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We provide social science evidence on demand, capacity-building and networking spaces on emergencies that relate to health, conflict or the environment. Find out more: www.socialscienceinaction.org #Humanitarian #EmergencyResponse
Flyer for an annual event hosted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre on Tuesday 25 November 2025, 17:30 to 19:00 UTC.
Amidst complex crises, #aid cuts and polarising #politics, how should researchers confront injustice and oppression? How can they amplify people's voices and experiences?
Explore these questions at @lshtm-crises.bsky.social annual event in #London on 25 November.
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Hunger is a crime in South Africa. Who are the criminals?
Stephen Devereux of the Food Equity Centre and Mark Heywood identify the accused as the state, supermarkets and privately owned corporate food producers ⬇️
#WorldFoodDay
#Ebola vaccination of health workers and contacts as begun in the #Bulape health zone of #DRC #KasaiProvince.
The response must consider critical social dynamics, including #trust in institutions, #community norms, and #misinformation.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/so...
UNICEF-supported cholera rapid response team add chlorine to water collected from a reservoir in Goma, North Kivu province, DR Congo, on 4 February 2025. Since the recent escalation of violence in Goma, access to water has become a major challenge, forcing many families to draw water either from the lake or from often unsanitary reservoirs, increasing the risk of cholera and other waterborne diseases. To address this situation, UNICEF and its partners have installed more than 30 water chlorination points in Goma to protect the population. © UNICEF/UNI731763/Benekire
Global cholera cases rose by 5% & deaths by 50% in 2024 compared to 2023. Fifteen more countries reported cases in 2024 than in 2023.
Explore SSHAP’s resources on community-centred preparedness & response to #cholera
🔗https://socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/global-surge-in-cholera-outbreaks/
On 10 August 2018, children read an Ebola-awareness poster in North Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Credit: UNICEF/UN0228959/Naftalin
This Question Bank provides guidance for teams undertaking social science research within communities experiencing a viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak or who are at risk of infection.
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#Ebola #DRC #VHF
On 4 Sept 2025 the #DRC Ministry of Health declared an #Ebola virus disease #EVD outbreak.
SSHAP compiled resources to highlight key socio-cultural considerations for disease control during 2018-20 outbreaks in #Équateur #NorthKivu #SouthKivu #Ituri.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/eb...
South Sudan. 20th Mar, 2024. People are loaded into trucks to take them from Joda, on the Sudanese border, to Renk in South Sudan, where they will stay in a transit camp before they are transported further into the country. Around 1,000 South Sudanese returnees and Sudanese refugees are crossing the border from Sudan to South Sudan every day. Sudan's war, which began in April 2023, has resulted in the world's largest displacement crisis. (Credit: © Sally Hayden/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)
Our recent roundtable discussion with government actors, academics, development partners and journalists in #SouthSudan reflected on the sweeping impacts on people and programmes of #aidcuts and multiple, intersecting #crises.
Read the report:
www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/me...
A community health worker and UNICEF field staff put up posters with mpox messaging in order to increase community awareness about mpox. © UNICEF/UNI728495/Bamulanzeki
🏠Home-based care is increasingly being explored as a strategy for managing outbreaks and providing treatment for mild forms of diseases.
🔎This SSHAP brief outlines key considerations for safe and inclusive home-based #care for #mpox.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/ke...
Charmante, a 26-year-old U-Reporter, raises awareness about mpox, cholera, and key family practices in a bustling market in Bukavu, South-Kivu province, DR Congo, on 6 April 2025. “There are so many myths we tackle. I talk to women in this market, share facts, and then they go home and share with their families. This is how we make real change.” With over 8 million U-Reporters, DR Congo is the largest U-Report country in the world. © UNICEF/UNI774923/Mirindi Johnson
📈Cases of #mpox in #urban informal settlements, with high #population densities, overcrowded dwellings & inadequate #infrastructure, are concerning.
🔎Our new brief considers the design & delivery of mpox responses that are adapted to these contexts.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/ke...
Vicky, a UNICEF-supported vaccinator, holds a dose of mpox vaccine during a vaccination session in Kinshasa, DR Congo, on 27 February 2025. “I'm proud to help prevent mpox in my neighborhood through vaccination. We vaccinated nearly 400 people in four days here. Each person vaccinated receives a card, which they must keep in a safe place."
What are key considerations for the introduction of experimental vaccines during #health emergencies?
We look at the experimental stages of #vaccine development during a #disease outbreak & highlights critical issues for communication & engagement.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/ke...
Pascaline, a 24-year-old U-Reporter, raises awareness about mpox in a bustling market in Bukavu, South Kivu, on 6 April 2025. “I used to be shy. Not any more! Now, when I am not feeling good, I come here. And with these people, we really do things for our community” With over 8 million U-Reporters, DR Congo is the largest U-Report country in the world. © UNICEF/UNI774819/Mirindi Johnson
In countries where people with diverse sexual orientation, #gender identity &/or expression are stigmatised or criminalised, #mpox responses must avoid further harms.
