This brief summarises key socio-cultural considerations of events related to death, burial, funerals (rites or ceremonies), and mourning in the context of the outbreak of Ebola in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, DRC, August 2018. Beliefs and practices related to death, burial, funeral rites and mourning can (i) directly impact the transmission of Ebola and (ii) influence trust between communities and responders. Further participatory inquiry should be undertaken, but given ongoing transmission, conveying key considerations and immediate recommendations for safe and dignified burial practices and related community engagement have been prioritised. This brief is based on the input of expert advisers in close communication with networks of co...
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Key considerations: mental health and psychosocial support, North Kivu, DRC This brief summarises k...
These questionnaires allow for a rapid quantitative survey (see excel sheet) and qualitative (see wo...
As of January 3, 2015, Ebola virus disease (Ebola) has killed more than 2,500 persons in Sierra Leon...
Since the start of the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Interna...
BACKGROUND:Safely burying Ebola infected individuals is acknowledged to be important for controlling...
Good hygiene practices are crucial for avoiding Ebola contamination during the transport and burial ...
This brief summarises key socio-cultural issues related to the introduction of vaccine (rVSV‐ZEBOV) ...
This brief summarises key socio-cultural considerations concerning events related to death, burial, ...
This brief summarises key considerations concerning changes in behaviour and care-seeking practices ...
This brief summarises key socio-cultural considerations concerning health beliefs and health-seeking...
This brief summarises key considerations about the context of North Kivu province in relation to the...
This brief summarises key socio-anthropological considerations regarding ‘indigenous communities’ in...
This SSHAP Case Study explains how an anthropologist negotiated a medically safe burial for a pregna...
This brief summarises key considerations about the context of Équateur Province in relation to the o...
Introduction: In West Africa, traditional funerals and burials have proven main contributors to the ...
Key considerations: mental health and psychosocial support, North Kivu, DRC This brief summarises k...
These questionnaires allow for a rapid quantitative survey (see excel sheet) and qualitative (see wo...
As of January 3, 2015, Ebola virus disease (Ebola) has killed more than 2,500 persons in Sierra Leon...
Since the start of the Ebola outbreak in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Interna...
BACKGROUND:Safely burying Ebola infected individuals is acknowledged to be important for controlling...
Good hygiene practices are crucial for avoiding Ebola contamination during the transport and burial ...
This brief summarises key socio-cultural issues related to the introduction of vaccine (rVSV‐ZEBOV) ...