Social Science in Epidemics: Influenza and SARS lessons learned

Author(s)
Ripoll, S. and Wilkinson, A.
Pages
35 pp
Date published
18 Jan 2019
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Epidemics & pandemics, Response and recovery, COVID-19
Organisations
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), IDS, Anthrologica

This report aims to determine tangible ways to address the social, political and economic dynamics of epidemics and to ensure that interventions build on the social and cultural resources of the communities they aim to support. This report explores lessons about the social dimensions of past and recent influenza epidemics and the emergence of SARS.