Low levels of viral suppression among refugees and host nationals accessing antiretroviral therapy in a Kenyan refugee campSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 11 - Trang 1-11 - 2017
Joshua B. Mendelsohn, Paul Spiegel, Alison Grant, Sathyanarayanan Doraiswamy, Marian Schilperoord, Natasha Larke, John Wagacha Burton, Jully A. Okonji, Clement Zeh, Bosco Muhindo, Ibrahim M. Mohammed, Irene N. Mukui, Njogu Patterson, Egbert Sondorp, David A. Ross
Refugees and host nationals who accessed antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a remote refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya (2011–2013) were compared on outcome measures that included viral suppression and adherence to ART. This study used a repeated cross-sectional design (Round One and Round Two). All adults (≥18 years) receiving care from the refugee camp clinic and taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) for ...... hiện toàn bộ
Primary Healthcare Quality in Conflict and Fragility: a subnational analysis of disparities using Population Health surveysSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 16 - Trang 1-12 - 2022
Marwa Ramadan, Hannah Tappis, William Brieger
Recent global reports highlighted the importance of addressing the quality of care in all settings including fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS), as a central strategy for the attainment of sustainable development goals and universal health coverage. Increased mortality burden in FCS reflects the inability to provide routine services of good quality. There is also paucity of research do...... hiện toàn bộ
Public health implications of complex emergencies and natural disastersSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 11 - Trang 1-7 - 2017
Amanda Culver, Roger Rochat, Susan T. Cookson
During the last decade, conflict or natural disasters have displaced unprecedented numbers of persons. This leads to conditions prone to outbreaks that imperil the health of displaced persons and threaten global health security. Past literature has minimally examined the association of communicable disease outbreaks with complex emergencies (CEs) and natural disasters (NDs). To examine this associ...... hiện toàn bộ
Mental health care in Nepal: current situation and challenges for development of a district mental health care planSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 9 - Trang 1-11 - 2015
Nagendra P Luitel, Mark JD Jordans, Anup Adhikari, Nawaraj Upadhaya, Charlotte Hanlon, Crick Lund, Ivan H Komproe
Globally mental health problems are a serious public health concern. Currently four out of five people with severe mental illness in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) receive no effective treatment. There is an urgent need to address this enormous treatment gap. Changing the focus of specialist mental health workers (psychiatrists and psychologists) from only service delivery to also designin...... hiện toàn bộ
Providing HIV care in the aftermath of Kenya's post-election violence Medecins Sans Frontieres' lessons learned January – March 2008Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 2 - Trang 1-5 - 2008
Tony Reid, Ian van Engelgem, Barbara Telfer, Marcel Manzi
Kenya's post-election violence in early 2008 created considerable problems for health services, and in particular, those providing HIV care. It was feared that the disruptions in services would lead to widespread treatment interruption. MSF had been working in the Kibera slum for 10 years and was providing antiretroviral therapy to 1800 patients when the violence broke out. MSF responded to the cr...... hiện toàn bộ
Reflections from the Lebanese field: “First, heal thyself”Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 12 - Trang 1-5 - 2018
Zeina Chemali, Hannah Smati, Kelsey Johnson, Christina P. C. Borba, Gregory L. Fricchione
Humanitarian aid workers caring for Syrian refugees face major stressors as they attend to refugees’ needs on the field. Without adequate psychosocial support, evidence has shown that fieldworkers experience high burnout and turnover as well as long-term poor mental health. Unfortunately, scarce training in this regard leaves them ill-equipped to care for themselves and practice resilience while h...... hiện toàn bộ