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Fondation Croix-Rouge

July 2020

Newsletter of the Foundation

N°5

“Covid-19” Special Issue

A Research Attuned to Emergency Response

9 July 2020

Covid-19 Response: the humanities also front and centre

Laurent Vidal, an anthropologist and head of research at the IRD, recalls the key role of the humanities in the treatment of epidemics

1 July 2020

Covid-19: the Foundation’s express response

Six research projects and partnerships set up as a matter of urgency, focusing on the impact of sanitary measures, the management of volunteers and new forms of vulnerability

Actualités

10 July 2020

Partnership with the Institut Pasteur: the Foundation in its role as a facilitator between the academic community and the operational field

A multi-actor project in partnership with the Institut Pasteur which demonstrates the importance of research in the humanities and social sciences to support emergency response

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RAZAFINDRABE Alexandra

Cultural contexts in the fight against the plague in Madagascar

The aim of Alexandra Razafindrabe’s research is to study the impact of public measures taken to prevent plague epidemics in Madagascar, in particular to raise awareness among the population and change their behaviour in at-risk areas, and to propose possible recommendations.

STURMA Aude

Social vulnerability to the risk of water pollution in Mayotte

This research focuses on the social management of water for users in the Kierson district of the Koungou commune, in Mayotte. By drawing a portrait of the populations vulnerable to health risks related to water pollution, the objective is to improve their ability to cope with them. The researcher focuses here on the community’s capacity…

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