Sustainability of health services in refugee hosting districts: a qualitative study of health services in three west Nile refugee hosting districts, Uganda
Humanitarian health assistance programmes have expanded from temporary approaches addressing short-term needs to providing long-term interventions in emergency settings. Measuring sustainability of humanitaria... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - March 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Henry Komakech, Christopher Garimoi Orach and Lynn M. Atuyambe Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction to: Determinants of health among people who use illicit drugs in the conflict-affected countries of Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar: a systematic review of epidemiological evidence
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Source: Conflict and Health - March 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sally O ’Brien, Khine Wut Yee Kyaw, Margarita Marin Jaramillo, Bayard Roberts, Murdo Bijl and Lucy Platt Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Ensuring equity in mental health and psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Populations affected by armed conflict and other humanitarian crises are at elevated risk for mental health problems. While the COVID-19 pandemic has had broadly deleterious effects on livelihoods, economic we... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - February 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Andrea Armijos, Annie G. Bonz, Felicity L. Brown, Danielle Charlet, Flora Cohen, M. Claire Greene, Sabrina Hermosilla, Leah E. James and Karine Le Roch Tags: Research Source Type: research
Lessons identified from initiating a thalassaemia programme in a conflict setting: a case study from northeast Syria
Thalassaemia affects many families in Northeast Syria, an area devastated by over a decade of conflict which has significantly impacted their health system. People with thalassaemia require holistic multidisci... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - February 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sally MacVinish, Crystal van Leeuwen, Maartje Hoetjes, Yoshihiro Aoki, Deirdre Foley and Harriet Roggeveen Tags: Case Study Source Type: research
Usefulness of disease surveillance data in enhanced early warning of the cholera outbreak in Southwest Cameroon, 2018
This study assessed the timeliness and completeness of disease surveillance data for early warning of the cholera outbreak during the socio-political crisis of Southwest Cameroon in 2018. It determined how rou... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - February 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Reine Suzanne Mengue Kadia, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Christian Akem Dimala and Andrew E. Collins Tags: Research Source Type: research
Disruption to water supply and waterborne communicable diseases in northeast Syria: a spatiotemporal analysis
In Syria, disruption to water and sanitation systems, together with poor access to vaccination, forced displacement and overcrowding contribute to increases in waterborne diseases (WBDs). The aim of this study... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - February 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ruby Tabor, Naser Almhawish, Ibrahim Aladhan, Maia Tarnas, Richard Sullivan, Nabil Karah, Mark Zeitoun, Ruwan Ratnayake and Aula Abbara Tags: Research Source Type: research
Underestimating attacks: comparing two sources of publicly-available data about attacks on health care in 2017
Attacks on health care represent an area of growing international concern. Publicly available data are important in documenting attacks, and are often the only easily accessible data source. Data collection pr... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - January 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Vanessa Parada, Larissa Fast, Carolyn Briody, Christina Wille and Rudi Coninx Tags: Research Source Type: research
The lived experience of patients with conflict associated injuries whose wounds are affected by antimicrobial resistant organisms: a qualitative study from northwest Syria
For those with severe conflict-associated wounds which are affected by antimicrobial resistant (AMR) organisms, health systems during protracted conflict are often ill-equipped to respond to their needs. In th... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - January 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ahmet Aldbis, Hady Naal, Tarik Kishawi, Rim Wazni and Aula Abbara Tags: Research Source Type: research
Substance (mis)use among refugees as a matter of social ecology: insights into a multi-site rapid assessment in Germany
Previous research concluded that substance (mis)use is increasing among forcibly displaced populations. Nevertheless, little research has been conducted within a social ecological framework aimed at identifyin... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - January 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Laura Hertner, Panagiotis Stylianopoulos, Andreas Heinz, Ulrike Kluge, Ingo Sch äfer and Simone Penka Tags: Research Source Type: research
Facilitating hand hygiene in displacement camps during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative assessment of a novel handwashing stand and hygiene promotion package
Handwashing with soap is critical for the prevention of diarrhoeal diseases and outbreak related diseases, including interrupting the transmission of COVID-19. People living in large displacement settings are ... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - December 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sian White, Anika Jain, Abie Bangura, Michelle Farrington, Melaku Mekonen, Bang Chuol Nhial, Enamul Hoque, Md. Moniruzzaman, Pascaline Namegabe, John Walassa and Fiona Majorin Tags: Research Source Type: research
Telemedicine interventions in six conflict-affected countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region: a systematic review
The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated the use of telemedicine in both high and low resource settings however its use has preceded this, particularly in conflict-affected settings. Several countries in the WHO Ea... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - December 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pylin Parkes, Timesh D. Pillay, Yamama Bdaiwi, Remi Simpson, Nadim Almoshmosh, Lina Murad and Aula Abbara Tags: Review Source Type: research
Adult mortality before and during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in nine communities of Yemen: a key informant study
Widespread armed conflict has affected Yemen since 2014. To date, the mortality toll of seven years of crisis, and any excess due to the COVID-19 pandemic, are not well quantified. We attempted to estimate pop... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mervat Alhaffar, Huda Basaleem, Fouad Othman, Khaled Alsakkaf, Sena Mohammed Mohsen Naji, Hussein Kolaise, Abdullah K. Babattah, Yassin Abdulmalik Mahyoub Salem, Hannah Brindle, Najwa Yahya, Pasquale Pepe and Francesco Checchi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ageism, an invisible social determinant of health for older Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a service providers ’ perspective
Older refugees face particular challenges because their health and social needs are largely overlooked in humanitarian programmes, policies and research. The few studies available have shown that older refugee... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - November 24, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maya Abi Chahine and Hanna Kienzler Tags: Research Source Type: research
“Older people tend to be invisible”: a qualitative study exploring the needs and inclusion of older Syrian refugees in the context of compounding crises in host country, Lebanon
This study aims to i... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - November 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sarah Hachem, Souad Ali, Sarah Al-Omari, Maya Abi Chahine, Sasha Abdallah Fahme and Abla Mehio Sibai Tags: Research Source Type: research
A literature review exploring how health systems respond to acute shocks in fragile and conflict-affected countries
Understanding how health systems respond to shocks has become a pressing need to strengthen response efforts. With already fragmented and disrupted health services, fragile and conflict affected [FCA] countrie... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - November 15, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kyaw Myat Thu, Sarah Bernays and Seye Abimbola Tags: Review Source Type: research
