Public health consequences after ten years of the Syrian crisis: a literature review

MHDBA Alhaffar, S Janos - Globalization and health, 2021 - Springer
Ten years of the Syrian war had a devastating effect on Syrian lives, including millions of
refugees and displaced people, enormous destruction in the infrastructure, and the worst …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the health needs of internally displaced persons: a scoping review

D Cantor, J Swartz, B Roberts, A Abbara, A Ager… - Journal of Migration and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We seek to strengthen understanding of the health needs of internally displaced persons
(IDPs) in contexts of conflict or violence. Based upon a scoping review, our paper identified …

Lived experience related to the COVID-19 pandemic among Arabic-, Russian-and Somali-speaking migrants in Finland

E Finell, M Tiilikainen, I Jasinskaja-Lahti… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing research shows that migrants are disproportionately exposed to coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, little is known about their lived experience and related …

Lessons learnt from the first wave of COVID-19 in Damascus, Syria: a multicentre retrospective cohort study

I Hanafi, L Alzamel, O Alnabelsi, S Sallam… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The decade-long Syrian war led to fragile health infrastructures lacking in
personal and physical resources. The public health of the Syrian population was, therefore …

The forgotten threat of cholera in Syria

O Al-Abdulla, M Alaref - Journal of Water and Health, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Cholera is an ancient disease that persists as an issue of public health in many conflict-
affected countries worldwide. Cholera is a diarrheal infection caused by ingested water or …

Individual and social determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and uptake in Northwest Syria

O Al-Abdulla, M Alaref, A Kallström… - BMC Health Services …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction The COVID-19 outbreak devastated the fragmented health system in Syria, a
war-torn country, and exaggerated the demands for humanitarian assistance. COVID-19 …

Barriers to and facilitators of populational adherence to prevention and control measures of COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases: a qualitative evidence …

T Zaildo, TA Santino, G Chaves… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Aims: To summarise the evidence on barriers to and facilitators of population adherence to
prevention and control measures for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and other …

A systematic review of water, sanitation, and hygiene for urban poor in low-and middle-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic through a gendered lens

KC Sahoo, S Dubey, GC Dash, RK Sahoo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) among urban poor women is a major
urban policy concern in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). There was a paucity of …

“In general people aren't excited about the vaccine…”: Frontline perspectives on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy across Syria

M Alhaffar, Y Douedari, N Howard - Human vaccines & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is a new phenomenon in Syria, about which
relatively little is known. We aimed to explore this, drawing from 37 semi-structured …

They cannot afford to feed their children and the advice is to stay home. How‥?”: A qualitative study of community experiences of COVID-19 response efforts across …

M Alhaffar, H Mkhallalati, O Alrashid Alhiraki… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction COVID-19 highlighted the importance of meaningful engagement between
communities and health authorities. This is particularly challenging in conflict-affected …