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Key resources

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Briefing

Mutual aid lessons and experiences from Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan

The civil war in the Republic of Sudan, which began in April 2023, has fuelled and exacerbated an already severe humanitarian crisis. As of September 2024, over 25 million people…
Central and East Africa Hub
SSHAP
2024
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Briefing

Post-trauma impacts in conflict-affected communities in northern Nigeria

Since 2009, the Boko Haram insurgency has become the most prominent source of violence in northern Nigeria, particularly affecting the north-east. The group’s activities, including bombings, assassinations, and mass abductions,…
West Africa Hub
SSHAP
2024
3
Briefing

Outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda, October 2024

This brief summarises key considerations regarding the outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Rwanda, including national response capabilities, local governance structures and regional and economic implications.  It is based…
Central and East Africa Hub
SSHAP
2024
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Briefing

Addressing the kush epidemic in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone has seen a sharp rise in the use of ‘kush’ – a relatively new drug formed through mixing several constituent drugs, including opioids, which is proving highly addictive…
West Africa Hub
SSHAP
2024
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Briefing

Female genital mutilation among Sudanese displaced populations in Egypt

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice involving the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. It is recognised as a severe…
SSHAP
2024
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Briefing

Fellow’s brief: Addressing the humanitarian needs of forced rural-to-city migrants in north-west Nigeria with a focus on mental health vulnerability

This brief explores the humanitarian needs of forced rural area-to-city migrants in the north-west of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, with an emphasis on their vulnerability to mental health challenges.…
West Africa Hub
SSHAP
2024

News and blogs

EVENT
7 November 2024
Mobilising Social Science for Humanitarian Action: Insights and Lessons
A webinar on 7 November 2024 will share key learnings from the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform’s mobilisation of evidence and expertise on the social dimensions of diseases outbreaks, health emergencies and humanitarian crises to improve preparedness and response.
Workshop in Bukavu, eastern DRC, Aug 2024 on the implications of the departure of the UN peacekeeping force for the humanitarian crisis and mpox response.
Group photo from a learning event in Livingstone, Zambia. Aug 2024.
Focus group discussion with mothers in one drought affected location, Rufunsa, in one of Lusaka’s six districts.

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