Reports

This Research Snapshot summarises findings of the research undertaken as part of the R2HC-funded study Cash transfers and COVID-19: experiences from Kiryandongo, Uganda This study focused on South Sudanese refugees registered in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, in Uganda.…

Robert Colebunders, Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp. March 2020. In November 2013, I visited Mvolo, in South Sudan, in an effort to identify the cause of nodding syndrome, at that time a mysterious form of epilepsy…

This document provides a two-page summary of the research undertaken as part of the R2HC-funded study Ethics & palliative care during international humanitarian action. Humanitarian teams often operate in high mortality settings, raising crucial questions about care…

Written by Sofya Bourne and Abraham Varampath A CRISIS IN EASTERN ETHIOPIA Somali region in Eastern Ethiopia has been dealing with recurrent droughts over the last decade. A visit to Tukaley, a small kebele (village) with a…

Effective coordination among humanitarian partners and provision of quality health services in refugee settlements depends on the availability and use of reliable information. Typical programme monitoring approaches cannot measure gaps in access or utilisation of health…

Forced migration is common in southern Somalia, an area that continues to be affected by conflict, periodic droughts, and disease outbreaks. Following the drought and health crisis in 2017, the UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH)…

The innovative Promotion and Practice Handwashing Kit is capable of holding different locally-available water containers combined with soap, handwashing reminders, and the ‘HandyWash’ water dispenser – which is robust, low-cost, light, conserves water, and has a…

In June 2018 Dave Mozersky and Sherwin Das from the Energy Peace Partners visited the internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Malakal, South Sudan, as part of an ongoing effort to build a large solar-battery system…

Welthungerhilfe is piloting a user-centred sanitation design that involves identifying user needs and problems with current facilities, selecting options for improvement, and the involvement of users in the design and monitoring of the sanitation facility for…

Welthungerhilfe is piloting a user-centred sanitation design that involves identifying user needs and problems with current facilities, selecting options for improvement, and the involvement of users in the design and monitoring of the sanitation facility for…