The unfolding drama of the pandemic continues. With a new variant identified in the region (Omicron) thanks to the effective work of South African genomics monitoring, Zimbabwe has been subjected to international travel restrictions.
This blog reflects on lessons learnt about vaccine (in)equity in Ealing, London and what considerations emerge for those working on the vaccine rollout.
Tabitha Hrynick
30 Nov 2021
EVENT 22 November 2021 Statistics in the Humanitarian Sector: Disasters
On Monday 22 November 2021 between 12:00-17:00 GMT, the Department of Statistics, University of Oxford, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), are hosting a hybrid round-table event on ‘Statistics in the Humanitarian Sector: Disasters’.
This blog presents findings from a study looking at whether experiences with livestock vaccination programmes affect engagement with human vaccination campaigns in LMIC contexts.
Global engagement is needed to acknowledge COVID-19 vaccine supply as a social justice issue, and demand for the scaling-up of technology transfers from the Global North to the Global South.
Shelley Lees, Luisa Enria, Myfanwy James, Anthony Mansaray, Chrissy Roberts
SSHAP is developing a series of workshops to provide practical guidance to respond to emergencies based on social science evidence. We are inviting applications for these short, tailored workshops in response to specific issues and problems to be held between October 2021 and January 2022.
This blog argues that India and countries across the world need to implement short-term measures for immediate pandemic relief, but also take medium- and long-term steps to build robust processes to deliver effective responses against future waves.
Marburg virus disease, a haemorrhagic fever, has been identified for the first time in West Africa. Take a look at SSHAP's relevant resources in relation to the social dimensions and response to epidemic outbreaks.
This blog post is one of a series, providing insights and reflections from the SSHAP ‘Social Science and Epidemics’ collection.
Santiago Ripoll
19 Jul 2021
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