This brief provides key considerations related to COVID-19 in the context of prisons, jails and similar detention facilities (referred to collectively in this brief as “prisons”). It summarises the particular risks associated with an outbreak of COVID-19 in prisons in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) and highlights approaches that may be used to mitigate those risks. […]
Identifying cases and surveillance
How instances of disease do (or do not) come to be recognised, diagnosed and reported.
22 documents
Key Considerations: Online Information, Mis- and Disinformation in the Context of COVID-19 (March 2020)
This brief sets out practical considerations relating to flows of information, misinformation and disinformation though online media, particularly social media networks, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It details various types of online media, key players and influencers on social media, and strategies for ensuring good information and disrupting mis- and disinformation. It is […]
Key Considerations: COVID-19 in Informal Urban Settlements (March 2020)
This brief sets out key considerations for protecting informal urban settlements from the spread and impacts of COVID-19. There is heightened concern about these settings because of the combination of population density and limited infrastructure. This briefing discusses what is known about vulnerabilities and how to support local action. It can be viewed in conjunction […]
Social Science and Behavioural Data Compilation (#5), Ebola Outbreak Eastern DRC, September-November 2019
This rapid compilation of data analyses provides a ‘stock-take’ of social science and behavioural data related to the on-going outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces. Based on data gathered and analysed by organisations working in the Ebola response and in the region more broadly, it explores convergences and divergences between […]
Social Science and Behavioural Data Compilation (No. 4), Ebola Outbreak Eastern DRC, June-August 2019
This rapid compilation of data analyses provides a ‘stock-take’ of social science and behavioural data related to the on-going outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces. Based on data gathered and analysed by organisations working in the Ebola response and in the region more broadly, it explores convergences and divergences between […]
Cross Border Dynamics: Burundi-DRC (Updated August 2019)
This brief summarises key considerations concerning cross-border dynamics between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the context of the outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. It is the third in a series of four briefs focusing on the at risk border areas between DRC and the four high priority […]
Health-Seeking Behaviours in Sofala and Manica in Relation to Cyclone Idai Response
Rapid review question: What are the health-seeking and nutritional practices of the affected populations? How do they frame, understand and engage in prevention of cholera/AWD, malaria, measles/rubella (or vaccine preventable diseases); infant and child feeding and other relevant diseases? What do these entail in terms of behaviour change communication and community engagement? This review is […]
Cross-Border Dynamics and Healthcare in West Nile, Uganda
Against the backdrop of on-going preparedness work in Uganda as related to the outbreak of Ebola in DRC, this brief summarises key considerations concerning cross-border dynamics and health structures and behaviours in the West Nile sub-region of north-west Uganda. It builds upon the SSHAP brief ‘Uganda-DRC: cross-border dynamics’ (published December 2018). Following the case inAriwara, […]
Social Science and Behavioural Data Compilation (No. 3), Ebola Outbreak Eastern DRC February-May 2019
This rapid compilation of data analyses provides a ‘stock-take’ of social science and behavioural data related to the on-going outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. Based on data gathered and analysed by organisations working in the Ebola response and in the region more broadly, it explores convergences and divergences between datasets and, […]
Considérations Clés : Préparation et Planification de Riposte contre le Virus Ébola à Goma, RDC
Cette note stratégique résume les considérations clés inhérentes au contexte social, politique et économique de Goma dans le contexte de la flambée épidémique d’Ébola survenue en RDC en mars 2019. Goma est la capitale administrative de la province du Nord-Kivu et un centre urbain majeur dans la région des Grands Lacs. La ville compte environ […]
