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UNICEF/Keita
news

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
EVENT
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.
blog

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
UNICEF/Urdaneta
news

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.
Photo credit: UNICEF/Ijazah
blog

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
Ian Scoones/Zimbabweland
blog

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
EVENT
30 July 2020

SSHAP and Africa CDC webinar: Lockdowns and the easing of restrictions

What can be done to adapt to local contexts and to protect those who are vulnerable?
KB Mpofu / ILO | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
blog

COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe: ‘We are good at surviving, but things are really tough’

Reflections on recent conversations with colleagues in Zimbabwe.
Ian Scoones
17 Jun 2020
UNICEF/Keita
news

Putting rapid response and social science at the heart of the website

16th June 2020
A new website to reflect our aims and vision
UNICEF/Pouget
news

Understanding primary needs and issues: Call for research participants

12th June 2020
Help improve the use of research evidence to inform COVID-19 response efforts.
UNICEF/Herrmann
news

Social science support for COVID-19: Briefings from the Cellule d’Analyse en Sciences Sociales

26th May 2020
Briefing documents outlining key lessons learned from social sciences analyses during the DRC Ebola outbreak response.
Constance Mackworth-Young
blog

‘Here, we cannot practice what is preached’: Experiences of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe

An under-resourced Zimbabwean health system is sagging under the weight of existing health and economic issues.
22 May 2020

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