INTRODUCING OUR SSHAP PHASE 3 FELLOWS!
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Introducing the third cohort of SSHAP fellows

3rd May 2022
We are pleased to announce the 15 individuals who will be participating in the third phase of the SSHAP fellowship, which begins on 4 May 2022. This cohort includes social scientists and humanitarian practitioners from around the world.
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Health workers on the front-line: experiences from rural Zimbabwe

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, health professionals in clinics and hospitals have been on the front-line of Zimbabwe’s response. In the last few weeks, while reengaging with our field sites, we have visited a number of health facilities in our rural study areas across Zimbabwe and…
Ian Scoones
24 Feb 2022
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Omicron for Christmas: what was the experience in rural Zimbabwe?

The Omicron wave peaked in Zimbabwe just before Christmas. Just as the spread of Omicron was dramatic and fast, its decline has similarly been sudden, although cases still persist. Across our sites in the last few weeks, multiple cases have been reported, but way down on the situation a few…
Ian Scoones
10 Jan 2022
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Learning from 2021 to achieve “equity everywhere” in 2022

There is no doubt that as the world tentatively looks towards 2022, we are at a crossroads. We are still in the midst of a global pandemic, with continued uncertainty. The global community will need to draw on local knowledge and evidence in a rapid and engaged way. This sits…
Melissa Leach, Olivia Tulloch, Hayley MacGregor, Tabitha Hrynick, Eva Niederberger, Megan Schmidt-Sane, Stephanie Bishop, Annabel Fenton
27 Dec 2021
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As Omicron sweeps through Zimbabwe, how are people responding?

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…
Ian Scoones
20 Dec 2021
EVENT
22 November 2021
Statistics in the Humanitarian Sector: Disasters

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’.