In many countries there is a growing belief that digital transformation of the health sector has the potential to substantially increase access to effective and affordable health services. At the […]
The Covid Collective’s global research partners are delivering projects in 25 countries grouped under four cross-cutting thematic bases: Governance & politics, Social development & inclusion, Conflict & Humanitarian.
Governance
Impact of Covid-19 on peace and conflict
This project comprises of three main strands of work bridging local and global: 1: Interactive Fragmentation: Peace Routes and Roots for Peace in Syria The project will investigate if and […]
Social development and inclusion
Understanding the impacts of the pandemic on those living and working informally in cities in sub-Saharan Africa
This project aims to understand the impacts of the pandemic on those living and working informally in cities in sub-Saharan Africa and improve governance, policy and programming responses. The objectives […]
Pandemic Preparedness
Distilling key, actionable lessons from this pandemic for improving pandemic preparedness
This project will include exploring, and identifying, pathways towards better responses to multiple crises. It will identify recommendations for international aid responses to global health challenges, particularly future pandemics, that […]
Humanitarian
Chronic Poverty Report: Pandemic Poverty
The Chronic Poverty Report 2023: Pandemic Poverty will critically analyse the contexts of and responses to the pandemic and the multiple crises experienced by poor and vulnerable people, and provide […]
Social development and inclusion
Contributing to better evidence and understanding on social sector spending in developing countries in the wake of the pandemic
The project will contribute to better evidence and understanding on social sector spending in developing countries, in the wake of the pandemic, and how to maximise that to promote human […]
Governance
Towards an integrated institutional response to post-pandemic conditions in Bangladesh
The live vs. livelihoods dilemma was central to the pandemic response choices the Bangladesh government had to make, which gave rise to much of the woes of its vulnerable citizens. […]
Social development and inclusion
The role of social protection in mitigating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and future shocks amongst people with disabilities in Peru and Thailand
This project aims to inform the design and delivery of disability-inclusive social protection, to boost resilience including during shocks such as the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim of this research is […]
Social development and inclusion
What are the lessons that state and non-state relief efforts during Covid-19 offer to social protection for informal settlements post-crisis?
The project explores the extent to which scaling up community initiatives and/or institutionalising the integration of informal workers into social protection schemes can provide support in the face of a […]