7 February 2019
Social Science in Epidemics: Cholera Lessons Learned
This report is the first instalment of the ‘Social Science in Epidemics’ series, commissioned by the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign...
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7 February 2019
This report is the first instalment of the ‘Social Science in Epidemics’ series, commissioned by the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign...
7 February 2019
This report is the second instalment of the ‘Social Science in Epidemics’ series, commissioned by the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign...
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.
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.
SoNAR-Global is a global consortium led by social scientists specializing in emerging infectious diseases (EID) and antimicrobial...
22 December 2018
This review identifies evidence on supply-side interventions to change the practices of antibiotic prescribers and gatekeepers in low-...
21 September 2018
Our health and nutrition work brings new understanding and action on health tackling epidemics, antimicrobial resistance and zoonotic...
11 June 2018
Launched today in partnership between the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a new online platform, the Epidemic Response Anthropology Platform (ERAP2), building on the success of the award-winning work of the original Ebola platform (ERAP).