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Can Zimbabwe survive a second wave of COVID-19?

Zimbabwe is facing a second wave of the virus driven by the new variant coming from South Africa

Ian Scoones

7 Jan 2021

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More than money: reimagining health systems needs inclusive data

We sat down with Simone Carter, manager of the Social Science Analytics Cell (CASS) in the DRC and lead for Integrated Multidisciplinary Outbreak Analytics (IMOA) for UNICEF’s Public Health Emergencies team, to hear her thoughts on whether the global pandemic is the moment to reimagine health systems

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Comment on ‘Covid-19 vaccine deployment: Behaviour, ethics, misinformation and policy strategies’

10th November 2020

Melissa Leach comments on the latest rapid review from the British Academy and the Royal Society

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19 November 2020
Looking at global pandemics with a gender lens

SSHAP Twitter Live Chat: Looking at global pandemics with a gender lens

Join Kui Muraya and Annie Wilkinson in a Live Twitter conversation as they discuss the gendered impact of the global pandemic.

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Shielding the vulnerable – a strategy for long-term pandemic response

How to appropriately design and implement shielding with community input, socioeconomic support, and trust

Megan Schmidt-Sane

19 Oct 2020

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Vaccine trials must engage with communities or risk failure, say social scientists

8th October 2020

Social science can inform the ethics, design, recruitment and community engagement, implementation and results dissemination.

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Social science evidence should shape public health response in crises

How to maximize the use of social science evidence for public health emergencies in humanitarian settings

Eva Niederberger

25 Sep 2020

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Viral politics and economics in Zimbabwe

The effects of lockdown combined with an already deteriorating economy causes issues for Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones

30 Jul 2020