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Evidence Reviews
Social Science in Epidemics: Ebola Virus Disease Lessons Learned
Summary and background reports offering recommendations on local customs, health care systems and other topics.
Briefings
Behavioural Data Compilation #1
A rapid compilation of data analyses for November 2018 in the context of the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces.
Briefings
Cultural Practices on Burial and Care for the Sick in South Sudan
Literature on cultural practices for burial and care for the sick among individual ethnic groups in South Sudan was very limited. However, it clearly points to the importance of proper burials among all ethnic groups: these typically entail washing the…
Briefings
Ebola Preparedness and Traditional Healers in South Sudan
This review focuses on the evidence on Ebola preparedness in South Sudan through an anthropological lens, looking at informal and traditional health care systems. It presents the evidence on how these can be utilised for surveillance, behaviour change communication, and…
Briefings
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, North Kivu, DRC
Key considerations including recommendations to strengthen the mental health and psychosocial response.
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Risk Communication and Community Engagement Preparedness and Readiness Framework: Ebola Response in the Democratic Republic of Congo in North Kivu
Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) is an essential part of any disease outbreak response. Risk communication in the context of an Ebola outbreak refers to real time exchange of information, opinion and advice between frontline responders and people who are faced with the threat of Ebola…
Briefings
WhatsApp and Local Media (Grand Nord)
An overview of key messages circulating on WhatsApp and the local media (radio, print and video) in North Kivu in September 2018.
Briefings
Changing Behaviours & Care-Seeking Practices in the Grand Nord, North Kivu, DRC
Key considerations and immediate recommendations related to community engagement.
Briefings
Burial, Funeral and Mourning Practices in North Kivu Province, DRC
Key socio-cultural considerations of events related to death, burial, funerals (rites or ceremonies), and mourning.
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Local Burial and Mourning Practices: Open-Ended Questions
Questionnaires for rapid quantitative surveys and qualitative appraisals of burial and funeral practices in the context of an Ebola outbreak.
Briefings
The Context of North Kivu Province, DRC
Key considerations about the context of North Kivu province including insecurity and local actors.
Video: Encouraging Safe and Dignified Burial of People who have Died from Ebola
Social Anthropologist Julienne Anoko visits communities to encourage safe and dignified burial. Infection of the Ebola virus can occur from touching the bodies of those who have died from Ebola virus disease (EVD).