Curated collections of resources on current and past emergencies.
Resources include our briefings, blogs and infographics alongside relevant content from other organisations working on social sciences in emergencies.
Social science in action
This collection includes tools and trainings to aid the application of social science perspectives and approaches in humanitarian action, as well as insights and learnings from practice and capacity building at local, national and regional levels.
19 selected resources
Marburg virus disease
Response considerations, including those on national capabilities, local governance structures, and regional and economic implications.
7 selected resources
Gaza crisis
This page provides links to resources on relevant emerging social science evidence as well as past social science research, shedding light on both protracted and newly emerged vulnerabilities underpinning the realities of delivering aid in the changing context of Gaza.
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Sudan crisis
Articles, blogs and news on the dynamics underpinning recent events.
32 selected resources
Global Surge in Cholera Outbreaks
This collection explores the recent surge in Cholera outbreaks across the globe, which resurfaced in 2021.
13 selected resources
Ebola (Sudan strain) outbreak in Uganda
On 20 September 2022, Ugandan public health authorities declared an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Sudan virus. Explore resources created by SSHAP and others on social science dimensions of the response.
24 selected resources
Mpox outbreak
New transmission routes mean ending spread of mpox requires a better understanding of the social, ecological and scientific interconnections between endemic and non-endemic areas.
15 selected resources
Updates on the COVID-19 pandemic
Our work focuses on the social dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccine acceptance and uptake.
Cross-cutting themes are the political economy of the epidemic and responses to it, diverse forms of knowledge and experience, state-society relationships, history and context.
Explore resources created by the team and other relevant resources from the sector.
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Cross-cutting themes are the political economy of the epidemic and responses to it, diverse forms of knowledge and experience, state-society relationships, history and context.
Explore resources created by the team and other relevant resources from the sector.
Ebola outbreak in Guinea
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform is supporting partners responding to the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea
31 selected resources
Ebola Outbreak in North Kivu, DRC
Briefings on the two most recent outbreaks of Ebola in North Kivu
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Ebola Outbreak in Équateur, DRC
Relevant considerations from the outbreak in Équateur in 2018.
9 selected resources
Cyclone Idai in Central Mozambique
These reports include key considerations on social and cultural factors and recommendations for cholera and malaria response, as well as for vaccination deployment.
2 selected resources
Rohingya Refugee Crisis
This report analyses the socio-normative values, beliefs and practices of the Rohingya around health, wellbeing and nutrition, and around the protection of children, adolescents and women (including gender norms) in the context of mass displacement from Myanmar to refugee camps in Bangladesh.
4 selected resources
Venezuelan Displacement
Curated collections of resources on current and past emergencies.
Resources include our briefings, blogs and infographics alongside relevant content from other organisations working on social sciences in emergencies.
1 selected resources
About SSHAP
Discover our vision, aims and who we are
Lessons from previous epidemics
Considerations from Ebola, Cholera, Influenza and SARS outbreaks
