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.
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.
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Monkeypox Outbreak
Recent monkeypox infections have been identified in non-endemic regions, with most occurring through longer chains of human-to-human spread in people without a history of contact. Ending monkeypox transmission requires a better understanding of the social, ecological and scientific interconnections between endemic and non-endemic areas.
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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
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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.
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Global Surge in Cholera Outbreaks
This collection explores the recent surge in Cholera outbreaks across the globe, which resurfaced in 2021.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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About SSHAP
Discover our vision, aims and who we are
Lessons from previous epidemics
Considerations from Ebola, Cholera, Influenza and SARS outbreaks
