CEA and Health
Before, during and after a health emergency, it is essential to provide people with trusted, clear and effective information. Engaging with communities can help to prevent fear, panic and rumours from undermining response efforts. Visit our COVID-19 page below or explore all CEA and health resources by using the search function.
Key resources
6 May 2025
Guidance For Integrating Community Engagement Into National Cholera Plans
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Global Task Force on Cholera ControlThis guidance document is for those involved in designing, developing, and implementing National Cholera Plan for Control or Elimination (NCPs). Its focus is on integrating community engagement across all pillars…
17 April 2025
Interagency Coordination Strengthens Red Cross Capacity and Knowledge
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IFRC, Indonesian Red CrossThis case study explores how the Indonesian Red Cross has strengthened its disaster and epidemic response by actively participating in interagency coordination forums, improving access to data, expertise, and resources…
9 April 2025
How to use social science evidence to respond to emergencies
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Collective Service RCCE, Eastern and Southern Africa RCCE Technical Working GroupThis regional guide is designed to take responders through the steps needed to produce and use social science evidence which can inform humanitarian and public health emergency responses.
8 April 2025
Psychological and Behavioural impact of Mpox Outbreaks on Red Cross Staff and Volunteers in Gabon
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IFRC, Gabonese Red Cross SocietyThis report captures data on the psychological impact of the Mpox outbreak on Red Cross staff and volunteers in Gabon. It highlights increased stress and anxiety due to misinformation, stigma,…
8 April 2025
Strengthening the Community Response to Mpox: Lessons Learned from Feedback in Cameroon
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Cameroon Red Cross, IFRCThis report captures data from community feedback collected by the Cameroon Red Cross in October 2024, in response to the Mpox outbreak. The feedback helped adapt interventions to local needs…
25 March 2025
Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers Question Bank
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Collective Service RCCE, SSHAPThis question bank provides guidance on undertaking social science research in the context of an outbreak of a viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).
25 March 2025
Cholera Question Bank
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Collective Service RCCEA zip folder containing qualitative and quantitative questions for community-level cholera data collection. This question bank can be used by field teams and/ or local research teams working in communities…
25 March 2025
Mpox Question Bank
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Collective Service RCCE, SSHAPA zip folder containing qualitative and quantitative questions for community-level mpox data collection. This question bank can be used by field teams and/ or local research teams working in communities…
24 March 2025
Cross-border dynamics between Burundi and Tanzania in the context of viral haemorrhagic fever outbreaks, 2025
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SSHAPThis brief summarises key considerations regarding cross-border dynamics between the Republic of Burundi and the United Republic of Tanzania in the context of viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) outbreaks in Tanzania…
24 March 2025
Engaged, Informed and Empowered: The Impact of Community Engagement on Public Health Outcomes
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IFRC, Plan EvalThis report presents findings from research on how community engagement and accountability (CEA) strategies enhance health and humanitarian programmes. Conducted by Plan Eval and commissioned by IFRC, the study took…
12 February 2025
Enhancing Emergency Response Effectiveness through CEA: The Building Trust Project in Iraq
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IFRC, Iraqi Red Crescent SocietyThis case study documents the ‘Building Trust Project’ in Iraq which aimed to address the threat of haemorrhagic fever through a multifaceted strategy that emphasised awareness, protection, and community collaboration.…
28 January 2025
Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Question Bank
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Collective Service RCCEThis Question Bank, based on over a decade of research on viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) like Ebola and Marburg, offers adaptable questions to support community-centred responses during outbreaks.
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