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Community Resilience: Key Concepts and their Applications to …

WebThe COVID-19 pandemic has exposed long-standing social inequalities and vulnerabilities, with the most disadvantaged and marginalised groups bearing the greatest health, social, and economic burdens.

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Rapid Review: Vaccine Hesitancy and Building Confidence in …

WebThis brief draws on social science literature and informal interviews with experts to illustrate that vaccine hesitancy is complex and context-specific, and often reflects diverse, everyday anxieties. It proposes strategies to guide actors involved in vaccine development, communication and deployment to boost confidence in COVID-19 vaccines.

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The Political Economy of Health in the Gaza Strip (Occupied …

WebThis document presents the results of a political economy analysis (PEA) of the health sector in Gaza. It is based on a literature review spanning multiple source types, and in-depth semi-structured interviews with policy makers, health officials and carers of patients (family members caring for patients) in the Gaza Strip.

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Global Health Architecture: Current and Future

Web2014. DFID is mapping the current health architecture and identifying drivers that will influence the future architecture from 2015. This report was prepared to inform DFID on the strengths and weaknesses of the current global health architecture, and of the relevance and responsive of the health architecture for the post 2015 agenda.

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What is Integrated Outbreak Analytics (or IOA)

WebThe seeds for Integrated Outbreak Analytics (IOA) were sown during the 2018 Ebola response in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to collaboratively perform real-time systematic operational research to inform evidence-based response.

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Social Science and Epidemics

WebConsiderations from previous outbreaks of Ebola, Cholera, Rift Valley Fever, Influenza and SARS. This collection collates reports, case studies and tools from the ‘Social Science in Epidemics’ series. In this series, different aspects of past disease outbreaks are reviewed in order to identify social science ‘entry points’ for emergency interventions and …

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RIEF: !OMMUNITY RESILIEN!E: KEY !ON!EPTS AND THEIR …

WebBRIEF: COMMUNITY RESILIENCE: KEY CONCEPTS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS TO EPIDEMIC SHOCKS 5 Contact: [email protected] is a cause for concern. Communities play an essential role in prevention, early detection

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Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform

WebResources focusing on social science and social dimensions of humanitarian emergencies, including epidemics, migration and natural and environmental disasters. Including key considerations and practical approaches to Ebola, COVID-19 (coronavirus), Cyclone Idai, the Venezuelan migrant crisis, SARS, Influenza, Rift Valley Fever and Cholera

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War in the Gaza Strip: Public Health Situation Analysis

WebThe repercussions of armed conflict, mass forced displacement and growing food insecurity in Gaza are compounded by barriers to the supply and delivery of humanitarian assistance and the inability of a collapsed health care system to cater to the needs of a large population grappling with injuries and illnesses.

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Republic of South Sudan National Health Policy 2016-2026

WebWritten by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of South Sudan, the National Health Policy 2016-2026 puts forth new paradigms for health service delivery, health financing, strategic information, leadership and governance, human resources for health, and access to essential medicines to ensure improved health services for South Sudan.

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Strengthening Health Information Surveillance: Implementing …

WebThis case study explores the 2018–22 implementation of a national community-based surveillance (CBS) programme in Sudan. The programme was designed to meet critical needs of the existing health surveillance system. It aimed to empower communities to detect and contain public health threats, improve relations between communities and …

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TDDAP Key Considerations Epidemic Response Preparedness …

WebTDDA BRIEFING KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR EPIDEMIC RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS IN CHAD 6 years old are stunted, and 8.9% of women and 3.1% of men are obese7.Obesity is linked

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Guidance Note on Community Engagement for Cholera Outbreak …

WebIntroduction. Cholera outbreaks have been on the rise in the East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) since January 2023, with widespread and extended transmission in Malawi and Mozambique and outbreaks reported in Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Burundi, and Zambia. 1 There is risk of further spread caused by the effects of Cyclone Freddy, …

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TACKLING DEADLY DISEASES IN AFRICA: KEY …

WebTDDA BRIEFING KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR EPIDEMIC RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS IN MALI 2 Health data across health and humanitarian systems is not fully shared for operational

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Social Considerations for Monkeypox Response

WebSocial Considerations for Monkeypox Response. Download. Authors: Syed Abbas, Soha Karam, Megan Schmidt-Sane, Jennifer Palmer. Corporate Author: Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform. Published: 2022. Given the health, social, and economic upheavals of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is understandable anxiety about another …

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TDDAP Key Considerations Epidemic Response Preparedness …

WebTDDA BRIEFING KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR EPIDEMIC RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS IN UGANDA 5 HEALTH SYSTEM BURDEN OF DISEASE Uganda’s life expectancy at birth is 68.2 years (66 years for men, 70.5 for women).1 The under-five mortality ratea is 45.8 2deaths per 1,000 live births. Uganda’s burden of disease

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TACKLING DEADLY DISEASES IN AFRICA: KEY …

Web4 TDDA BRIEFING KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR EPIDEMIC RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS IN CAMEROON o Advocate for health system strengthening including greater empowerment and autonomy for local health workers, especially community health workers, and even

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