Results: 6

Health ramifications and recovery avenues for Sudan’s April 2023 armed conflict: A review

Sudan j. med. sci; 19 (1), 2024
Background: Sudan’s history is marred by ongoing sociopolitical challenges, with deep cultural divisions fueling numerous wars. A new conflict erupted on April 15, 2023, pushing the country closer to a full-scale civil war. This war has severely crippled Sudan’s already fragile healthcare system, ren...

War in the midst of a pandemic: the synergy accelerating mental health disorders

War and displacement can have long-term and disastrous repercussions on people's mental, emotional, and physical health. Bombardments, invasions, occupation desertion, and being forced to flee diminish people’s sense of security. The risk of being hurt or maimed as a result of conflict causes acute dre...

Roles of local healthcare workers in the humanitarian response in South Sudan: a literature review

Introduction: Armed conflict is devastating to the health system, is a public health concern and recovery is an enormous challenge. The independence of South Sudan in 2011 brought much hope. However, eight years later, the country is still at conflict with itself. Although rich in resources, it is ranked...

Under-five mortality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: secondary analyses of survey and conflict data by province

Bull. W.H.O. (Print); 100 (7), 2022
Objective To compare coverage of key child health policy indicators across provinces and to explore their association with under-five mortality and level of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Methods We made a secondary analysis of nationally representative data from 1380 health facilities...

Bilan annuel d’un service ORL en zone de conflit: cas de Mopti /Mali
Annual report of an oral health service in a conflict zone: the case of Mopti /Mali

Introduction : Les maladies ORL sont des maladies qui touchent les oreilles, le nez, les voies aériennes supérieures et la région de la tête et du cou. Leurs prises en charge demandent une certaine expertise. Le nombre insuffisant des médecins d’ORL au Mali fait qu’il n’y a souvent qu’un seu...