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Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform
SSHAP (the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform) focuses on the social dimensions of emergency responses related to health,...
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ARISE Hub: Accountability and Responsiveness in Informal Urban Settlements for Equity in Health and Well-being
More than half of humanity currently lives in urban areas and 90% are projected to do so by 2050. One in three urban dwellers, and an...
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Fleming Fund Evaluation
The Department of Health (DH) has launched the Fleming Fund, a £265 million One Health programme to support low and middle income...
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Shock tactics: urban health futures in the wake of Ebola
This research will address the interconnected challenges of rising urbanisation and vulnerability to infectious disease It will explore the politics of collective action to improve public health in informal settlements.
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Epidemic Response Anthropology Platform
The Epidemic Response Anthropology Platform (ERAP) is a resource to support a humane and effective response to epidemics. The aim of the platform is to promote evidence on the social dimensions of epidemics in different contexts and to improve the way this evidence is used in response planning.
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Pandemic Preparedness: Local and Global Concepts and Practices in Tackling Disease Threats in Africa
Deadly diseases with pandemic potential are a global concern, but local people’s understandings of these diseases and their knowledge in preparing for them is often ignored. This research will explore ‘preparedness from below’ by highlighting the importance of local perspectives to disease response which have not been fully recognised and supported in global discourses so far.
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Shifting power in pandemics
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SoNAR-Global – A Global Social Sciences Network for Infectious Threats and Antimicrobial Resistance
SoNAR-Global is a global consortium led by social scientists specializing in emerging infectious diseases (EID) and antimicrobial...
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Social Science in Humanitarian Action: a Communication for Development Platform
The Social Science in Humanitarian Action: A Communication for Development Platform aims to establish networks of social scientists with regional and subject expertise to rapidly provide insight, analysis and advice, tailored to demand and in accessible forms, to better design and implement the social and communication dimensions of emergency responses.
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Future Health Systems Research Programme Consortium
Future Health Systems is a research consortium working to improve access, affordability and quality of health services for the poor.
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Ebola Response Anthropology Platform
Anthropologists from around the world providing advice on how to engage with crucial socio-cultural and political dimensions of the Ebola outbreak and build locally-appropriate interventions.