Anthropology of Preparedness

Pandemic Preparedness Project: Local & global concepts & practices tackling disease threats in Africa @IDS_UK @LSHTM @nusierraleone @GuluVarsity @WellcomeTrust

[Anthropology of Preparedness @anthro_prepare]

New @anthro_prepare blog including short videos of the 'Shifting Power in #Pandemics' webinar on #preparedness ‘from below’.Hear from researchers in #SierraLeone & #Uganda, representatives from Ministries of Health, @WHO, @FCDOHealthRes, & @ChathamHouse. https://t.co/W6GiVHjVbQ

[Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform @SSHAP_action]

📝NEW BRIEF
A recent Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda has raised concerns about intercommunal spread. The brief summarises key considerations on the national response, governance structures, and regional impacts, drawing on existing evidence and insights.
https://t.co/GFLpHCfVLI

[Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform @SSHAP_action]

⌛️1 day to go until we explore the contribution of social, cultural, and political #knowledge in humanitarian response and preparedness.

🤝Make sure you join us.

▶️https://t.co/UnhToxo8H6

[Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform @SSHAP_action]

📌📝NEW BRIEF:
In 2023, women and children in DRC’s artisanal mining areas were heavily impacted by a new strain of mpox. This brief explores their vulnerabilities and the public health response.

Read full brief here: https://t.co/9UHbJjMSxb

[Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform @SSHAP_action]

Senegal's first #COVIDー19 case highlighted lessons from the #Ebola epidemic, enhancing preparedness strategies. By integrating insights from both crises, Senegal is now adopting a One Health approach that considers human, animal, and environmental health.
https://t.co/Oqa4kqId7h

[Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform @SSHAP_action]

🌍🦠NEW REPORT:
#Mpox is rising in Africa, with concerns around sexual transmission and stigma. This brief discusses challenges in managing the outbreak, including #discrimination and how to create context-sensitive responses.
Read the full report here: https://t.co/lHCtoa5Nkt

[Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform @SSHAP_action]

👉NEW BRIEF:
Humanitarian actors in Ugandan #refugee settlements face the challenge of balancing epidemic preparedness with assistance. This brief outlines key considerations, drawing insights from #COVID-19 and ethnographic data from #Palabek settlement.
https://t.co/QSeuxvJ6uG

[Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform @SSHAP_action]

💡NEW BRIEF:
This analysis examines Brazil's COVID-19 response concerning transnational migrants, focusing on how to enhance pandemic preparedness while respecting migrants' rights and cultures.
Read full brief here: https://t.co/djO589JjCw

[Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform @SSHAP_action]

🗓️7 November
🕐13:00 - 14:30 UTC

👉 Mobilising #Social #Science for #Humanitarian Action

🔎How can we promote #emergency preparedness & response that is informed by #knowledge of context, vulnerabilities & #power?

Explore insights & lessons with us

📝https://t.co/CLe0wWLi9c

[Eivind Engebretsen @eivinden]

Read @catherinehgrant 's insightful comment on our paper regarding narrative preparedness. Yes, transdisciplinary policy, co-construction, and training of health practitioners in narrative competence are critical. You can find the original paper here: https://t.co/D8bPJhbMfB
@MonaBaker11

[Catherine Grant @catherinehgrant]

Very excited to be starting a new project working with some great colleagues- #Pandemic preparedness: Learning from the successes and failures in #transdisciplinary working in #SierraLeone (Esther Mokuwa, Syed Abbas, Foday Kamara and Marion Nyakoi)
https://t.co/6pK6OaILuL

[Catherine Grant @catherinehgrant]

Narrative Preparedness: Policy-makers Must Engage with People's Values and Experiences to Ensure Effective Implementation of Interventions in Health Emergencies; Comment on “Health Preparedness and Narrative Rationality: A Call for Narrative Preparedness” https://t.co/uEt0nf76z2

[IDS Health & Nutrition @IDS_Nutrition]

📢@IDS_UK #Podcast

Prof Paul Richards discusses the role of local knowledge in combating the 2013 #Ebola #epidemic.

Why were predictions about the acceleration & expansion of the disease wrong?

🎧Listen to Paul in conversation with @catherinehgrant

https://t.co/9MzanBSjpk

[Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform @SSHAP_action]

In May 2024, SSHAP hosted a meeting with local & international experts to appraise the current #mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo & the social, political & economic factors shaping the response. @FCDOHealthRes @WHOAFRO @IFRCAfrica
https://t.co/ovC5GUOppw

[Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform @SSHAP_action]

💉Routine childhood vaccination in #SierraLeone increased significantly over the last 20 years, but major crises resulted in drops in vaccine coverage.

❓What are the key considerations to ensure equitable vaccine campaigns?

🔖Read our latest brief⬇️ https://t.co/Q1t9eGiL4H

[Catherine Grant @catherinehgrant]

In this episode of the @IDS_UK Between the Lines podcast I talk to Prof Paul Richards, an anthropologist with forty-five years’ experience of living and working in West #Africa and author of the book #Ebola: How a People’s Science Helped End an #Epidemic. https://t.co/b2KvVpHv73

[Catherine Grant @catherinehgrant]

Join us in the break out sessions of the Rethinking Global Health symposium on Friday. Sign up here: https://t.co/sNA7f03D4o

[Anthropology of Preparedness @anthro_prepare]

New article: Operationalising #transdisciplinary remote methods in epidemic and #pandemic preparedness and response in Sub-Saharan #Africa https://t.co/Z83oP3lVqd

[Anthropology of Preparedness @anthro_prepare]

PPP researcher @catherinehgrant is speaking at this event on Monday. Register to hear more about pandemic poverty.

[Institute of Development Studies @IDS_UK]

Event! 📢

How can we avoid pandemic poverty in the future?

Join this official #HLPF side-event from IDS-hosted @ChronicPoverty and speakers @ptaylor_ottawa @toby00green @catherinehgrant Asif Shahan & more to find out!

Register now 👇
https://t.co/C27FHiKMwJ

#PandemicPoverty

[Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform @SSHAP_action]

Register now to join us in English or French on 4 July! 👉https://t.co/UkkKTtI8tB

#PandemicPreparedness #CommunityEngagement

[Anthropology of Preparedness @anthro_prepare]

New podcast episode with @IDS_UK Director @mleach_ids and Hayley Macgregor talking to @PKurzin @theglobalgambit, discussing global health and future pandemic preparedness...😷