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Assessment of the health needs of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Syria's neighboring countries

El Arnaout, Nour; Rutherford, Spencer; Zreik, Thurayya; Nabulsi, Dana; Yassin, Nasser; Saleh, Shadi S. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)

Background: Health needs of displaced Syrians in refugee hosting countries have become increasingly complex in light of the protracted Syrian conflict. The primary aim of this study was to identify the primary health needs ...
Building resilient health systems: A proposal for a resilience index

Kruk, Margaret Elizabeth; Ling, Emilia J.; Bitton, Asaf; Cammett, Melani Claire; Cavanaugh, Karen; Chopra, Mickey; El-Jardali, Fadi; MacAuley, Rose Jallah; Muraguri, Mwihaki Kimura; Konuma, Shiro; Marten, Robert; Martineau, Fred P.; Myers, Michael; Rasanathan, Kumanan; Ruelas, Enrique; Soucat, Agnès L.B.; Sugihantono, Anung; Warnken, Heiko (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017)
Comments on the article: Syrian refugees in Lebanon: The search for universal health coverage

Ammar, Walid S.; Radi, Alissar; El-Jardali, Fadi (BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)

This letter intends to clarify information and misconceptions found in the article Syrian refugees in Lebanon: the search for universal health coverage which was published June 1st, 2016, and to challenge the core notion ...
eHealth as a facilitator of equitable access to primary healthcare: the case of caring for non-communicable diseases in rural and refugee settings in Lebanon

Saleh, Shadi S.; Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Farah, Angie; El Arnaout, Nour; Dimassi, Hani I.; Muntañer, Carles J.M.; El Morr, Christo Jamil (Springer International Publishing, 2018)

Objectives: Assess the effect of selected low-cost eHealth tools on diabetes/hypertension detection and referrals rates in rural settings and refugee camps in Lebanon and explore the barriers to showing-up to scheduled ...
Evaluating a Mental Health Program for Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

Yassin, Nasser; Taha, Asma Ali; Ghantous, Zeina; Atoui, Mia Malda; Forgione, Fabio (Springer New York LLC, 2018)

Medecins sans Frontière, an international non-governmental organization, initiated a mental health program for Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon. To evaluate the impact of the program after its completion, focus groups ...
Health system resilience in the face of crisis: Analysing the challenges, strategies and capacities for UNRWA in Syria

Jamal, Zeina; Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Diaconu, Karin D.; Lough, Graham; Witter, S. N.; Ager, Alastair K.St C.; Fouad, Fouad Mohammad (Oxford University Press, 2020)

Health system resilience reflects the ability to continue service delivery in the face of extraordinary shocks. We examined the case of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and its delivery of services to ...
Implementing Community-Based Participatory Research with Communities Affected by Humanitarian Crises: The Potential to Recalibrate Equity and Power in Vulnerable Contexts

Afifi, Rima A.; Abdulrahim, Sawsan; Betancourt, Theresa Stichick; Btedinni, Dima; Berent, Jenna M.; Murphy-Dellos, Laura; Farrar, Jordan C.; Nakkash, Rima T.; Osman, Rilwan; Saravanan, Monisa; Story, William T.; Zombo, Moses; Parker, Edith A. (Wiley Blackwell, 2020)

Worldwide, over 70.8 million people are forcibly displaced from their homes as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violation. In humanitarian crises, protection and the provision of basic needs are ...
Informal healthcare provision in Lebanon: An adaptive mechanism among displaced Syrian health professionals in a protracted crisis

Honein-AbouHaidar, Gladys N.; Noubani, Aya; El Arnaout, Nour; Ismail, Sharif A.; Nimer, Hana; Menassa, Marilyne; Coutts, Adam P.; Rayes, Diana; Jomaa, Lamis H.; Saleh, Shadi S.; Fouad, Fouad Mohammad (BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)

Background: Syrian healthcare workers (HCWs) are among those who fled the Syrian conflict only to face further social and economic challenges in host countries. In Lebanon, this population group cannot formally practice, ...
Integrating refugees into national health systems amid political and economic constraints in the EMR: Approaches from Lebanon and Jordan

Saleh, Shadi S.; Ibrahim, Sarah; Diab, Jasmin Lilian; Osman, Mona H. (University of Edinburgh, 2022)
Maternal health outcomes in the context of fragility: a retrospective study from Lebanon

Dimassi, Hani I.; Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Sabra, Nadine; El Arnaout, Nour; Harb, Ranime; Hamadeh, Randa Sami; El-Kak, Faysal H.; Shanaa, Abed; Mossi, Marta Orozco; Saleh, Shadi S.; Al-Arab, Natally (BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)

Background and aims: The Lebanese healthcare system faces multiple challenges including limited capacities, shortage of skilled professionals, and inadequate supplies, in addition to hosting a significant number of refugees. ...
MHealth use for non-communicable diseases care in primary health: Patients' perspective from rural settings and refugee camps

