Nutritional Challenges among African Refugee and Internally Displaced Children: A Comprehensive Scoping Review

C Gooding, S Musa, T Lavin, L Sibeko, CM Ndikom… - Children, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Children's nutrition in Africa, especially among those displaced by conflicts, is a
critical global health concern. Adequate nutrition is pivotal for children's well-being and …

Drought, armed conflict and population mortality in Somalia, 2014–2018: A statistical analysis

A Warsame, S Frison, F Checchi - PLOS Global Public Health, 2023 - journals.plos.org
During 2010–2012, extreme food insecurity and famine in Somalia were estimated to
account for 256,000 deaths. Since 2014 Somalia has experienced recurrent below-average …

Evaluation of conditional cash transfers and mHealth audio messaging in reduction of risk factors for childhood malnutrition in internally displaced persons camps in …

CS Grijalva-Eternod, M Jelle, H Mohamed… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Cash transfer programmes are increasingly used in humanitarian contexts to
help address people's needs across multiple sectors. However, their impact on the key …

[PDF][PDF] Famine: A Landscape Report

D Maxwell, P Howe, M Fitzpatrick - Lancet, 2023 - fic.tufts.edu
Preventing famine and the most severe food insecurity and malnutrition outcomes in
humanitarian crises is a particularly urgent priority in contemporary humanitarian action …

[HTML][HTML] Use of an adapted participatory learning and action cycle to increase knowledge and uptake of child vaccination in internally displaced persons camps …

AJ Seal, HA Mohamed, R Stokes-Walter, S Mohamed… - Vaccine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Vaccination is a key public health intervention that can reduce excess mortality
in humanitarian contexts. Vaccine hesitancy is thought to be a significant problem requiring …

Framework for conceptualising transition readiness from emergency response to rebuilding livelihoods in Mogadishu, Somalia

M Hauser, J Mugonya - Food Security, 2024 - Springer
Emergency cash transfers provide essential life support to vulnerable households affected
by a crisis, including those living in chronic poverty. So far, project life cycles, nutrition, and …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the temporal patterns and crisis-related risk factors for population displacement in Somalia (2016-2018)

A Yuen, A Warsame, F Checchi - Journal of migration and health, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Over the past 30 years, south-central Somalia, Puntland (north-east) and
Somaliland (north-west) have experienced recurring drought-and conflict-related crises. By …

The impact of environmental cleanliness and cultural factors on child health in Africa

A Zakari, F Taghizadeh-Hesary, V Tawiah… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Africa is a region with abundant natural resources, but the child mortality rate is higher.
Despite World Health Organization (WHO) support, the region remained the highest with the …

[HTML][HTML] Causes of preventable death among children of female sex worker mothers in low-and middle-income countries: A community knowledge approach …

WL Macias-Konstantopoulos, E Perttu… - Journal of Global …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Female sex workers (FSW) in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) are
disproportionately vulnerable to poor health, social, and economic outcomes. The children …

Accuracy of the Verbal Autopsy questionnaire in the diagnosis of COVID-19 deaths in a Brazilian capital

MAG Campos, ÉAM Cutrim, ÉMM Cutrim… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT The Verbal Autopsy (VA) is a questionnaire about the circumstances
surrounding a death. It was widely used in Brazil to assist in postmortem diagnoses and …