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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 @LSHTM_Crises annual event in #London on 25 November.
#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. socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/soci…
Global cholera cases rose by 5% and deaths by 50% in 2024 compared to 2023, with more than 6000 people dying from a disease that is both preventable and treatable. Explore SSHAP’s resources on community-centred preparedness and response to #cholera. 🔗socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/glob…
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. socialscienceinaction.org/resources/vira… #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 2018-2020 outbreaks in #Équateur #NorthKivu #SouthKivu #Ituri. ➡️socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/ebol…
🇸🇸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: socialscienceinaction.org/resources/meet…
📈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. socialscienceinaction.org/resources/key-…
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 & highlight critical issues for communication & engagement. socialscienceinaction.org/resources/key-…
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 🔗socialscienceinaction.org/resources/supp…
#Mpox has spread along the Busia-Malaba border linking #Kenya & #Uganda. @HughLamarque & Hannah Brown highlight how community responses are shaped by access to information, understandings & beliefs, household structures & cross-border mobility patterns socialscienceinaction.org/resources/key-…
After nearly a decade of protracted conflict in #Yemen 🇾🇪, @mamoonalabsi asks: ❓Can localised #governance & #community driven strategies truly build #resilience in fragile #urban contexts? ❓Does the reality live up to the rhetoric? 📖socialscienceinaction.org/blogs-and-news… #SDG11
The rollback in #gender rights & challenges to global #health threaten to reverse decades of progress. A new Lancet Commission report provides a roadmap to navigate & inform action. Join us in-person or online on 14 May for the report's launch at IDS. 👉ids.ac.uk/events/the-lan…
A new blog by SSHAP's Prof Leben Nelson Moro, @uojuba, highlights how US overseas #aid cuts will devastate South Sudan's #healthcare system at a time of political and economic crisis. 👉socialscienceinaction.org/blogs-and-news… #SouthSudan #USAID #USFundingCuts #cholera
🚨New blog! Learning from an evolving public #health #emergency to guide responses to #mpox in #Africa. ➡️socialscienceinaction.org/blogs-and-news… @AfricaCDC @WHOAFRO @FCDOHumRsch @FCDOGH @wellcometrust @CDCGlobal @LSHTM @UKHSA
The potential for viral haemorrhagic fever #outbreaks in #Tanzania & #Uganda to spread into neighbouring countries makes understanding cross-border dynamics crucial. Read our new brief on cross-border dynamics between #Burundi & Tanzania. socialscienceinaction.org/resources/cros… #Marburg
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. socialscienceinaction.org/resources/key-… #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. socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/soci… @UNICEF @FCDOGH @FCDOHumRsch @wellcometrust
📩Our latest newsletter has just dropped 👇🏽 mailchi.mp/socialsciencei… #Ebola #SouthSudan #humanitarian #FoodInsecurity @IDS_UK @LSHTM_Crises @bedford_juliet
Looking to further your career in humanitarian health in 2025? @LSHTM has in-person & distance learning programmes to help health professionals gain the knowledge & networks to improve health worldwide Learn more at our Virtual Open Days 🗓 11-13 Feb lshtm.ac.uk/study/visit-us…
On 30 January 2025, @MinofHealthUG confirmed a case of Sudan #Ebola Virus Disease in #Kampala. A process of contact tracing & isolation is underway. Social science insights from previous Ebola outbreaks can inform the response. socialscienceinaction.org/emergency/ebol… @WHOUganda @WHOAFRO
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