Ebola

Ebola Response and the Utility of Social Science
Impact
December 19, 2018

Ebola Response and the Utility of Social Science

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Zika – What Are the Real Lessons from Ebola?
International Debate
February 1, 2016

Zika – What Are the Real Lessons from Ebola?

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Behavior Routinely on Biomedicine’s Back Burner
Impact
July 24, 2015

Behavior Routinely on Biomedicine’s Back Burner

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Ebola: WHO and the Consequences of Ignoring Social Science
International Debate
July 10, 2015

Ebola: WHO and the Consequences of Ignoring Social Science

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Ebola – WHO (Still) Don’t Get It: Social Science Saves Lives

Ebola – WHO (Still) Don’t Get It: Social Science Saves Lives

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa reminds us of a key lesson in public health, notes Robert Dingwall: Biomedical solutions will always come late, while social science-based interventions can break the cycle much sooner.

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Ebola: The Human Cost of Neglecting the Social Sciences

Ebola: The Human Cost of Neglecting the Social Sciences

There is a genuine cost from ignoring lessons from social science in the fight against Ebola. What’s even sadder — these lessons were taught in blood three decades ago in the fights against AIDS. Are we ready for the next malady?

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Ebola – What’s the Point of the World Health Organisation?

Ebola – What’s the Point of the World Health Organisation?

WHO is supposed to be a global health organization, not a global biomedical organization. The Ebola crisis, argues Robert Dingwall, reveals the extent to which it has lost sight of this mission.

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Mobilizing Social Science to Fight Ebola

Mobilizing Social Science to Fight Ebola

The National Science Foundation is calling for some shovel-ready social science research to help combat the current crises circling around the Ebola explosion. Social science has some experiences in the field already.

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How Nudge Can Help Us Cope With Ebola

How Nudge Can Help Us Cope With Ebola

Affective judgments lead us to focus on individual tragedies while blinding us to large-scale tragedy. How can knowing this help us craft the best responses?

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