The socioeconomic burden of antibiotic resistance in conflict-affected settings and refugee hosting countries: a systematic scoping review
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a major global threat. Armed and protracted conflicts act as multipliers of infection and ABR, thus leading to increased healthcare and societal costs. We aimed to understand and... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - April 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elsa Kobeissi, Marilyne Menassa, Krystel Moussally, Ernestina Repetto, Ismail Soboh, Marwan Hajjar, Shadi Saleh and Ghassan Abu-Sittah Tags: Research Source Type: research
Mental health and psychosocial support in conflict: children ’s protection concerns and intervention outcomes in Syria
Child protection and mental health during conflict intersects with a variety of adverse conflict-related factors, and intervention outcomes in the field are often difficult to predict. Using the casefiles of 3... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - April 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nada Raslan, Arran Hamlet and Veena Kumari Tags: Research in practice Source Type: research
Complex emergencies and the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases in Africa: developing a practical approach for implementing safe and effective mapping and intervention strategies
Complex emergencies resulting from conflict and political instability are a major challenge for national neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) control and elimination programmes, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - March 31, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Louise A. Kelly-Hope, Angelia M. Sanders, Emma Harding-Esch, Johan Willems, Fatima Ahmed, Fiona Vincer and Rebecca Hill Tags: Research Source Type: research
Setting research priorities for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health in humanitarian settings
An estimated 70.8 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide, 75% of whom are women and children. Prioritizing a global research agenda to inform guidance, service delivery, access to and quality of servi... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - March 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Loulou Kobeissi, Mahalakshmi Nair, Egmond Samir Evers, Mansuk Daniel Han, Samira Aboubaker, Lale Say, Nigel Rollins, Gary L. Darmstadt, Karl Blanchet, Daniel Martinez Garcia, Olivier Hagon and Per Ashorn Tags: Research Source Type: research
Humanitarian led community-based surveillance: case study in Ekondo-titi, Cameroon
Community-based surveillance (CBS) has been used successfully in many situations to strengthen existing health systems as well as in humanitarian crises. The Anglophone crisis of Northwest Southwest Cameroon, ... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - March 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alain Metuge, Lundi-Anne Omam, Elizabeth Jarman and Esther Omam Njomo Tags: Research in practice Source Type: research
Reproductive health at conflict borders: a cross-sectional survey of human rights violations and perinatal outcomes at the Thai-Myanmar border
Human rights violations (HRVs) are common in conflict and displacement contexts. Women are especially vulnerable to HRVs in these contexts, and perinatal health is acutely sensitive to related stressors and he... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - March 10, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Stephanie M. Koning, Kaylee Scott, James H. Conway and Mari Palta Tags: Research Source Type: research
Assessing exposure to war-related traumatic events in older Vietnamese war survivors
Though studies measuring war-related stressors and resultant trauma among U.S. military veterans are abundant, few studies address how wartime stressors affect military veterans native to warzones. Even fewer ... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - March 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yvette Young, Kim Korinek, Zachary Zimmer and Tran Khanh Toan Tags: Research Source Type: research
Vulnerability of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to COVID-19: quantitative insights
Lebanon, a middle-income country with ongoing political turmoil, unstable economic situation, and a fragmented and under-resourced health system, hosts about one million Syrian refugees since 2011. While the c... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - March 5, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fouad M. Fouad, Stephen J. McCall, Houssein Ayoub, Laith J. Abu-Raddad and Ghina R. Mumtaz Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
Correction to: The relationship between armed conflict and reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition status and services in northeastern Nigeria: a mixed-methods case study
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - March 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jennifer A. Tyndall, Khadidiatou Ndiaye, Chinwenwo Weli, Eskedar Dejene, Nwanneamaka Ume, Victory Inyang, Christiana Okere, John Sandberg and Ronald J. Waldman Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Pre-positioning an evaluation of cash assistance programming in an acute emergency: strategies and lessons learned from a study in Raqqa Governorate, Syria
Conducting ethical and rigorous research to measure the effectiveness of humanitarian programs is urgently needed given the global level of displacement and conflict, yet traditional approaches to evaluation r... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - March 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kathryn Falb and Jeannie Annan Tags: Research in practice Source Type: research
Innovative strategies for providing menstruation-supportive water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities: learning from refugee camps in Cox ’s bazar, Bangladesh
There is growing attention to addressing the menstrual hygiene management (MHM) needs of the over 21 million displaced adolescent girls and women globally. Current approaches to MHM-related humanitarian progra... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - February 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Margaret L. Schmitt, Olivia R. Wood, David Clatworthy, Sabina Faiz Rashid and Marni Sommer Tags: Research Source Type: research
Operational considerations for the management of non-communicable diseases in humanitarian emergencies
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) represent an increasing global challenge with the majority of mortality occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Concurrently, many humanitarian crises occur in th... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - February 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: F. Jacquerioz Bausch, D. Beran, H. Hering, P. Boulle, F. Chappuis, C. Dromer, P. Saaristo and S. Aebischer Perone Tags: Review Source Type: research
The effect of the ongoing civil strife on key immunisation outcomes in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon
Civil strife has long been recognized as a significant barrier in the fight against vaccine preventable diseases in several parts of the world. However, little is known about the impact of the ongoing civil st... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - February 10, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yauba Saidu, Marius Vouking, Andreas Ateke Njoh, Hassan Ben Bachire, Calvin Tonga, Roberts Mofor, Christain Bayiha, Leonard Ewane, Chebo Cornelius, Ndi Daniel Daddy Mbida, Messang Blandine Abizou, Victor Mbome Njie and Divine Nzuobontane Tags: Research Source Type: research
Quality in crisis: a systematic review of the quality of health systems in humanitarian settings
There is a growing concern that the quality of health systems in humanitarian crises and the care they provide has received little attention. To help better understand current practice and research on health s... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - February 2, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Keely Jordan, Todd P. Lewis and Bayard Roberts Tags: Review Source Type: research
A qualitative study on health care providers ’ experiences of providing comprehensive abortion care in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Humanitarian settings are characterised by limited access to comprehensive abortion care. At the same time, humanitarian settings can increase the vulnerability of women and girls to unintended pregnancies and... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - January 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maria Persson, Elin C. Larsson, Noor Pappu Islam, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson and Marie Klingberg-Allvin Tags: Research Source Type: research
