Epidemic preparedness and response Archives - Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform

Report

Meeting report: Mpox and discrimination in African settings

Mpox is a public health emergency of international concern, and there has been an increase in mpox cases in Africa. The issue of transmission of mpox through sexual contact is an important area of operational focus for addressing cross-border spread,…

Central and East Africa Hub

SSHAP

2024

Briefing

Fellows brief: Epidemic/pandemic preparedness in Brazil amongst transnational migrants

This brief aims to provide an analysis of the Brazilian response to the COVID-19 pandemic regarding transnational migrants and to look forward on how to build epi/pandemic preparedness in a way that is considerate of migrants’ rights, cultures and political…

SSHAP

2024

Briefing

Key considerations: Balancing epidemic preparedness and response with humanitarian protection in Ugandan refugee settlements

Humanitarian actors in Ugandan refugee settlements face the dual challenge of preparing for and responding to epidemics, while providing essential humanitarian assistance. They must balance their international mandate to protect refugees and uphold human rights with a variety of public…

Central and East Africa Hub

SSHAP

2024

Question Bank

Tools

Mpox Question Bank: Qualitative Questions for Community-Level Data Collection

The mpox question bank is a menu of qualitative questions on mpox transmission and the response to mpox. It seeks to facilitate data collection on the capacities, behaviours, practices and perceptions of individuals and communities in relation to mpox prevention…

Central and East Africa Hub

SSHAP

2024

blog

Cross-border learning to enhance the contribution of social science to humanitarian action

Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is a critical component of cholera outbreak response. Sharing insights, strategies, and best practices for RCCE from national and regional efforts to combat cholera can enable actors to co-create solutions to common challenges and help pave the way towards stronger and more empowered communities.

Ginger A. Johnson, Rachel James, Sophie Everest, Nadine Beckmann

8 Sep 2024

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Rapid Qualitative Assessments: Harnessing the explanatory power of social science for people-centred emergency response

Equipping people working in community engagement and communications during humanitarian crises with the knowledge to use social science research can enable them to generate robust, rigorous and context-relevant socio-behavioural evidence to inform interventions and policymaking. Ginger Johnson highlights the important work of Collective Service partners to support governmental and non-governmental…

Ginger A. Johnson

28 Aug 2024

Briefing

Key considerations: Mpox, mining, and vulnerabilities of women and children in eastern DRC

This brief presents considerations for contextualising and responding to the mpox outbreak in the mining towns of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The brief focuses on women and children living and working in artisanal…

Central and East Africa Hub

2024

Briefing

Workshop Report: How Can Epidemic Preparedness and Response be Improved in the Central and East African Borderlands?

Epidemics have long affected the borderlands in Central and East Africa due to a combination of ecological, social, economic and political conditions. For example, porous borders and cross-border social and economic networks make it easy for people – and pathogens…

Central and East Africa Hub

SSHAP

2024

blog

A new mpox emergency declared but the politics of global inequities persist

On Thursday 14 August, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) due to a surge of cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and beyond. The situation underscores the need for urgent global action, stronger health systems, and ongoing investment in…

Central and East Africa Hub

Hayley MacGregor

19 Aug 2024

Background Reports

Roundtable report: Epidemic preparedness and response in Senegal

On 8 December 2023, SSHAP convened a roundtable discussion on social science research in epidemic preparedness and response in Senegal. The event was organised in Dakar by the Centre Régional de Recherche et de Formation à la Prise en Charge…

West Africa Hub

SSHAP

2024

blog

Improving outbreak preparedness and response in Enugu State, Nigeria

The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) supported the Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency and the Enugu State Ministry of Health to strengthen their qualitative research capacity to improve preparedness for disease outbreak. This blog shares learning from the process.

West Africa Hub

Joe Taylor

30 Jul 2024

news

SSHAP hosts roundtable discussion on the mpox outbreak in the DRC

11th June 2024

In May 2024, the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) convened experts from Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the surrounding region, the Global North and international agencies for a roundtable discussion on the mpox outbreak which has been spreading in the DRC since early 2023.

Central and East Africa Hub