This series of pre-recorded panel discussions form part of EBODAC's virtual event exploring acceptance and uptake of new Ebola vaccines. They include sessions on 'Trust & Community Engagement' as well as 'Rumour Management'.
Academic Literature: Lessons from the West Africa Ebola Epidemic: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological and Social and Behavioural Science Research Priorities
by S. A. Abramowitz, D. B Hipgrave, A. Witchard, D. L. Heymann, Mesh Editorial TeamReport: Ebola Strategic Framework
by International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Mesh Editorial TeamProject Report: An Exploration of the Lived Experience of African Journalists during the 2014 Ebola Crisis
by World Federation of Science Journalists, 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, Mesh Editorial TeamLITERATURE: Engaging 'Communities': Anthropological Insights from the West African Ebola Epidemic
by A. Wilkinson, M. Parker, F. Martineau, and M. Leach, Mesh Editorial TeamThis article, by Wilkinson et al. 2017, deconstructs notions of 'community', and the ways it is conceptualised and understood, in order to critically reflect upon methods of engaging 'communities' during the west African Ebola epidemic in 2014.
Literature: Research Report - An Exploration of the Lived Experience of African Journalists During the 2014 Ebola Crisis
by Mesh Editorial TeamThis research report from the World Federation of Science Journalists explores the lived experience of African journalists during the 2014 Ebola crisis in West Africa with the aim of highlighting key professional, technological and social aspects required for effective journalism during emergency and post-outbreak periods.
Red Cross's Jemilah Mahmood Offers 5 Principles for Improved Community Engagement During Humanitarian Action
by Mesh Editorial TeamDr. Jemilah Mahmood, undersecretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies gave the keynote at the Medicine Sans Frontiere annual Scientific Day 2017. Her message was that humanitarian work needs to work far closer with local populations before, during and after humanitarian action. She emphasises five key principles to achieving this all of which would be relevant to those working in engagement with research in low income settings as well as humanitarian aid workers.