Recent Discussions
SSHAP (the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform)
The UK-PHRST continues to contribute to SSHAP (the Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform) a programme of work focusing on the social dimensions of emergency responses and aims to encourage emergency responses ...
Africa CDC Covid-19 Resources
Africa CDC have build up a comprehensive set of documents and publications on COVID-19 at https://africacdc.org/covid-19/covid-19-resources/ including Manuals, Guidelines & Frameworks, Policy Updates and Outbreak briefs. Discussion below or share similar links ...
Contact tracing technology
Identifying and testing people who may have been in contact with a COVID-19 positive case is crucial to limit the spread of COVD-19. Contact tracing has been used during previous outbreaks but ...
Recent Blog Posts
Looking after Mental Health in COVID-19
By Arlinda Cerga-Pashoja Physical health is at the forefront of our minds in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. But ...
Testing for COVID-19
By Ben Gannon There are many tests now available for COVID-19, but what are their sensitivity and specificity? First off ...
Open data and the COVID-19 pandemic
During an infectious disease outbreak, data can show how the disease is spreading and who is most at risk. Previous ...