South Sudan political map with capital Juba, national borders, important cities, rivers and lakes. Illustration with English labelling and scaling.
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Aid cuts and healthcare devastation in South Sudan

Among the countries worst affected from the sudden and wide-ranging US aid cuts is South Sudan. South Sudan relies on international assistance to provide basic services to its people. Cuts will devastate its healthcare system, including its ability to prepare for and respond to infectious disease outbreaks.
Central and East Africa Hub
Leben Moro
6 Apr 2025
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Reflecting on SSHAP’s skills building initiatives: learning from participants

A key dimension of the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform’s approach to mobilising evidence on the social dimensions of emergency responses is helping to build capacity and regional networks of social scientists and practitioners. This blog shares insights from the experiences of these participants.
Tom Barker, Joe Taylor, Megan Schmidt-Sane, Santiago Ripoll
4 Apr 2025
Caption: WHO Mpox prevention poster Credit: Author's own
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Learning from an evolving public health emergency to guide responses to mpox in Africa

As mpox continues to spread within the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries, concern is growing over how best to respond to this second mpox Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Research in Nigeria during the first PHEIC points to the importance of involving affected community perspectives.
West Africa Hub
Michael Kunnuji, Olufunke Adegoke, Megan Schmidt-Sane, Hayley MacGregor, Akanni Lawanson, Syed Abbas, Ayodele Jegede
20 Mar 2025
UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office visits the stores of Tawilla hospital, Darfur.
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Connecting social scientists and humanitarians to tackle local challenges

12th March 2025
The UK's Humanitarian Innovation Hub has featured SSHAP in its series of case studies on academic-practitioner collaborations in humanitarian settings. The case study features learning from SSHAP and highlights key components of SSHAP's approach, including localisation, network building and evidence on demand.
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Sharing your social science findings for emergency response

Learn why setting up multiple channels, presenting in different fora and adapting to decision makers’ schedules is key in this fourth in a five-part blog series. The series offers social scientists tips to better connect with humanitarian responders and planners in advocating for evidence-informed emergency response.
Ginger A. Johnson
12 Dec 2024
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Tailoring your message effectively for emergency response

Find out why you should know your audience – their name, their organisation, their sector (and its jargon) – in this third in a five-part blog series. The series offers social scientists tips to better connect with humanitarian responders and planners in advocating for evidence-informed emergency response.
Ginger A. Johnson
11 Dec 2024
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Promoting the value of qualitative methods for emergency response

Suggestions on how to respond to questions about social science methodologies comprise the first in a five-part blog series. The series offers social scientists tips to better connect with humanitarian responders and planners in advocating for evidence-informed emergency response.
Ginger A. Johnson
9 Dec 2024