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Mpox Outbreak
Recent mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) infections have been identified in non-endemic regions, with most occurring through longer chains of human-to-human spread in people without a history of contact. Ending mpox transmission requires a better understanding of the social, ecological and scientific interconnections between endemic and non-endemic areas.
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Sudan Crisis
This page provides links to articles, blogs and relevant news media about the historical and socio-political dynamics underpinning the conflict in Sudan.
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Global Surge in Cholera Outbreaks
This collection explores the recent surge in Cholera outbreaks across the globe, which resurfaced in 2021.
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Key Considerations: Mpox, mining, and vulnerabilities of women and children in eastern DRC
This brief presents considerations for contextualising and responding to the mpox outbreak in the mining towns of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The brief…
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Key Considerations: Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Mpox Vaccination in Eastern DRC
This brief presents social and political considerations for the design and implementation of vaccination-related risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) strategies for mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of the…
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SSHAP West Africa Hub: Health Emergency Cycles and Social Context in West Africa
The SSHAP West Africa Hub brings together academics, humanitarian responders and public health practitioners primarily working in Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone to explore socio-political and historical issues shaping crises,…
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Roundtable Report: Discussion on mpox in DRC and Social Science Considerations for Operational Response
On 28 May 2024, the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) organised a roundtable discussion on the mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) outbreak which has been spreading in the…
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Key Considerations: Effective Vaccine Rollout and Uptake in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone received its first shipment of 550,000 malaria vaccines in December 2023, marking a milestone for public health in a country that sees over two million hospital visits for…
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Infographics
Key Considerations: Child Engagement in the Context of Disease Outbreaks in Eastern and Southern Africa
This infographic summarises the insights from a recent key considerations brief on child engagement in the context of disease outbreaks in Eastern and Southern Africa. This brief explores why, when…
News and blogs
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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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On Thursday 14 August, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) due to a surge of cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and beyond. The situation underscores the need for urgent global action, stronger health systems, and ongoing investment in…
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The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) supported the Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency and the Enugu State Ministry of Health to strengthen their qualitative research capacity to improve preparedness for disease outbreak. This blog shares learning from the process.
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