Social Science in Humanitarian Action (SSHAP): Recent submissions
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Key Considerations: Engaging Twa Communities in Équateur Province
(UNICEF, IDS and Anthrologica, 2018-06)This brief summarises key socio-anthropological considerations regarding ‘indigenous communities’ in the context of the outbreak of Ebola in the DRC, June 2018. Further participatory enquiry should be undertaken with the ... -
Key Considerations: Health-Seeking Behaviours in Équateur Province, DRC
(UNICEF, IDS and Anthrologica, 2018-06)This brief summarises key socio-cultural considerations concerning health beliefs and health-seeking behaviour in the context of the outbreak of Ebola in Équateur Province, the DRC, June 2018. Further participatory enquiry ... -
Key Considerations: the Context of Équateur Province, DRC
(UNICEF, IDS and Anthrologica, 2018-06-14)This brief summarises key considerations about the context of Équateur Province in relation to the outbreak of Ebola in the DRC, June 2018. Further participatory enquiry should be undertaken with the affected population, ... -
Key Considerations: Burial, Funeral and Mourning Practices in Équateur Province, DRC
(UNICEF, IDS and Anthrologica, 2018-06)This brief summarises key socio-cultural considerations concerning events related to death, burial, funerals (rites or ceremonies), and mourning in the context of the outbreak of Ebola in the DRC, June 2018. Further ... -
Remote Response to Ebola Outbreak in DRC
(UNICEF, IDS and Anthrologica, 2018-06)The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform is supporting UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and other partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo to respond to the Ebola outbreak in Equateur Province. The Platform has four key ... -
Socio-Cultural Considerations for Vaccine Introduction and Community Engagement
(Anthrologica, 2018-05)This brief summarises key socio-cultural issues related to the introduction of vaccine (rVSV‐ZEBOV) to the DRC in relation to the Ebola outbreak, May 2018. A deeper dive should be undertaken, but given the imminent ... -
Social and Cultural Factors Shaping Health and Nutrition, Wellbeing and Protection of the Rohingya within a Humanitarian Context
(Instiute of Development Studies, 2017-09)The Rohingya are a stateless predominantly Muslim minority that has traditionally lived inArakan (aka Rakhine State), in Myanmar. Life in Myanmar has been characterised by severe restrictions on movement, livelihoods, ... -
Guidance note 1. Contextual factors and risks to cholera/AWD transmission in Somalia and the Somali Region of Ethiopia
(Instiute of Development Studies, 2017-09)Drought, famine and cholera/AWD (Acute Watery Diarrhoea) outbreaks have become recurrent in the Horn of Africa. Famine and cholera/AWD outbreaks in the Somali regions are often manmade. While there are environmental ... -
Guidance Note 2. Seeking Treatment for cholera in Somalia and the Somali Region of Ethiopia: Contextual Factors
(Instiute of Development Studies, 2017-09)As a result of depleted water resources, widespread internal displacement, malnutrition, and inadequate water and sanitation facilities, cholera outbreaks have become recurrent in Somalia and the Somali region of Ethiopia. ... -
Contextual Factors Shaping Cholera Transmission and Treatment-Seeking in Somalia and the Somali region of Ethiopia
(Instiute of Development Studies, 2017-08)The drought in the Horn of Africa and the protracted conflict has created a humanitarian emergency that has led to a declaration of famine in several regions of Somalia and the Somali region of Ethiopia. As a result of ...