Saleh, Shadi S.; Farah, Angie; El Arnaout, Nour; Dimassi, Hani I.; El Morr, Christo Jamil; Muntañer, Carles J.M.; Ammar, Walid S.; Hamadeh, Randa Sami; Alameddine, Mohamad S. (Oxford University Press, 2018)

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 85% of deaths in Lebanon and contribute to remarkable morbidity and mortality among refugees and underserved populations. This study assesses the perspectives of ...
Organized chaos: Informal institution building among Palestinian refugees in the Maashouk gathering in south Lebanon

Yassin, Nasser; Stel, Nora Marie; Rassi, Rima (Oxford University Press, 2016)

Informal institutions are increasingly recognized as a core concept in our understanding of the organization of socio-political life in refugee communities. This article contributes to this understanding by exploring the ...
Outpatient use patterns and experiences among diabetic and hypertensive patients in fragile settings: a cross-sectional study from Lebanon

Saleh, Shadi S.; Muhieddine, Dina H.; Hamadeh, Randa Sami; Dimassi, Hani I.; Diaconu, Karin D.; Noubani, Aya; Arakelyan, Stella; Ager, Alastair K.St C.; Alameddine, Mohamad S. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)

Objectives Assess and describe the health service use and delivery patterns for non-communicable disease (NCD) services in two contrasting fragility contexts and by other principal equity-related characteristics including ...
Perspectives of displaced Syrian women and service providers on fertility behaviour and available services in west Bekaa, Lebanon

Kabakian-Khasholian, Tamar; Mourtada, Rima; Bashour, Hyam Nicola; El-Kak, Faysal H.; Zurayk, Huda C. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2017)

Prior to the conflict, Syria had relatively high fertility rates. In 2010, it had the sixth highest total fertility rate in the Arab World, but it witnessed a fertility decline before the conflict in 2011. Displacement ...
Physical trauma and injury: A multicenter study comparing local residents and refugees in Lebanon

Al-Hajj, Samar; Chahrour, Mohamad A.; Nasrallah, Ali A.; Hamed, Lara; Pike, Ian (University of Edinburgh, 2021)

Background Refugees are susceptible to various types of injury mechanisms associated with their dire living conditions and settlements. This study aims to compare and characterize the emergency department admissions due ...
Reproductive health of Syrian refugee women in Lebanon: a descriptive analysis of the Sijilli electronic health records database

Al-Arab, Natally; Nabulsi, Dana; El Arnaout, Nour; Dimassi, Hani I.; Harb, Ranime; Lahoud, Julien; Nahouli, Lara; Abou Koura, Abdulghani; El Saddik, Ghaidaa; Saleh, Shadi S. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)

Background: The Syrian conflict has been responsible for the highest exodus of refugees, with Lebanon hosting the greatest number of refugees per capita, which placed a significant strain on an already overburdened healthcare ...
Resilience capacities of health systems: Accommodating the needs of Palestinian refugees from Syria

Alameddine, Mohamad S.; Fouad, Fouad Mohammad; Diaconu, Karin D.; Jamal, Zeina; Lough, Graham; Witter, S. N.; Ager, Alastair K.St C. (Elsevier Ltd, 2019)

Resilience is increasingly recognised as a key process mitigating the impact of shocks and stressors on functioning. The literature on individual and community resilience is being extended to address characteristics of ...
Sijilli: A scalable model of cloud-based electronic health records for migrating populations in low-resource settings

Saleh, Shadi S.; El Arnaout, Nour; Abdouni, Lina; Jammoul, Zeinab; Hachach, Noha; Dasgupta, Amlan (JMIR Publications Inc., 2020)

The world is witnessing an alarming rate of displacement and migration, with more than 70.8 million forcibly displaced individuals, including 26 million refugees. These populations are known to have increased vulnerability ...
The Burden of Surgical Disease and Access to Care in a Vulnerable Syrian Refugee Population in Lebanon

Moustafa, Moustafa K.; Al-Hajj, Samar; El-Hechi, Majed W.; El Moheb, Mohamad N.; Chamseddine, Zahraa M.; Kaafarani, Haytham M.A. (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021)

Background: The Syrian conflict has produced one of the largest refugee crises in modern times. Lebanon has taken in more Syrian refugees per capita than any other nation. We aimed to study the burden of surgical disease ...
The determinants of the quality of clinical management among diabetic and hypertensive patients in a context of fragility: A cross-sectional survey from Lebanon

Saleh, Shadi S.; Muhieddine, Dina H.; Hamadeh, Randa Sami; Dimassi, Hani I.; Diaconu, Karin D.; Arakelyan, Stella; Ager, Alastair K.St C.; Alameddine, Mohamad S. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022)

Introduction: The management of NCDs is a growing challenge in low- and middle-income settings with the increasing prevalence and the associated demands that such conditions make on health systems. Fragile settings both ...

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