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Prevention of COVID-19 in Internally Displaced Persons Camps in War-Torn North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Mixed-Methods Study

Congolese internally displaced persons (IDPs) had high awareness and fear of COVID-19, but low specific knowledge. IDPs face major barriers to implementing COVID-19 prevention measures: crowded shelters, frequent movements in and out of the camp for work, and lack of…

Central and East Africa Hub

Global Health: Science and Practice

2020

Research paper

Covid-19 and research in conflict-affected contexts: distanced methods and the digitalisation of suffering

This research note explores the pressing ethical challenges associated with increased online platforming of sensitive research on conflict-affected settings since the onset of Covid-19. We argue that moving research online and the ‘digitalisation of suffering’ risks reducing complexity of social…

Central and East Africa Hub

SAGE Publications

2021

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

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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

Blog

(De) Masqué : Ruse, Résilience Et Résistance – La Controverse D’une Mesure COVID-19

Depuis Février 2020, le monde est confronté au coronavirus (COVID-19) dont les premiers cas s’étaient déclarés dans la ville de Wuhan en Chine en novembre 2019. L’avènement de la COVID-19, sa propagation et le nombre croissant des morts (à ce…

Angaza Institute

2020

Blog

Covid-19 : De La Crise De Communication Au Déni De La Crise En République Démocratique Du Congo

Le covid-19 est une maladie dangereuse. Mais la communication au sujet du covid-19 peut être plus dangereuse si elle n’est pas cohérente. D’une part, une communication dramatique peut inutilement entraîner ou aggraver la psychose et un stress généralisé. D’autre part,…

Central and East Africa Hub

Angaza Institute

2020

Blog

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Angaza COVID-19 Series : Penser La Riposte Sur Les Leçons Apprises Du Passé

La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) a une longue expérience de gestion des épidémies. Plusieurs recherches indiquent que les approches de contrôles de l’épidémie Ebola et la pandémie de Covid-19 sont presque les mêmes. Récemment, l’expérience acquise dans la lutte…

Central and East Africa Hub

Angaza Institute

2020

Blog

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Angaza Covid-19 Series : Mesures Coercitives & Engagement Collectif Contre La COVID-19

Pour barrer la route à la Covid-19, des mesures drastiques ont été prises par les autorités publiques de la RDC et du Sud-Kivu en particulier. Cependant malgré ces mesures et l’expansion de la pandémie, la grande majorité de la population…

Central and East Africa Hub

Angaza Institute

2020

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Angaza COVID-19 Series : Mimétisme Occidentalo-Centré De La Riposte Contre La COVID-19 Au Sud Kivu, RDC

Portant sur le mimétisme occidentalo-centré et ses implications sur les politiques provinciales de la riposte contre la COVID 19 en Milieu rural au Sud Kivu, RDC, cette analyse s’inspire du modèle centre et périphéries, selon lequel, il existe un centre…

Central and East Africa Hub

Angaza Institute

2020

Research paper

Prevention of COVID-19 in Internally Displaced Persons Camps in War-Torn North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Mixed-Methods Study

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a grave threat to refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). This paper examined knowledge, attitudes, and practices with respect to COVID-19 prevention among IDPs in war-torn Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Central and East Africa Hub

2020