Cette note stratégique résume les considérations clés inhérentes à la dynamique transfrontalière entre le Rwanda et la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) dans le contexte de la flambée épidémique d’Ébola survenue dans les provinces du Nord-Kivu et de l’Ituri. Il s’agit de la deuxième d’une série de quatre notes stratégiques axées sur les zones frontalières […]
Emergence and origins
The social drivers of disease emergence and spillover, and the ways these are interpreted by people.
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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 […]
An Epidemic of Suspicion — Ebola and Violence in the DRC
Until the 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, Ebola outbreaks had been sporadic, small, and largely confined to isolated rural villages in Central Africa. But the 2014 epidemic broke all the rules and killed more than 15,000 people; since then, more outbreaks have been reaching larger urban centers, sometimes resulting in uncontrolled spread. The current […]
Social Science in Epidemics: Influenza and SARS Lessons Learned
This report is the third instalment of the ‘Social Science in Epidemics’ series, commissioned by the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Direct Assistance (OFDA). In this series, past outbreaks are reviewed in order to identify social science ‘entry points’ for emergency interventions and preparedness activities. The aim is to determine tangible ways to address the […]
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 vaccinations in the case of an Ebola outbreak, including: establishing surveillance of these services and […]
Le Bon Goût de la Viande de Primate: des Interdits des Pygmées aka aux Injonctions Ecologiques
Comme dans de nombreux autres systèmes de pensée, les animaux sauvages, ici les singes, les chimpanzés et les gorilles, ne sont pas des êtres neutres : ils peuvent ne pas être seulement des gibiers, mais aussi des êtres dotés de pouvoirs bénéfiques et/ou maléfiques, animés par les esprits de la forêt qui les possèdent et […]
Cultural Transmission of Traditional Ecological Knowledge among Batwa Pygmies and Ntomba Bantou in Lake Tumba Landscape, Democratic Republic of Congo
This paper is a case study which aims to examine how today’s techniques related to different livelihood activities, but also in the social field, are acquired and transmitted among Batwa (pygmies) and Ntomba (bantou) communities living in the two villages (Moheli and Wedji in Congolese jungle. The method used is to ask a sample of informants […]
Food Strategy of Batwa Pygmies in Lake Tumba Landscape, Democratic Republic of Congo
The Pygmies are knowledgeable of the virtues of the biodiversity of their environment, including the food value ofthese species. This study report on food strategy developed by the Batwa and is based on a rich biodiversity. The authors conducted a household survey of 260 Batwa in five villages in Bikoro territory, Democratic Republic of Congo. The […]
Antibiotic Prescribing in DR Congo: a Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Survey among Medical Doctors and Students
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) particularly hits resource poor countries, and is fuelled by irrational antibiotic (AB) prescribing. We surveyed knowledge, attitudes and practices of AB prescribing among medical students and doctors in Kisangani, DR Congo. This data shows the need for interventions that support rational AB prescribing. […]
Living with Bats: The Case of Ve Golokuati Township in the Volta Region of Ghana
Transmission of zoonotic pathogens from bats to humans through direct and indirect contact with bats raises public apprehension about living close to bats. In the township of Ve Golokuati in Ghana, several “camps” of Epomophorus gambianus roost in fruit trees that provide ecosystems services for residents. This study explored human-bat interaction in the township and […]
