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We provide social science evidence on demand, capacity-building and networking spaces on emergencies that relate to health, conflict and the environment.

Key resources

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Report

Meeting report: The impact of global aid funding cuts on people and programmes in South Sudan

Report of a roundtable with government actors, academics, development partners and journalists in South Sudan on the sweeping impacts on people and programmes of aid cuts and multiple, intersecting crises.
Central and East Africa Hub
SSHAP
2025
2
Briefing

Key considerations: Home-based care for mpox in Central and East Africa

This brief outlines key considerations on health system requirements for safe and inclusive home-based care for mpox.
Central and East Africa Hub
SSHAP
2025
3
Briefing

Mpox response in urban informal settlements

This brief highlights key issues and good practices that can be carried into the design and delivery of mpox response activities in urban informal settlements.
SSHAP
2025
4
Briefing

Introducing experimental vaccines during health emergencies

This brief provides an overview of the experimental stages of vaccine development during a disease outbreak and highlights key considerations at each stage from a social science perspective.
SSHAP
2025
5
Briefing

Supporting the mpox response for people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression in contexts where their rights are restricted

This brief provides a socio-behavioural analysis of the vulnerabilities, risks and operational key considerations for working with people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression in the mpox response.
SSHAP
2025
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Briefing

Mpox in the Busia-Malaba border region linking Uganda and Kenya

This brief summarises how mpox is perceived and managed in the Busia-Malaba border region that links eastern Uganda and western Kenya.
Central and East Africa Hub
SSHAP
2025

News and blogs

Considering the principles for integrating social science into humanitarian practice. Part of a video presentation on the role of social science in humanitarian action.
Stella Loki is a journalist at Eye Radio, South Sudan. Radio is the most important source of information in South Sudan. Independent media is critical for providing reliable information to citizens, including populations displaced by conflict.
Skyline of the Old City of Sana'a, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the surrounding mountains in the background.
Improvised structures and tents sit alongside single story buildings in a camp for internally displaced people in northeast Nigeria

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