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Roundtable Report: Health and Food Insecurity Crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa. Session 1 – Regional Focus. September 2022
SSHAP convened and hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with partners engaged at the regional level response of the health and food insecurity crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa region. The objective was to discuss the critical needs for the…
Briefings
Using Social Science in Response to the 2022 Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
SSHAP supports the efforts of the Ugandan National Task Force, Ministry of Health and partners to incorporate anthropological and social science data and analysis in response to the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Sudan virus in Uganda. Drawing…
EVENT
16 November 2022
Event: Shifting Power in Pandemics
16 November 2022
Event: Shifting Power in Pandemics
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Event: Shifting Power in Pandemics
On Wednesday 16 November 2022 between 12:00-15:00 GMT, The Wellcome Trust collaborative Pandemics Preparedness Project is hosting Shifting Power in…
Briefings
Key Considerations: Social Science Perspectives for Emergency Response to the Conflict in Northern Ethiopia
Ethiopia is currently experiencing several intersecting humanitarian crises including conflict, climatic shocks, COVID-19, desert locust infestation and more, affecting nearly 30 million people. This brief outlines important contextual factors and social impacts of the Northern Ethiopian crisis and offers key…
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Learning in a pandemic: real-time research on COVID-19 in rural Zimbabwe
In this blog, Ian Scoones reflects on the real-time research that happened in Zimbabwe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Briefings
Tackling language-based exclusion in the Horn of Africa hunger crisis: Lessons from Somalia
Facing the worst droughts in over 40 years, more than 37 million people in the Horn of Africa are experiencing acute hunger. They need urgent humanitarian aid – healthcare, food, water supplies, and lifesaving information in the right language. CLEAR…
Infographics
Behavioural, Social and Community Dynamics Related to Plague Outbreaks in Madagascar fr
This infographic summarises the key considerations of a brief which explores behavioural and community dynamics related to plague outbreaks in Madagascar.
Briefings
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…
Briefings
Key Considerations: Behavioural, Social and Community Dynamics related to Plague Outbreaks in Madagascar fr
This brief explores behavioural and community dynamics related to plague outbreaks in Madagascar.
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Health workers on the front-line: experiences from rural Zimbabwe
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, health professionals in clinics and hospitals have been on the front-line…
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Omicron for Christmas: what was the experience in rural Zimbabwe?
The Omicron wave peaked in Zimbabwe just before Christmas. Just as the spread of Omicron was dramatic and fast, its…
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As Omicron sweeps through Zimbabwe, how are people responding?
As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 hits Zimbabwe, multiple impacts are evident. As Ian Scoones explores, rapid responses mean the…
