendations for transport drivers living in Ugandan border districts during the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemics and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Transport drivers include ... -
Social Science Considerations for Health-seeking in Epidemic Response
(SSHAP, 2021-09)This briefing outlines the operational recommendations related to healthcare seeking for communities living in Ugandan border districts during the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemics and the current COVID-19 pandemic, with ... -
Social Science Considerations on Human-wildlife Interactions in the Context of Epidemic Response
(SSHAP, 2021-09)As Ebola can passed through contact with animal’s blood, and also from scratches, dung and other body fluids, this briefing reports on hunter scavenger behaviours and wildmeat movement between DRC and Uganda to establish ... -
Social Science Considerations for Improving Communication in Epidemic Response
(SSHAP, 2021-09)In May 2021, Translators without Borders conducted sociolinguistic research on health communication on Ebola and COVID-19 in three districts in western Uganda - Hoima, Kasese, and Kisoro. We found that regular, clear, and ... -
Social Science Considerations for Building Trust in Epidemic Response
(SSHAP, 2021-09)This briefing provides practical recommendations for improving community trust prior to, during and after Ebola outbreaks. Community engagement and cooperation is crucial to facilitate effective response efforts and to ... -
Using Social Science in Response to the 2022 Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
(SSHAP, 2022-10-24)SSHAP supports the efforts of the Ugandan National Task Force, Ministry of Health and partners to incorporate anthropological and social science data and analysis in response to the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the ... -
Key Considerations: Supporting Better Governance of Flood Relief Efforts in Pakistan
(SSHAP, 2022-10-13)Relief, rehabilitation, and recovery from climate emergencies require getting the governance of disaster and crisis management right. In Pakistan, there are five actions where response actors can either contribute directly, ... -
Key Considerations: Social Science Perspectives for Emergency Response to the Conflict in Northern Ethiopia
(SSHAP, 2022-10-10)Ethiopia is currently experiencing several intersecting humanitarian crises including conflict, climatic shocks, COVID-19, desert locust infestation and more. These intersecting crises are affecting nearly 30 million people ... -
Key Considerations for Integrating COVID-19 Vaccination Services: Insights from Iraq and Syria for the MENA Region
(SSHAP, 2022-09-12)With the COVID-19 pandemic well into its third year, governments and response partners are recognising that it no longer makes sense for COVID-19 services, including vaccination, to exist in isolation. There is growing ... -
Key Considerations: Localisation of Polio Vaccination Efforts in the Newly Merged Districts (Tribal Areas) of Pakistan
(SSHAP, 2022-09-08)Poliomyelitis (polio) remains a vital global public health challenge, particularly in countries where eradication efforts are ongoing. For almost three decades, polio programme and frontline workers in Pakistan have suffered ... -
Key Considerations: Supporting ‘Wheat-to-Bread’ Systems in Fragmented Syria
(Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform, 2022-07)Since the end of 2021, the food crisis in Syria has worsened. Humanitarian agencies working in Syria, as well as other experts, have warned the food crisis could rapidly lead to famine unless immediately addressed. This ... -
Key Considerations: Engaging Young People in Latin American and the Caribbean in the COVID-19 Response
(SSHAP, 2022-07-01)The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected young people across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Since 2020, young people in LAC have faced many challenges, including adjusting to virtual learning environments, ... -
Evidence Review: COVID-19 Recovery in South Asian Urban Informal Settlements
(SSHAP, 2022-06-21)The global pandemic has brought renewed attention toward the everyday challenges in informal settlements. COVID-19 reminds us that southern urban life is rooted in ‘collective’ experiences where toilets and kitchens are ... -
Key Considerations: Drivers Influencing Vaccination-related Behaviours Among Ukrainian Refugees in Poland
(SSHAP, 2022-06)Refugees from Ukraine are entitled to free access to all health services in neighbouring countries, including routine vaccination services for children. All Ukrainian children in Poland for more than three months are ... -
RCCE Strategies for Monkeypox Response
(SSHAP, 2022-06)Given the health, social, and economic upheavals of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is understandable anxiety about another virus, monkeypox, quickly emerging in many countries around the world. In West and Central Africa, ... -
Social Considerations for Monkeypox Response
(SSHAP, 2022-06)Given the health, social, and economic upheavals of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is understandable anxiety about another virus, monkeypox, quickly emerging in many countries around the world. In West and Central Africa, ... -
Citizen Ethnography in Outbreak Response: Guidance for Establishing Networks of Researchers
(SSHAP, 2022-05-27)This guidance outlines the steps for designing and implementing ethnographic research which is led by citizens. It explains what citizen ethnography is and then sets out what should be considered throughout the process of ...
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