Haruka Goto, Ichiro Kawachi, Sotiris Vandoros
The association between economic uncertainty and suicide in Japan by age, sex, employment status, and population density: an observational study
The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific
following world health organization declaration public health emergency international concern regarding ebola outbreak west africa july 2014 unicef asked colead coordination ministries health affected countries communication social mobilization componentwhich unicef refers communication development c4dof ebola response first time emergency setting c4d formally incorporated countrys national response alongside typical components supplies logistics surveillance clinical care article describes lessons learned social mobilization community engagement emergency response ebola outbreak particular focus unicefs c4d work guinea liberia sierra leone lessons emerged assessment conducted unicef using 4 methods literature review key documents meeting reports articles structured discussions conducted june 2015 october 2015 unicef civil society experts electronic survey launched october november 2015 staff government un partner organization worked ebola n 53 key informant interviews n 5 triangulating findings data sources distilled lessons 7 major domains 1 strategy decentralization develop comprehensive c4d strategy communities center decentralized programming facilitate flexibility adaptation local context 2 coordination establish c4d leadership necessary authority coordinate partners enforce use standard operating procedures central coordination quality assurance tool 3 entering engaging communities invest key communication channels radio trusted local community members 4 messaging adapt messages strategies continually patterns epidemic change time 5 partnerships invest strategic partnerships community religious leaders journalists radio stations partner organizations 6 capacity building support network local international professionals capacity c4d deployed rapidly 7 data performance monitoring establish clear c4d process impact indicators strive realtime data analysis rapid feedback communities authorities inform decision making ultimately communication community engagement social mobilization need formally placed within global humanitarian response architecture proper funding effectively support future public health emergencies much social health phenomenon