Epidemics

Before, during and after an epidemic, 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.

New

9 April 2025

How to use social science evidence to respond to emergencies

Type:

Guide

Organization:

Collective Service RCCE, Eastern and Southern Africa RCCE Technical Working Group

This 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.

  • CEA and Health
  • Emergencies
  • Social science
New

8 April 2025

Psychological and Behavioural impact of Mpox Outbreaks on Red Cross Staff and Volunteers in Gabon

Type:

Report

Organization:

IFRC, Gabonese Red Cross Society

This 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,…

  • CEA and Health
  • French
  • MHPSS
  • Mpox
New

8 April 2025

Strengthening the Community Response to Mpox: Lessons Learned from Feedback in Cameroon

Type:

Report

Organization:

Cameroon Red Cross, IFRC

This 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…

  • CEA and Health
  • Community feedback
  • French
  • Mpox
New

25 March 2025

Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers Question Bank

Type:

Tool

Organization:

Collective Service RCCE, SSHAP

This question bank provides guidance on undertaking social science research in the context of an outbreak of a viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).

  • CEA and Health
  • Epidemics
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Diseases
New

25 March 2025

Cholera Question Bank

Type:

Tool

Organization:

Collective Service RCCE

A 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…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • CEA and Health
  • Cholera
  • Epidemics
New

25 March 2025

Mpox Question Bank

Type:

Tool

Organization:

Collective Service RCCE, SSHAP

A 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…

  • Assessments and surveys
  • CEA and Health
  • Epidemics
  • French