Zika: Q&A with the medical anthropologist
In order to make epidemic response faster, more sensitive, more effective and more evidence-based, qualitative research must be given equal standing with quantitative research. Local comm...
Dr. Sharon Abramowitz is an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida. She is medical/social anthropologist conducting research on the West African Ebola Outbreak, post-conflict reconstruction, African health systems, mental health, and gender-based violence. As a consultant for UNICEF, Sharon has lead comprehensive qualitative research-based analysis of UNICEF Ebola Community Care Centers (CCC’s) in Sierra Leone.
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