Read our analysis of the vulnerabilities, risks & operational considerations. #SOGIE
www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/su...
Mpox has spread along the Busia-Malaba border linking #Kenya & #Uganda.
A new brief highlights how community responses to #mpox are shaped by access to information, local understandings & beliefs, household structures & cross-border mobility patterns.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/ke...
After nearly a decade of protracted conflict in #Yemen Mamoon Al-Absi, former SSHAP Fellow, asks:
Can localised #governance & #community driven strategies truly build #resilience in fragile #urban contexts?
Does the reality live up to the rhetoric?
www.socialscienceinaction.org/blogs-and-ne...
SSHAP's latest newsletter is out.
Read Dr Leben Nelson Moro's blog on the implications of #aidcuts for South Sudan's #healthcare system.
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#SouthSudan #aid #globalhealth #healthforall #uhc
During the rising concerns of #Mpox on communities in the #DRC and neighbouring countries, IDS researchers emphasise involving the perspectives of affected communities and avoiding approaches that can exacerbate shame, blame, or discrimination. 👇
www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/lea...
A new blog by @sshap-action.bsky.social, in partnership with IDS, highlights the devastating impact of the #ODA cuts on health in South Sudan at a time of heightened economic and political crisis. 👇
#WorldHealthDay
A new blog by SSHAP's Prof Leben Nelson Moro, University of #Juba, highlights how US overseas #aid cuts will devastate South Sudan's #healthcare system at a time of political and economic crisis.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/blogs-and-ne...
#SouthSudan #USAID #USFundingCuts #cholera
🚨New blog!
Learning from an evolving public #health #emergency to guide responses to #mpox in #Africa.
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📢 Our latest SSHAP newsletter is out!
It includes:
⭕ social and behavioural considerations for vaccine use during health emergencies;
⭕ cross-border dynamics between Burundi and Tanzania in the context of viral haemorrhagic fever outbreaks.
And lots more!
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The potential for viral haemorrhagic fever #outbreaks in #Tanzania and #Uganda to spread into neighbouring countries makes understanding cross-border dynamics crucial.
Read our new brief on cross-border dynamics between #Burundi and Tanzania.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/cr...
#Marburg
On 5 June, Ibtisam Abdullah, a vaccinator at Gezirat Al-Feel Health Centre prepares vaccines into a cooler box before heading out to a shelter for displaced people including children to provide vaccination services. While she runs static vaccination clinics at the health facility on Sundays and Tuesday, she conducts outreach sessions for displaced communities in camps and shelters on Mondays. "We also do home visits whenever we hear of a house hosting displaced people from Khartoum. We talk to the mothers and advise them where to take their children for vaccination and check up," she shares. As the conflict continues, UNICEF and the Federal Ministry of Health with support form Gavi are maintaining delivery of healthcare services including child vaccinations in health facilities and community outreaches. © UNICEF/UN0856021/Elfatih
Social dynamics and community perspectives must inform vaccine trials and roll-out.
📖Read SSHAP’s new briefing on social and behavioural considerations for #vaccine use during #health emergencies in sub-Saharan #Africa.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/ke...
#mpox #Marburg #Ebola
Interested in issues of #trust, #community norms, and #misinformation, and their influence on #vaccine uptake and acceptance?
SSHAP has compiled its resources on the social dynamics of vaccine deployment.⬇️
www.socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/so...
SSHAP's work is featured in a recent UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub case study - part of a series on academic-practitioner collaborations in #humanitarian settings.
👉https://www.socialscienceinaction.org/blogs-and-news/connecting-social-scientists-and-humanitarians-to-tackle-local-challenges/
For useful #Marburg resources on #CommunityEngagement and #RiskCommunication please see our collection at: www.socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/ma...
#MVD #Tanzania #EmergencyResponse
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📩Our latest newsletter has just dropped 👇🏽
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#Ebola #SouthSudan #humanitarian #EmergencyResponse
This is incredible news from @who.int 👏🏽
#Emergency responders: #SocialScience insights from previous Ebola outbreaks can inform the current response. Explore our resources here 👇🏽
www.socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/eb...
New on our resource page: the new mapping study of #CommunityEngagement tools for #vaccination in low- and middle-income countries from the #PulseProject. Find this and others like it 👇🏽
www.socialscienceinaction.org/resources/ma...
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#humanitarian #LMIC
The health ministry in #Uganda has confirmed a new #Ebola outbreak in Kampala. #SocialScience insights will make for more effective, contextually appropriate responses. #Emergency responders: find vital resources here 👇🏽
www.socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/eb...
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#outbreak
Great new blog from a former SSHAP Fellow.
#Venezuela #volunteering #caritas
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This seminar, on challenges relating to documentation in post-Assad #Syria, will consider topics including verifying the fates of the disappeared, prospects for transitional justice, ethical questions and the shape of new national archives.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/blogs-and-ne...
#postconflict
