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Emergency responses
Updates on the novel COVID-19 outbreak for responders
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Our work focuses on the social dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cross-cutting themes are the political economy of the epidemic and responses to it, diverse forms of knowledge and experience, state-society relationships, history and context.
Explore resources created by the team and other relevant resources from the sector.
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Cross-cutting themes are the political economy of the epidemic and responses to it, diverse forms of knowledge and experience, state-society relationships, history and context.
Explore resources created by the team and other relevant resources from the sector.
Ebola outbreak in Guinea
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform is supporting partners responding to the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea
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Ebola Outbreak in Équateur, DRC
Relevant considerations from the outbreak in Équateur in 2018.
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Key resources
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Briefings
Rapid Review: Vaccine Hesitancy and Building Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccination
This brief draws on social science literature and informal interviews with experts to illustrate that vaccine hesitancy is complex and context-specific, and often reflects diverse, everyday anxieties. It proposes strategies…
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Briefings
Clinical and Vaccine Trials for COVID-19: Key Considerations from Social Science
The following brief outlines how, and in what ways, social science can contribute to ongoing/future COVID-19 clinical and vaccine trials
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Briefings
Key Considerations: Emerging Evidence on Shielding Vulnerable Groups During COVID-19
Considerations around the social acceptability and implementation of shielding in low- and middle-income countries
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Briefings
Quarantine in the Context of COVID-19
Key considerations relating to the design and impact of measures that restrict human movement patterns.
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Evidence Reviews
Broader Health Impacts of Vertical Responses to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle- Income Countries (LMICs)
Review of the effects of vertical responses to COVID-19 on health systems, services, and people’s access to and use of them in LMICs
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Key Considerations: COVID-19 in Informal Urban Settlements
Key considerations for protecting informal urban settlements from the spread and impacts of COVID-19.
News and blogs
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As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 hits Zimbabwe, multiple impacts are evident. As Ian Scoones explores, rapid responses mean the learning cycle had sped up; farming has been disrupted; and people questioning the politics of control imposed by lockdowns. However, despite the global concern about the potential spread of what…
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