COVID-19 in conflict border regions: a case of South Kordofan, SudanSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 15 - Trang 1-5 - 2021
Quraish Sserwanja, Mohammed Bashir Adam, Joseph Kawuki, Emmanuel Olal
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported in Sudan on 13 March 2020. Since then, Sudan has experienced one of the highest rates of COVID-19 spread and fatalities in Africa. One year later, as per 22 March 2021, Sudan had registered 29,661 confirmed cases and 2,028 deaths with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 6.8 %. By 12 December 2020, of the 18 states in Sudan, South Kordofan had t...... hiện toàn bộ
Sexual violence in the protracted conflict of DRC programming for rape survivors in South KivuSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 3 - Trang 1-9 - 2009
Birthe Steiner, Marie T Benner, Egbert Sondorp, K Peter Schmitz, Ursula Mesmer, Sandrine Rosenberger
Despite international acknowledgement of the linkages between sexual violence and conflict, reliable data on its prevalence, the circumstances, characteristics of perpetrators, and physical or mental health impacts is rare. Among the conflicts that have been associated with widespread sexual violence has been the one in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). From 2003 till to date Malteser In...... hiện toàn bộ
Challenges and opportunities for infection prevention and control in hospitals in conflict-affected settings: a qualitative studySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 15 - Trang 1-10 - 2021
Hattie Lowe, Susannah Woodd, Isabelle L. Lange, Sanja Janjanin, Julie Barnet, Wendy Graham
Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are the most frequent adverse outcome in healthcare delivery worldwide. In conflict-affected settings HAIs, in particular surgical site infections, are prevalent. Effective infection prevention and control (IPC) is crucial to ending avoidable HAIs and an integral part of safe, effective, high quality health service delivery. However, armed conflict and wides...... hiện toàn bộ