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May measurement month 2017 campaign screening results from venezuela: An analysis of blood pressure, abdominal circumference and body mass index

Hernández-Hernández, Rafael; Octavio-Seijas, José Andrés; López-Rivera, Jesus A.; Morr, Igor; Costantini-Olmos, Antonieta P.; Gúzman-Franolic, Mónica L.; Silva, Eglé R.; Duín, Amanda; Marval, José; Méndez-Amaya, Nedina Coromoto; Ruíz-Lugo, José Félix; Vásquez, Dámaso; Ponte-Negrete, Carlos Ignacio; Beaney, Thomas G.P.; Kobeissi, Elsa; Poulter, Neil R. (Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas, 2019)

The present study had the purpose of evaluating the proportion of subjects with hypertension, treatment, control rates, and the relationship between blood pressure (BP) with body mass index and abdominal circumference in ...
A conceptual framework for capacity strengthening of health research in conflict: The case of the Middle East and North Africa region

El Achi, Nassim; Papamichail, Andreas; Rizk, Anthony; Lindsay, Helen; Menassa, Marilyne; Abdul-Khalek, Rima A.; Ekzayez, Abdulkarim M.; Dewachi, Omar; Patel, Preeti P. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)

Background: In conflict settings, research capacities have often been de-prioritized as resources are diverted to emergency needs, such as addressing elevated morbidity, mortality and health system challenges directly ...
The virus, the settler, and the siege: Gaza in the age of corona

Abu-Sittah, Ghassan S. (Routledge, 2020)

This essay explores the challenges and opportunities that the Covid-19 pandemic has afforded Israel as it broadens its settler-colonial objectives internally, in Gaza, and elsewhere. In particular, it sheds light on the ...
Mapping breast cancer journal publications in conflict settings in the MENA region: a scoping review

Abdul-Khalek, Rima A.; Abu-Sittah, Ghassan S.; El Achi, Nassim; Kayyal, Walaa; Elamine, Ahmad; Noubani, Aya; Menassa, Marilyne; Ahmed, Fahad; Sullivan, Richard; Mukherji, Deborah M. (ecancer Global Foundation, 2020)

Background: Breast cancer is a major cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women in the the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Conflict and political instability in the region may affect medical ...
Assessing the capacity for conflict and health research in Lebanon: A qualitative study

El Achi, Nassim; Honein-AbouHaidar, Gladys N.; Rizk, Anthony; Kobeissi, Elsa; Papamichail, Andreas; Meagher, Kristen; Ekzayez, Abdulkarim M.; Abu-Sittah, Ghassan S.; Patel, Preeti P. (BioMed Central, 2020)

Background: Conflicts pose new challenges for health systems, requiring rapid and practical approaches to meet emerging needs on the ground. Lebanon has been highly influenced by surrounding conflicts in the Middle East ...
Influenza vaccine and cardiac protection: a study from a tertiary care center

Musharrafieh, Umayya; Dergham, Jad; Daou, Carla; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Houry, Rana; Bizri, Abdul Rahman N. (Taylor and Francis Inc., 2020)

Patients with heart disease (HD) are at increased risk of developing cardiac complications if they acquire the influenza virus. The objective of this study was to determine whether the influenza vaccine has a primary role ...
AMR and Covid-19 on the frontline: A call to rethink war, WASH, and public health

Zeitoun, Mark; Abu-Sittah, Ghassan S.; Shomar, Reem Abu; El Achi, Nassim (Ubiquity Press, 2021)

This Viewpoint calls for a greater understanding of the role that water plays in the transmission of anti-microbial resistance and covid-19 in protracted urban armed conflict, in order to develop a ‘pathogen-safe’ practice. ...
What is the role of incisional vacuum therapy in challenging spinal wounds? A single centre experience

Hajjar, Marwan S.; Atallah, Georgio M.; Oneissi, Ahmad; Beaineh, Paul T.; Abu-Sittah, Ghassan S. (MA Healthcare Ltd, 2021)

Objective: A surgical approach to the treatment of spinal defects and disorders has become more common because of the medical and technological advancements achieved in the last decade. This rising trend in spinal surgeries ...
The socioeconomic burden of antibiotic resistance in conflict-affected settings and refugee hosting countries: a systematic scoping review

Kobeissi, Elsa; Menassa, Marilyne; Moussally, Krystel; Repetto, Ernestina Carla; Soboh, Ismail; Hajjar, Marwan S.; Saleh, Shadi S.; Abu-Sittah, Ghassan S. (BioMed Central Ltd, 2021)

Background: Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a major global threat. Armed and protracted conflicts act as multipliers of infection and ABR, thus leading to increased healthcare and societal costs. We aimed to understand and ...
Challenges of conducting research on emergency response and health services provided during conflict in LMICs–case of Lebanon

Kobeissi, Elsa; Abdul-Sater, Zahi; Farhat, Theresa I.; Abu-Sittah, Ghassan S. (Routledge, 2022)
Long-term burden of war injuries among civilians in LMICs: case of the July 2006 war in Lebanon

Kobeissi, Elsa; Menassa, Marilyne; Honein-AbouHaidar, Gladys N.; El Achi, Nassim; Abdul-Sater, Zahi; Farhat, Theresa I.; Al Mohtar, Dalia; Hajjar, Marwan S.; Abdul-Khalek, Rima A.; Chaya, Bachar F.; Elamine, Ahmad; Hettiaratchy, Shehan P.; Abu-Sittah, Ghassan S. (Frontiers Media SA, 2023)

Introduction: Lebanon, a country located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, is one of the world’s smaller sovereign states. In the past few decades, Lebanon endured a perpetual political turmoil and several ...
Systematic review of the microbiology of osteomyelitis associated with war injuries in the Middle East and North Africa

Ghieh, Fadi M.; Bizri, Abdul Rahman N.; Beaineh, Paul T.; Chalhoub, Rawad S.; Abu-Sittah, Ghassan S. (Routledge, 2023)

Osteomyelitis is a serious complication associated with war-related limb injuries requiring complicated treatment regimens and management. Few reports have been published from the Middle-East and North-Africa regions about ...
Responding to the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: Damned if You do… Damned if You don’t!

Farhat, Theresa I.; Ibrahim, Sarah; Abdul-Sater, Zahi; Abu-Sittah, Ghassan S. (Ubiquity Press, 2023)

Palestine, since 1948, has endured frequent military occupations and uprisings, intifadas, in a limited geographic area that has resulted in one of the worst humanitarian crises. The prolonged nature of this military ...

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