Ebola Outbreak: North Kivu, DRC

This collection includes briefings on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (August 2018- present). The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform have supported UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and other partners through the production of these evidence briefs highlighting key socio-cultural considerations relevant to control of the disease in that context.

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In Congo, a ‘militarised’ Ebola response has fuelled community resistance

A report from The New Humanitarian reflects on how a militarised response to the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu province in 2019 caused fear and impacted people’s trust in the response, with implications for their engagement with preventative measures.
Central and East Africa Hub
The New Humanitarian
2019
UNICEF/UNI388944
blog

Strengthening responses to epidemics

Integrating social science perspectives into emergency preparedness and response is becoming proven and accepted practice due to the work of SSHAP
19 Apr 2021
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