Academic Literature: Whose knowledge counts? Exploring cognitive justice in community-university collaborations.
by Siân Aggett, Mesh Editorial TeamEngaging with Social justice: An Interview with Ceri Davies, Research Director, National Centre for Social Research
by Siân Aggett, Mesh Editorial TeamVideo: ISNTD: Sustaining Vaccines Confidence in a Post-truth Era - panel discussion highlights
by Mesh Editorial TeamRepository: Ebola Response Anthropology Platform
by Mesh Editorial TeamAcademic Literature: Conventional Wisdom versus Actual Outcomes: Challenges in the Conduct of an Ebola Vaccine Trial in Liberia during the International Public Health Emergency
by Larson et al 2017, mesheditorialteamThis paper is an assessment of a phase II, randomized controlled trial of an Ebola vaccine undertaken in Liberia during the 2014-15 West African outbreak.
Guidelines: Risk communication and community engagement for Zika virus prevention and control
by Mesh Editorial TeamAcademic literature: Trust, fear, stigma and disruptions: community perceptions and experiences during periods of low but ongoing transmission of Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone, 2015
by Nuriddin et al, 2018, Mesh Editorial TeamAcademic literature: Community engagement: Leadership tool for catastrophic health events
by Mesh Editorial Team, Monica Schoch-Spana, Crystal Franco, Jennifer B. Nuzzo, and Christiana UsenzaAcademic Literature: Development of a set of Community-informed Ebola Messages for Sierra Leone
by Kinsman, J., et al 2017, Mesh Editorial TeamThis paper summarises a project based in Sierra Leone during the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak that produced a set of culturally contextualised Ebola messages. The messages are based on findings from interviews and focus group discussions with community members from two Ebola ‘hot-spots’.
Academic Literature: Enablers and Barriers to Community Engagement in Public Health Emergency Preparedess: A Literature Review
by Ramsbottom, A., et al 2017, Mesh Editorial TeamVideo: Association of Public Health Laboratories: Fighting Emerging Infectious Diseases
by Mesh Editorial TeamAcademic Literature: 'Super Special Moms': Grassroots, social media support group aids the response to congenital Zika syndrome
by Mesh Editorial TeamEvent: The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases Festival
by Mesh Editorial TeamAcademic Literature: Ethics of Randomized Trials in a Public Health Emergency
by London, A. J., et al 2018, mesheditorialteamThis paper briefly summarises the discussion of a committee which aimed to assess clinical trials conducted in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia during the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Project Report: Actors & Doctors: Staging Public Health Matters
by kartiksharma, Dr Mallika Sarabhai, Sarah IqbalThis theatre project aimed to increase awareness of and engagement with complex public health concerns such as mental, environmental and sexual health. Implemented in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, by the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts
Literature: From ‘Trial Community’ to ‘Experimental Publics’: How Clinical Research Shapes Public Participation
by C. Montgomery & R. Pool, mesheditorialteamThis article argues for a conceptual shift away from the static, singular term ‘trial community’ towards ‘experimental publics’. The authors observe that the term ‘community’ is often employed uncritically and assumes that ‘communities’ pre-exist research; that they are timeless and undifferentiated wholes. ‘Experimental publics’, by contrast, are dynamic, multiple, and impermanent in nature.
Project Report: Hip Hop Health: Research, Rhyme, and Rhythm for Healthy Communities
by mesheditorialteamThe Hip Hop Health project facilitated the collaboration of young people with health researchers in South Africa to frame research questions, undertake investigations in their communities, and then write and perform hip hop music to share their findings