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SSHAP: 6 Ways to Incorporate Social Context and Trust in Infodemic Management
(SSHAP, 2021-01-07)Information epidemiology or infodemiology is the study of infodemics - defined by the World Health Organization as an overabundance of information, some accurate and some not, that occurs during a pandemic or other significant ... -
SSHAP In-Focus: COVID-19, Uncertainty, Vulnerability and Recovery in India
(SSHAP, 2020-11-30)This paper addresses COVID-19 in India, looking at how the interplay of inequality, vulnerability, and the pandemic has compounded uncertainties for poor and marginalised groups, leading to insecurity, stigma and a severe ... -
Rapid Review: Vaccine Hesitancy and Building Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccination
(SSHAP, 2020-11-20)COVID-19 vaccine has been framed as the ultimate solution needed to end the pandemic. A substantial number of vaccine candidates are in development, and several are undergoing clinical trials, with the first promising ... -
Synthesis: RCCE Strategies to Overcome Covid-19 Response Fatigue in the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa
(SSHAP, 2020-11-18)In situations of long term or protracted emergencies, populations can suffer from fatigue or complacency about the measures designed to protect them. This brief focuses on social and cultural influences for sustained ... -
SSHAP-AFRICA CDC Webinar: Lockdowns and Easing of Restrictions: What Can be Done to Adapt to Local Contexts and Protect those who are Vulnerable?
(2020-07-30)Early responses to COVID-19 in Africa were characterised by stringent public health and safety measures (PHSM). While these measures might have delayed or contained outbreaks, African countries now face increasing political ... -
Clinical and Vaccine Trials for COVID-19: Key Considerations from Social Science
(SSHAP, 2020-10-08)Previous months have witnessed a growth of clinical research in response to the COVID-19 crisis. This brief sets out social science considerations that can inform clinical and vaccine trials for COVID-19. It was developed ... -
Key Considerations: Emerging Evidence on Shielding Vulnerable Groups During COVID-19
(SSHAP, 2020-09-18)Shielding is a term used to describe the protection of individuals at high risk of severe COVID-19 illness by separating them from the general population. An initial analysis of key considerations regarding shielding was ... -
Enhancing Community Engagement Through Data Collection: Controlling the Cholera Epidemic in Mozambique
(SSHAP, 2020-08)Mozambique was hit by Cyclone Idai in March 2019, followed by Cyclone Kenneth in April 2019, causing about 2.2 million people to require humanitarian assistance in cyclone-affected areas, and an outbreak of cholera in ... -
Broader Health Impacts of Vertical Responses to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income Countries
(SSHAP, 2020-09)The COVID-19 pandemic has undermined capacity and efforts to address other health needs that are just as pressing as the virus itself, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Pressure on governments to ... -
Covid-19 RCCE Strategies for Cross-Border Movement in Eastern and Southern Africa
(SSHAP, 2020-07)This brief focuses on cross-border movement in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and its implications for development of risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) strategies aimed at preventing transmission of ... -
Independent Assessment of the SSHAP Response to Ebola in the DRC, 2018-2020
(Social Science in Humanitarian Action (SSHAP), 2020-03)This report is intended as a rapid, light-touch assessment of SSHAP response activities related to the EVD outbreaks in DRC (2018-2020). To that end it covers the Équateur outbreak, North Kivu outbreak, plus preparedness ... -
Background Paper: COVID-19 Forced Displacement in the Middle East and East Africa
(SSHAP, 2020-07-06)This background paper presents considerations on how the COVID-19 pandemic is accentuating existing vulnerabilities of populations forcibly displaced by war (refugees, asylum-seekers, internally-displaced and stateless ... -
Operational Considerations: COVID-19 and Forced Displacement in the Middle East and East Africa
(SSHAP, 2020-07-06)Across the Middle East and East Africa, COVID-19 is compounding vulnerabilities already experienced by populations forcibly displaced by war (refugees, asylum-seekers, internally-displaced and stateless persons). In addition ... -
Social Science Research for Vaccine Deployment in Epidemic Outbreaks
(Social Science in Humanitarian Action (SSHAP), 2020-06-18)Recent infectious disease outbreaks show that inadequate consideration of social, cultural, political, and religious factors in humanitarian responses has consequences for community acceptance of, and the effectiveness of, ... -
Rapid Appraisal of Key Health-Seeking Behaviours in Epidemics
(Social Science in Humanitarian Action (SSHAP), 2020-06-18)This SSHAP Practical Approaches brief highlights key considerations when appraising health-seeking behaviours in the context of an epidemic outbreak. It provides guidance on the availability of relevant social science ... -
Rapid Anthropological Assessments in the Field
(Social Science in Humanitarian Action (SSHAP), 2020-06-18)This SSHAP Practical Approaches brief provides guidance on undertaking rapid anthropological assessments in the context of an epidemic. During an epidemic, rapid anthropological assessments are used to collect data with ... -
Rapid Remote Context Analysis Tool (RR-CAT) in Epidemics
(Social Science in Humanitarian Action (SSHAP), 2020-06-18)This SSHAP Practical Approaches brief underlines key considerations when appraising the context in which an outbreak occurs. It gives guidance on the relevant social science knowledge available and can result in a summary ... -
Real-Time Ebola Community Feedback Mechanism
(SSHAP, 2020-06-16)Since the start of the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in close partnership with the US Centers for Disease ... -
One Size Does Not Fit All: COVID-19 Responses Across African Settings: Meeting Report
(SSHAP, 2020-06-16)There is growing recognition of the need for responses to the COVID-19 pandemic to be attuned to their national and local contexts if they are to be effective and socially just. In diverse African settings, it is increasingly ... -
Understanding Sociocultural Dynamics to Enhance control of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) Epidemics in Kenya
(SSHAP, 2020-06-16)During a Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak in 2006–07, Somali pastoralists in northeastern Kenya experienced high livestock mortality and abortions, especially amongst flocks of sheep, resulting in the loss of approximately ...
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