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 …

Digital health in fragile states in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: a scoping review of the literature

F El-Jardali, L Bou-Karroum, M Jabbour… - PLoS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Conflict, fragility and political violence, that are taking place in many countries in
the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have devastating effects on health. Digital …

Mental health in Lebanon: Tomorrow's silent epidemic

N Farran - Mental health & prevention, 2021 - Elsevier
Lebanon is a middle-income country that has been recently crippled by several tragedies
including the economic collapse, COVID-19, and the fourth of August Beirut port explosion …

War exposure, post-traumatic stress symptoms and hair cortisol concentrations in Syrian refugee children

D Smeeth, FS McEwen, CM Popham, EG Karam… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Altered secretion of cortisol, the primary effector of the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis,
has been proposed as a means by which traumatic experiences compromise later mental …

Vulnerability of Syrian refugees in Lebanon to COVID-19: quantitative insights

FM Fouad, SJ McCall, H Ayoub, LJ Abu-Raddad… - Conflict and Health, 2021 - Springer
Lebanon, a middle-income country with ongoing political turmoil, unstable economic
situation, and a fragmented and under-resourced health system, hosts about one million …

Prevalence of depression symptoms and associated sociodemographic and clinical correlates among Syrian refugees in Lebanon

H Naal, D Nabulsi, N El Arnaout, L Abdouni… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Since the outbreak of the Syrian war in 2011, close to 6 million Syrian refugees
have escaped to Syria's neighbouring countries, including Lebanon. Evidence suggests …

SERIES: eHealth in primary care. Part 6: Global perspectives: Learning from eHealth for low-resource primary care settings and across high-, middle-and low-income …

M Rakers, S van de Vijver, P Bossio… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background eHealth offers opportunities to improve health and healthcare systems and
overcome primary care challenges in low-resource settings (LRS). LRS has been typically …

The prevalence of non-communicable diseases among Syrian refugees in Syria's neighbouring host countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Al-Oraibi, O Hassan, K Chattopadhyay, LB Nellums - Public Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Alarming rates of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been observed in
low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) where most refugees reside. There is concern …

A systematic review of global health capacity building initiatives in low-to middle-income countries in the Middle East and North Africa region

H Naal, M El Koussa, M El Hamouch, L Hneiny… - Globalization and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) in the Middle East and
North Africa (MENA) region are facing increasing global health challenges with a reduced …

Experiences of cultural differences, discrimination, and healthcare access of displaced Syrians (DS) in Lebanon: a qualitative study

R Khalifeh, W D'Hoore, C Saliba, P Salameh… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
The study aims to examine cultural differences and discrimination as difficulties encountered
by DS when using the Lebanese healthcare system, and to evaluate the equity of DS access …