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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SSHAP (the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform) focuses on the social dimensions of emergency responses related to health,...
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...
The Department of Health (DH) has launched the Fleming Fund, a £265 million One Health programme to support low and middle income...
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.
SoNAR-Global is a global consortium led by social scientists specializing in emerging infectious diseases (EID) and antimicrobial...
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.
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.
A STEPS-led consortium of researchers aiming to advance understanding of the connections between disease and environment in Africa, focusing on animal-to-human disease transmission..
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.
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.