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5 July 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
In this landscape paper, we aim to summarise the contextual factors that shape health emergencies and responses to health emergencies in the West Africa region (termed ‘health emergency cycles’).
30 March 2023
Published by: IDS
Robert Chambers is one of the most influential and prolific scholars to write about participation, poverty, and knowledge in development...
10 March 2023
Why We Must Invest in Equitable, Ethical and Effective Approaches to Help Prepare for the Next Pandemic The cost of the Covid-19...
26 October 2022
Published by: Elsevier
The UN Security Council’s response to Ebola in 2014 legitimised militarised responses. It also influenced re-sponses to COVID-19 in...
27 April 2022
Published by: IDS
The book Revolutionizing Development: Reflections on the work of Robert Chambers was first published in 2011. Just over a decade later...
21 February 2022
Published by: Elsevier
Global debates about vaccines as a key element of pandemic response and future preparedness in the era of Covid-19 currently focus on...
14 January 2022
Published by: Wiley-Blackwell
Solar geoengineering is gaining prominence in climate change debates as an issue worth studying; for some it is even a potential future...
12 January 2022
Published by: Taylor & Francis Online
This article shares findings on Covid-19 in Africa across 2020 to examine concepts and practices of epidemic preparedness and response....
24 February 2021
Published by: Taylor and Francis
This paper argues for a rethinking of disease preparedness that puts incertitude and the politics of knowledge at the centre. Through...
8 September 2020
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The Covid-19 pandemic is more than a health crisis. Its long-term economic and societal effects may well outweigh its initial public health impact. It is therefore essential that responses are socially sensitive and attuned to mitigating these secondary effects.