How is the implementation of empirical research results documented in conflict-affected settings? Findings from a scoping review of peer-reviewed literature
Implementation science scholars argue that knowing ‘what works’ in public health is insufficient to change practices, without understanding ‘how’, ‘where’ and ‘why’ something works. In the peer reviewed litera... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - August 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Enrica Leresche, Mazeda Hossain, Maria Livia De Rubeis, Veerle Hermans, Doris Burtscher, Rodolfo Rossi, Cordelia Lonsdale and Neha S. Singh Tags: Review Source Type: research
A syndemic of inequitable gender norms and intersecting stigmas on condom self-efficacy and practices among displaced youth living in urban slums in Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
Adverse socio-cultural factors compromise the implementation of HIV prevention strategies among displaced youth. While condoms are an affordable and effective HIV prevention strategy for youth, stigma and ineq... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - August 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Moses Okumu, Carmen H. Logie, Anissa S. Chitwanga, Robert Hakiza and Peter Kyambadde Tags: Research Source Type: research
Impact of a double catastrophe, war and COVID-19, on health service utilization of a tertiary care hospital in Tigray: an interrupted time-series study
In developing nations with fragile healthcare systems, the effect of war is likely to be much worse than it would be in more developed countries. The presence of COVID-19 will also likely exacerbate the war ’s ... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - August 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hiluf Ebuy Abraha, Mengistu Hagazi Tequare, Hale Teka, Micheal Berhe Gebremedhin, Kibrom Gebreselassie Desta, Mohamedawel Mohamedniguss Ebrahim, Awol Yemane, Sintayehu Misgina Gebremariam, Kibrom Berhanu Gebresilassie, Tesfay Hailu Tekle, Mussie Tesfay At Tags: Research Source Type: research
Adult mortality patterns in Yemen before and during armed conflict: evidence from a web survey of the global diaspora
The ongoing war in Yemen has created a severe and protracted crisis that has left nearly three-quarters of the population in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. Despite eight years of conflict there exist ... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - August 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Catherine R. McGowan, Mervat Alhaffar, Promise Ekoriko, Sawsan Al-Refai, Jamal Badr, Lucy Bell and Francesco Checchi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Developing an integrated model of care for vulnerable populations living with non-communicable diseases in Lebanon: an online theory of change workshop
The Syrian crisis, followed by a financial crisis, port explosion, and COVID-19, have put enormous strain on Lebanon ’s health system. Syrian refugees and the vulnerable host population have a high burden of No... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Claudia Truppa, Éimhín Ansbro, Ruth Willis, Carla Zmeter, Aya El Khatib, Bayard Roberts, Sigiriya Aebischer Perone and Pablo Perel Tags: Research Source Type: research
Primary healthcare delivery models in African conflict-affected settings: a systematic review
In conflict-affected settings, access to primary healthcare for displaced populations is constrained by multiple challenges. These include geographical, cultural, communication, logistical and financial barrie... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lundi-Anne Omam, Elizabeth Jarman, Kelli N. O ’Laughlin and Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi Tags: Review Source Type: research
Effectiveness of the Gratuit é user fee exemption policy on utilization and outcomes of maternal, newborn and child health services in conflict-affected districts of Burkina Faso from 2013 to 2018: a pre-post analysis
Evidence on effectiveness of user fee exemption policies targeting maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) services is limited for conflict-affected settings. In Burkina Faso, a country that has had its fai... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - July 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marie-Jeanne Offosse, Cephas Avoka, Pierre Yameogo, Astrid Raissa Manli, Aude Goumbri, Ejemai Eboreime, Matt Boxshall and Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction to: The crisis of maternal and child health in Afghanistan
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Source: Conflict and Health - June 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nancy Glass, Rabia Jalalzai, Paul Spiegel and Leonard Rubenstein Tags: Correction Source Type: research
The impact of decentralisation on health systems in fragile and post-conflict countries: a narrative synthesis of six case studies in the Indo-Pacific
A health system has three key stakeholders, the State —at national and subnational levels—the health service providers and the citizens. In most settings and especially in peacetime, these stakeholders are typi... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - June 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elliot Brennan and Seye Abimbola Tags: Research Source Type: research
Health system evaluation in conflict-affected countries: a scoping review of approaches and methods
Strengthening health systems in conflict-affected settings has become increasingly professionalised. However, evaluation remains challenging and often insufficiently documented in the literature. Many, particu... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - June 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Manar Marzouk, Anna Durrance-Bagale, Sze Tung Lam, Michiko Nagashima-Hayashi, Mengieng Ung, Zeenathnisa Mougammadou Aribou, Ayshath Zaseela, Nafeesah Mohamed Ibrahim, Sunanda Agarwal, Maryam Omar, Sanjida Newaz, Hala Mkhallalati and Natasha Howard Tags: Review Source Type: research
The challenges of international collaboration in conflict and health research: experience from the Research for Health in Conflict-Middle East and North Africa (R4HC-MENA) partnership
Healthcare is a basic human right extending across all humanitarian contexts, including conflict. Globally, two billion people are living under conditions of insecurity and violent armed conflict with a conseq... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - June 14, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Chiu-Yi Lin, Kristen Meagher, Martin Bricknell, Preeti Patel, Nassim El Achi, Tezer Kutluk, Richard Harding, Hanna Kienzler, Rita Giacaman, Deborah Mukherji, Omar Shamieh and Richard Sullivan Tags: Research Source Type: research
The crisis of maternal and child health in Afghanistan
This study exa... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - June 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nancy Glass, Rabia Jalazai, Paul Spiegel and Leonard Rubenstein Tags: Research Source Type: research
Assessment of the WHO non-communicable diseases kit for humanitarian emergencies in South Sudan: a retrospective, prospective, observational study
The WHO Non-Communicable Diseases Kit (NCDK) was developed to support care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in humanitarian settings. Targeting primary healthcare, each kit contains medicines and supplies ... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - June 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ahmad Hecham Alani, Laura Miller, Bhavika Darji, Isaac Waweru, Aston Benjamin Atwiine, Marcello Tonelli, Joseph Lou Kenyi Mogga, Ali Adams, Lilian Ndinda, Said Jongo and Lilian Kiapi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Perilous medicine in Tigray: a systematic review
The war in Tigray, North Ethiopia which started in November 2020, has destroyed decades of the region ’s healthcare success. There is some emerging published evidence on attacks on health care in the region, an... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - May 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hailay Gesesew, Hafte Kebede, Kenfe Berhe, Nelsensius Fauk and Paul Ward Tags: Review Source Type: research
Burial workers ’ perceptions of community resistance and support systems during an Ebola outbreak in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: a qualitative study
Community Health Workers (CHWs) provide vital services during disease outbreaks. Appropriate burials of those who died from an infectious disease outbreak is a critical CHW function to prevent infection and di... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - May 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hana Zwick, Marc Salama Asobee, Isabeaux Kennedy Mitton, Jennifer Headley and David E. Eagle Tags: Research Source Type: research
