Operational Considerations: COVID-19 and Forced Displacement in the Middle East and East Africa
Summary including collaborating with local groups and adopting holistic approaches.
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Do You Speak COVID-19?
Millions of marginalised people lack basic information about how to keep themselves and their communities safe and well.
Key Considerations: COVID-19 in Informal Urban Settlements
Key considerations for protecting informal urban settlements from the spread and impacts of COVID-19.
Lessons from Brazil for the global response to COVID-19
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Health systems around the world struggle to respond to COVID-19 amidst declining trust in public authorities, andcitizen-led self-help groups often taking the lead in ways that are undervalued or ignored by policymakers.
COVID-19 – A social phenomenon requiring diverse expertise
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In a fast moving and changing world, all kinds of uncertainty will emerge. We need leaders who will listen and adapt. Clear government directives from above are key, but we also need good coordination of local action.
The impact of COVID-19 in informal settlements – are we paying enough attention?
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For many people living on the margins, crisis is already the norm and change is overdue.
COVID-19: The social science lessons we need to learn from Wuhan
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From the impact of city lockdowns to information control, fake news, medical supply shortages and impacts on social inequality, what can we learn from Wuhan?
Quarantine in the Context of COVID-19
Key considerations relating to the design and impact of measures that restrict human movement patterns.
Social Dimensions of the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) Outbreak and Response: Meeting Report
Report from a roundtable meeting at the Wellcome Trust, London, 3rd February 2020.
Where is social science in the Coronavirus response?
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Social science networks can provide crucial support to stemming nCoV by promoting the understanding of the context-response relationship as emergent and constantly evolving.
