Ebola Outbreak: DRC, 2019-20 Archives - Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform

Research paper

Institutional trust and misinformation in the response to the 2018–19 Ebola outbreak in North Kivu, DR Congo: a population-based survey

The current outbreak of Ebola in eastern DR Congo, beginning in 2018, emerged in a complex and violent political and security environment. Community-level prevention and outbreak control measures appear to be dependent on public trust in relevant authorities and information,…

Central and East Africa Hub

Science Direct

2019

Research paper

“Are You Sure It’s Not the Corona Vaccine?” An Ebola Vaccine Trial During COVID-19 in DRC

The COVID-19 pandemic began as an Ebola epidemic was unfolding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In this article, we examine how COVID-19 influenced experiences of an Ebola vaccine trial and attitudes towards medical research in Goma. First, critical…

Central and East Africa Hub

Taylor & Francis Online

2022

Research paper

Social resistance drives persistent transmission of Ebola virus disease in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: A mixed-methods study

The second largest Ebola (EVD) epidemic in history is currently raging in Eastern DRC. Stubbornly persistent EVD transmission has been associated with social resistance, ranging from passive non-compliance to overt acts of aggression toward EVD reponse teams. We explored community…

Central and East Africa Hub

2019

Blog

What explains popular resistance to Ebola humanitarian responses in the DRC?

The humanitarian response to the DRC’s Ebola health emergency between 2018-20 was met with popular resistance by local populations, drawing attention to the perceived failures of humanitarian responses in the country over decades. To declare Ebola a health disaster was…

Central and East Africa Hub

London School of Economics

2021

Article

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

Research paper

The Politics of the Second Vaccine: Debates Surrounding Ebola Vaccine Trials in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Two experimental Ebola vaccines were deployed during the tenth Ebola epidemic (2018–20) in the DRC. International debate ensued about the value and ethics of testing a second vaccine in an epidemic context. This article examines how this debate unfolded among…

Central and East Africa Hub

2021

Research paper

How to Improve Outbreak Response: A Case Study of Integrated Outbreak Analytics from Ebola in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

The emerging field of outbreak analytics calls attention to the need for data from multiple sources to inform evidence-based decision making in managing infectious diseases outbreaks. To date, these approaches have not systematically integrated evidence from social and behavioural sciences.…

BMJ Publishing Group

2021

Case study

Evidence for contact tracing (CT) analyses from the DRC Ebola outbreaks

This presentation provides discussion and evidence on contract tracing, looking at the experience of Integrated, Multidisciplinary Outbreak Analytics (IMOA) in the DRC Ebola outbreaks.

UNICEF

2020

Evidence review

Impacts de la Réponse COVID-19 sur la Santé Communautaire en RDC

Analyse multidisciplinaires intégrées des épidémies

The Cellule d'Analyse en Sciences Sociales (CASS)

2020

Field notes

Perceptions et Comportements Liés À Ebola

Résultats des études dans la province de l’Equateur auprès des communautés et du personnel de santé sur les perceptions et les comportements liés à Ebola.

The Cellule d'Analyse en Sciences Sociales (CASS)

2020

Briefing

Perceptions des Mesures Barrières pour la Prévention et le Contrôle du COVID-19

Une étude sur les options de protection des personnes vulnérables à domicile

The Cellule d'Analyse en Sciences Sociales (CASS)

2020

Briefing

Recommandations Clés pour les Équipes de Réponse Contre la MVE en Équateur

Évidences pour soutenir le MSP et les acteurs qui répondent à la 11ème épidémie d'Ebola en RDC

The Cellule d'Analyse en Sciences Sociales (CASS)

2020