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Supporting tuberculosis program in active contact tracing: a case study from Pakistan

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2022
Tuberculosis (TB) is on the rise in Pakistan and there could be multiple reasons including poverty, difficulty in access to TB treatment services, non-compliance with treatment, social stigma etc.
Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Ahmed Khan Laghari, Sulaiman Durrani, Alina Chaudhry, Nabeela Ali   +4 more
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Health aid displacement during a decade of conflict (2011–19) in Syria: an exploratory analysis

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Syria has been in continuous conflict since 2011, resulting in more than 874,000 deaths and 13.7 million internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees.
Munzer Alkhalil, Maher Alaref, Abdulkarim Ekzayez, Hala Mkhallalati, Nassim El Achi, Zedoun Alzoubi, Fouad Fouad, Muhammed Mansur Alatraş, Abdulhakim Ramadan, Sumit Mazumdar, Josephine Borghi, Preeti Patel   +11 more
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An analysis of humanitarian and health aid alignment over a decade (2011–2019) of the Syrian conflict

Conflict and Health, 2022
Background The 11 years of the devastating conflict in Syria resulted in more than 874,000 deaths, and in more than thirteen million refugees and internally displaced people (UNHCR, Syrian refugee crisis: aid, statistics and news, USA for UNHCR ...
Munzer Alkhalil, Maher Alaref, Hala Mkhallalati, Zedoun Alzoubi, Abdulkarim Ekzayez   +4 more
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Cross-border strategies for access to healthcare in violent conflict – A scoping review

Journal of Migration and Health, 2022
Background: The geographical reconfiguration of healthcare systems in times of violent conflict is increasingly being recognised in academic literature. This includes conflict-induced, cross-border travel for medical treatment.
Ronja Kitlope Baatz, Abdulkarim Ekzayez, Kristen Meagher, Gemma Bowsher, Preeti Patel   +4 more
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Health system governance assessment in protracted crisis settings: Northwest Syria

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2023
Background Since the withdrawal of government forces from Northwest Syria due to the conflict, several national initiatives have aimed to create alternative governance approaches to replace the central governmental system.
Maher Alaref, Orwa Al-Abdulla, Zedoun Al Zoubi, Munzer Al Khalil, Abdulkarim Ekzayez   +4 more
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Surveillance and laboratory collaboration in response to an outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and Aeromonas hydrophila in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana: a case series

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background The detection of epidemic-prone pathogens is important in strengthening global health security. Effective public health laboratories are critical for reliable, accurate, and timely testing results in outbreak situations. Ghana received funding
Michael Owusu, Bernard Nkrumah, Ebenezer Kofi Mensah, Jones Lamptey, Godfred Acheampong, David Sambian, Augustina Sylverken, Shannon Emery, Lucy Maryogo Robinson, Solomon Asante Sefa, Eric Amoako, Irene Amedzro, Slyvester Chinbuah, Kwame Asante, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, David Opare   +15 more
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Impact of hand hygiene intervention: a comparative study in health care facilities in Dodoma region, Tanzania using WHO methodology

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020
Background Compliance with guidelines on hand hygiene (HH) is pivotal to prevent and control health-care associated infections and contributes to mitigating antimicrobial resistance.
Karin Wiedenmayer, Vicky-Sidney Msamba, Fiona Chilunda, James Charles Kiologwe, Jeremiah Seni   +4 more
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Utilization among Wolaita Sodo University Students, Ethiopia: A Mixed Method Approach

The Scientific World Journal, 2021
Background. Youths have been facing different sexual and reproductive health problems such as HIV infections and unplanned pregnancies. Therefore, this study aimed to assess reproductive health services utilization and their associated factors among ...
Muluken Gunta, Temesgen Tantu, Sintayehu Wolka, Mengistu Meskele, Asaminew Ayza, Bereket Duko   +5 more
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Reliability and validity of an innovative high performing healthcare system assessment tool

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Universal Health coverage (UHC) is the mantra of the twenty-first century yet knowing when it has been achieved or how to best influence its progression remains elusive. An innovative framework for High Performing Healthcare (HPHC) attempts to
Anwer Aqil, Kelly Saldana, Naeem uddin Mian, Mary Ndu   +3 more
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The health of internally displaced people in Syria: are current systems fit for purpose?

Journal of Migration and Health, 2022
Introduction: Syria has the largest number of internally displaced people (IDPs) globally with 6.7 million forced from their homes since the uprising erupted in 2011. Most face multiple intersecting vulnerabilities with adverse health impacts. We explore
Aula Abbara, Diana Rayes, Abdulkarim Ekzayez, Samer Jabbour, Manar Marzouk, Houssam Alnahhas, Sara Basha, Zahed Katurji, Richard Sullivan, Fouad M Fouad   +9 more
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