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Contextual note: Funeral practices in Ituri

This note is the second produced by "the collective for Ituri", an informal network primarily driven by social scientists who provide contextual information for the response to the Bundibugyo Ebola epidemic in Ituri, eastern DRC. This note expands on the…
HAL Open Science
2026
Article

Contextual Note on the Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak in Ituri (2026)

This note provides contextual background on the Ituri province, currently affected by an Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak. The note does not directly address the news and latest developments in the Ebola response, it rather presents the general context in which public…
HAL Open Science
2026
Case study

SSHAP learning note: Building a localised approach

This learning note shares insights, experiences and lessons from SSHAP's approach to the localisation of its operational responses in sub-Saharan Africa.
Central and East Africa Hub
West Africa Hub
SSHAP
2025
Evidence review

Rapid evidence synthesis: Mpox community protection

This note presents a rapid synthesis of evidence related to community protection in countries affected by the mpox clade 1b outbreak. Synthesising evidence related to community protection for mpox Medline, Africa Journals Online and Global Index Medicus were searched. IFRC,…
SSHAP
2025
Question Bank
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Climate change question bank part 1

This resource is intended to help responders determine organisational priorities and needs to develop a localised preparedness and response strategy for the multi-hazard impacts of El Niño and other relevant climatic events (e.g., drought, flooding, cyclones).
SSHAP
2025
Briefing

Mpox response in urban informal settlements

This brief highlights key issues and good practices that can be carried into the design and delivery of mpox response activities in urban informal settlements.
SSHAP
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
Article

Seeking safety: Identifying protection gaps for artists in South Sudan

Protection of artists during times of conflict has no specific framework in international humanitarian law. However, cultural sites, artefacts and institutions are protected. This article contributes empirical evidence from South Sudan to reveal how artists experience the protection gap and…
Central and East Africa Hub
Global Policy
2025
UNICEF/UN014699/Bonnaud
Question Bank
Tools

Viral haemorrhagic fevers question bank

This Question Bank is relevant to outbreaks where person-to-person transmission has been identified as significant to an outbreak's spread and where patient experiences must be understood for a community-centred response.
SSHAP
2025
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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