Health, wellbeing and care

Understandings and experiences of health and wellbeing, care seeking and provision.

South Sudan political map with capital Juba, national borders, important cities, rivers and lakes. Illustration with English labelling and scaling.
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Aid cuts and healthcare devastation in South Sudan

Among the countries worst affected from the sudden and wide-ranging US aid cuts is South Sudan. South Sudan relies on international assistance to provide basic services to its people. Cuts will devastate its healthcare system, including its ability to prepare for and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.
Central and East Africa Hub
Leben Moro
6 Apr 2025
Factsheet

Remote response to Ebola outbreak in DRC

The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform is supporting UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and other partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo to respond to the Ebola outbreak in Equateur Province. The Platform has four key streams of action: 1) Rapid…
Central and East Africa Hub
SSHAP
2018
Caption: WHO Mpox prevention poster Credit: Author's own
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Learning from an evolving public health emergency to guide responses to mpox in Africa

As mpox continues to spread within the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries, concern is growing over how best to respond to this second mpox Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Research in Nigeria during the first PHEIC points to the importance of involving affected community perspectives.
West Africa Hub
Michael Kunnuji, Olufunke Adegoke, Megan Schmidt-Sane, Hayley MacGregor, Akanni Lawanson, Syed Abbas, Ayodele Jegede
20 Mar 2025
Question Bank
Tools

Viral haemorrhagic fevers question bank

This Question Bank is relevant to outbreaks where person-to-person transmission has been identified as a significant contributor to the spread of the outbreak and where patient experiences of care must be understood for a community-centred response.
SSHAP
2024
Briefing

Addressing the kush epidemic in Sierra Leone

This Key Considerations brief contextualises and provides insight into an epidemic which is symptomatic of deeper, long-standing issues which require sustained and comprehensive solutions beyond immediate emergency measures.
West Africa Hub
SSHAP
2024
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