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Briefing

Socio-behavioural insight for community-centred cholera preparedness and response In Mozambique, 2023 pt

This brief explores socio-behavioural determinants including local knowledge, perceptions, practices, and structural factors influencing cholera transmission dynamics. The brief has been developed to support response actors develop prevention and control strategies to rapidly contain the outbreak and prepare for a…
SSHAP
2023
Briefing

Guidance Note on community engagement for cholera outbreak response in the East and Southern Africa region frpt

The purpose of this guidance note is to support Ministries of Health, UNICEF, and other response partners to design and implement effective, community-centred, and data-driven community engagement for cholera outbreak response.
SSHAP
2023
Briefing

Community-Based Surveillance in Public Health

Recent large-scale epidemics and pandemics have demonstrated the importance of engaging communities as partners in preventing, detecting and responding to public health emergencies. Community-based surveillance (CBS), which relies on communities to report public health information, can be an important part…
SSHAP
2023
Case study

Strengthening health information surveillance: Implementing community-based surveillance in Sudan ar

This case study explores the 2018–22 implementation of a national community-based surveillance programme in Sudan designed to meet critical needs of the existing health surveillance system.
SSHAP
2023
Briefing

Key Considerations: Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Measures in Greater Kampala, Uganda

This brief sets out key considerations for risk communications and community engagement (RCCE) to promote adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures in greater Kampala, Uganda. It looks at adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures, assesses the challenges to their adoption and outlines…
SSHAP
2022
Briefing

Key Considerations: Improving Uptake of the COVID-19 Vaccine Amongst Women in South Sudan

This brief explores some of the reasons behind the low COVID-19 vaccine uptake amongst women in South Sudan during the initial phases of the roll-out. This brief draws on evidence from academic and grey literature, dashboards and datasets on COVID19…
SSHAP
2022
Briefing

Using social science in response to the 2022 Ebola outbreak in Uganda

This briefing draws on previous outbreaks to highlight how social science can make an effective contribution across the response to the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Sudan virus in Uganda.
SSHAP
2022
Briefing

RCCE in the 2022 Ebola Outbreak Response in Greater Kampala, Uganda

This brief details how Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) activities and approaches can be adapted to reach people living in Greater Kampala to increase adoption of preventive behaviours and practices, early recognition of symptoms, care seeking and case reporting.
SSHAP
2022
Briefing

Cross-border dynamics between Uganda and Rwanda in the context of the outbreak of Ebola, 2022

This Key Considerations brief summarises cross-border dynamics between Uganda and Rwanda in the context of the 2022 outbreak of Ebola (Sudan virus disease, SVD) in Uganda.
SSHAP
2022
Briefing

Cross-Border Dynamics Between Uganda and South Sudan in the Context of the Outbreak of Ebola, 2022

This Key Considerations brief looks at cross-border dynamics between South Sudan and Uganda in the context of the 2022 outbreak of Ebola in Uganda, and the risk of the spread of the virus into South Sudan.
SSHAP
2022
Briefing

Cross-Border Dynamics Between Uganda and Kenya in the Context of the Outbreak of Ebola, 2022

This brief summarises key considerations concerning cross-border dynamics between Uganda and Kenya in the context of the outbreak of Ebola (Sudan Virus Disease, SVD) in Uganda. It is part of a series focusing on at-risk border areas between Uganda and…
SSHAP
2022
Briefing

Cross-Border Dynamics Between Uganda and Tanzania in the Context of the Outbreak of Ebola, 2022

This brief summarises key considerations concerning cross-border dynamics between Tanzania and Uganda in the context of the outbreak of Ebola (Sudan Virus Disease, SVD) in Uganda. It is part of a series focusing on at-risk border areas between Uganda and…
SSHAP
2022

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