Spotlights
Mpox outbreak
New transmission routes mean ending spread of mpox requires a better understanding of the social, ecological and scientific interconnections between endemic and non-endemic areas.
15 selected resources
Sudan crisis
Articles, blogs and news on the dynamics underpinning recent events.
32 selected resources
Marburg virus disease
Response considerations, including those on national capabilities, local governance structures, and regional and economic implications.
6 selected resources
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Key resources
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Briefing
Mutual aid lessons and experiences from Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan
A brief based on the first case study of the volunteer networks known as Emergency Response Rooms, conducted June to August 2024.
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Briefing
Post-trauma impacts in conflict-affected communities in northern Nigeria
This key considerations brief compares the biomedical framing of post-traumatic stress disorder with the social science understanding of the drivers of and possible solutions for mental health impacts of trauma.
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Briefing
Outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda, October 2024
Key considerations regarding the outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda, including national response capabilities, local governance structures, and regional and economic implications.
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Briefing
Addressing the kush epidemic in Sierra Leone
This brief contextualises and provides insight into an epidemic which is symptomatic of deeper, long-standing issues which require sustained and comprehensive solutions beyond immediate emergency measures.
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Briefing
Female genital mutilation among Sudanese displaced populations in Egypt
A brief considering the drivers and dynamics of FGM practices in the context of forced displacement to inform culturally sensitive strategies for FGM prevention and response.
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Briefing
Addressing the humanitarian needs of forced rural-to-city migrants in north-west Nigeria with a focus on mental health vulnerability
This Fellows brief calls for action to address the needs of a hitherto underserved, internally displaced people.
News and blogs
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The spread of the current mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased both the suffering of communities and the scale of the challenge facing humanitarian actors and authorities. In such circumstances, how can an effective response to mpox, including through vaccination, be achieved?
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Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is a critical component of cholera outbreak response. Sharing insights, strategies, and best practices for RCCE from national and regional efforts to combat cholera can enable actors to co-create solutions to common challenges and help pave the way towards stronger and more empowered communities.
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Equipping people working in community engagement and communications during humanitarian crises with the knowledge to use social science research can enable them to generate robust, rigorous and context-relevant socio-behavioural evidence to inform interventions and policymaking. Ginger Johnson highlights the important work of Collective Service partners to support governmental and non-governmental…
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