Leveraging lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to strengthen low-income and middle-income country preparedness for future global health threats

A Alakija - The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2023 - thelancet.com
Although the global COVID-19 pandemic response was quick to develop medical
countermeasures, it failed to fully prevent morbidity and mortality in high-income countries …

Health system governance assessment in protracted crisis settings: Northwest Syria

M Alaref, O Al-Abdulla, Z Al Zoubi, M Al Khalil… - Health Research Policy …, 2023 - Springer
Background Since the withdrawal of government forces from Northwest Syria due to the
conflict, several national initiatives have aimed to create alternative governance approaches …

Community engagement and adherence to COVID-19 prevention measures in Northwest Syria: a systematic review

O Al-Abdulla, A Kallström - Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the burden on the collapsing health system in
northwest Syria. The situation was exacerbated by the low rates of adherence to preventive …

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 …

Simulation of the Progression of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Northwest Syria Using a Basic and Adjusted SIR Model

O Al-Abdulla, A Kallström, C Valderrama… - Zoonotic …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Syria has experienced armed conflict since 2011, and the provision of health care has been
severely compromised due to the hostilities. At the time of writing, Northwest Syria (NWS) …

AI in conflict zones: the potential to revitalise healthcare in Syria and beyond

M Alkhalil, A Abbara, C Grangier, A Ekzayez - BMJ Global Health, 2024 - gh.bmj.com
Optimised clinical care Harnessing AI for clinical care can include its use for diagnosis,
monitoring or interventions. The use of AI can enhance existing programmes; for example …

Navigating the Aftermath: the Complex Landscape of COVID-19 in Northwest Syria

O Al-abdulla, M Alaref - Journal of Health Systems and Policies, 2023 - dergipark.org.tr
In the aftermath of the global upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a nuanced
perspective emerges, underscoring the need for vigilant and strategic healthcare responses …

[PDF][PDF] Simulation of the Progression of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Northwest Syria Using a Basic and Adjusted SIR Model. Zoonotic Dis. 2022, 2, 44–58

O Al-Abdulla, A Kallström, C Valderrama, J Kauhanen - 2022 - helda.helsinki.fi
Syria has experienced armed conflict since 2011, and the provision of health care has been
severely compromised due to the hostilities. At the time of writing, Northwest Syria (NWS) …

[HTML][HTML] How can humanitarian services provision during mass displacement better support health systems? An exploratory qualitative study of humanitarian service …

S Krishnan, S Zaman, M Ferdaus, MH Kabir… - Journal of Migration and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Health services provision in mass displacement settings is a humanitarian imperative and
essential to promoting international and regional security. Internationally displaced …

COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Driver of Inequality for Refugees and Vulnerable Groups

JL Diab, O Asfour, A Abbara - Covid-19 pandisziplinär und international …, 2023 - Springer
The EMR continues to encounter a severe scale of emergencies that are an immediate
outcome of conflict and ongoing political instability—this has widely been exacerbated since …