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
Implementation of lockdown, quarantine, and isolation measures in the context of COVID-19 among internally displaced persons in Burkina Faso: a qualitative studySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2024
Kadidiatou Kadio, Antarou Ly, Adidjata Ouédraogo, Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed, Sanni Yaya, Marie-Pierre Gagnon
The triple political, security, and health crisis in Burkina Faso has impacted
the lives of Burkinabè people, resulting in massive internal displacement. These
internally displaced persons (IDPs) are very vulnerable to epidemic diseases,
which was exacerbated by the recent COVID-19 pandemic., The implementation of
public health measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 represented a major
concern am... 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
The Colombian conflict: a description of a mental health program in the Department of TolimaSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 3 - Trang 1-6 - 2009
Elisabeth Sanchez-Padilla, German Casas, Rebecca F Grais, Sarah Hustache, Marie-Rose Moro
Colombia has been seriously affected by an internal armed conflict for more than
40 years affecting mainly the civilian population, who is forced to displace,
suffers kidnapping, extortion, threats and assassinations. Between 2005 and
2008, Médecins Sans Frontières-France provided psychological care and treatment
in the region of Tolima, a strategic place in the armed conflict. The mental
health p... hiện toàn bộ
Surgical care for the direct and indirect victims of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of CongoSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 4 - Trang 1-6 - 2010
Kathryn Chu, Philippe Havet, Nathan Ford, Miguel Trelles
The provision of surgical assistance in conflict is often associated with care
for victims of violence. However, there is an increasing appreciation that
surgical care is needed for non-traumatic morbidities. In this paper we report
on surgical interventions carried out by Médecins sans Frontières in Masisi,
North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo to contribute to the scarce evidence
base on surg... hiện toàn bộ
Provision of emergency obstetric care at secondary level in a conflict setting in a rural area of Afghanistan – is the hospital fulfilling its role?Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 12 Số 1 - Trang 1-9 - 2018
Lagrou, Daphne, Zachariah, Rony, Bissell, Karen, Van Overloop, Catherine, Nasim, Masood, Wagma, Hamsaya Nikyar, Kakar, Shafiqa, Caluwaerts, Séverine, De Plecker, Eva, Fricke, Renzo, Van den Bergh, Rafael
Provision of Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) reduces maternal
mortality and should include three components: Basic Emergency Obstetric and
Neonatal Care (BEmONC) offered at primary care level, Comprehensive EmONC
(CEmONC) at secondary level and a good referral system in-between. In a
conflict-affected province of Afghanistan (Khost), we assessed the performance
of an Médecins Sans Fr... hiện toàn bộ
Learning lessons from field surveys in humanitarian contexts: a case study of field surveys conducted in North Kivu, DRC 2006-2008Springer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2009
Rebecca F Grais, Francisco J Luquero, Emmanuel Grellety, Heloise Pham, Benjamin Coghlan, Pierre Salignon
Survey estimates of mortality and malnutrition are commonly used to guide
humanitarian decision-making. Currently, different methods of conducting field
surveys are the subject of debate among epidemiologists. Beyond the technical
arguments, decision makers may find it difficult to conceptualize what the
estimates actually mean. For instance, what makes this particular situation an
emergency? And ... hiện toàn bộ