Rapid evidence reviews for humanitarian programming during COVID-19
The IRC has always been committed to using the best available evidence in decision-making and programming. As COVID-19 rapidly spreads across the globe, we face an increasing number of decisions that require quick but prudent responses.
Rapidly reviewing the evidence base helps us to identify promising ideas, spot gaps in knowledge, and avoid approaches that are proven ineffective, costly and inappropriate for the contexts in which we work. By using evidence, the IRC can move fast enough to safely continue our life-saving efforts while thinking slowly and carefully enough to make sure those efforts make a positive and meaningful difference.
Community-based maternal and newborn health and self-care
Community-based interventions & self-care have the potential to significantly reduce adverse health outcomes in conflict-affected settings.
Delivering education through radio
In our latest rapid evidence summary, we found that the advantages of using radio are plenty. It is a well-established and multi-user medium, even in hard-to-reach settings. Radio is also relatively cheap and easy to operate — even for children.
SMS & mobile interventions
Our rapid summary suggests that mobile interventions, particularly via SMS, have mixed effects on a range of clinical outcomes and health behaviors.
Community health workers during infectious disease outbreaks
In many parts of the world, community health workers play a critical role in meeting the needs of their communities, particularly where formal health facilities are inaccessible.
Mass media interventions
With COVID-19 forcing humanitarians to rethink how we deliver life-saving interventions, do mass media interventions effectively work?
We’ll periodically update this page with new reviews.
