Implementing Community-Based Participatory Research with Communities Affected by Humanitarian Crises: The Potential to Recalibrate Equity and Power in Vulnerable Contexts.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajcp.12453
Abstract: Worldwide, over 70.8 million people are forcibly displaced from their homes as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violation. In humanitarian crises, protection and the provision of basic needs are often prioritized.… read more here.
Keywords: research; community based; participatory research; based participatory ... See more keywords
Traumatic Injuries are the Main Indication for Limb Amputations During and After Humanitarian Crises
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-020-05905-4
Abstract: Populations at risk during humanitarian crises can suffer traumatic injuries or have medical conditions that result in the need for limb amputation (LA). The objectives of this study were to describe the indications for and… read more here.
Keywords: indication; post; traumatic injuries; crisis periods ... See more keywords
Resilience and the role of equids in humanitarian crises.
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DOI: 10.1111/disa.12501
Abstract: In times of crisis, working equids can play a critical role supporting vulnerable people in low- to middle-income countries. However, the contributions working equids make are rarely acknowledged in academic research, media reporting, international policy… read more here.
Keywords: resilience role; equids humanitarian; role; humanitarian crises ... See more keywords
Use of verbal autopsy and social autopsy in humanitarian crises
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000640
Abstract: Introduction Two billion people live in countries affected by conflict, violence and fragility. These are exceptional situations in which mortality shifts dramatically and in which civil registration and vital statistics systems are often weakened or… read more here.
Keywords: autopsy social; use verbal; social autopsy; autopsy ... See more keywords
A long way to go: a systematic review to assess the utilisation of sexual and reproductive health services during humanitarian crises
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000682
Abstract: Introduction Women and girls are affected significantly in both sudden and slow-onset emergencies, and face multiple sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges in humanitarian crises contexts. There are an estimated 26 million women and girls of… read more here.
Keywords: srh; reproductive health; utilisation; sexual reproductive ... See more keywords
Theory of change for the delivery of talking therapies by lay workers to survivors of humanitarian crises in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol of a systematic review
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018193
Abstract: Introduction There is a severe shortage of specialist mental healthcare providers in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) affected by humanitarian crises. In these settings, talking therapies may be delivered by non-specialists, including lay workers with… read more here.
Keywords: lay workers; income; income countries; review ... See more keywords
International Issues: Teleneurology in humanitarian crises
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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000004114
Abstract: Humanitarian emergencies defined by armed conflict, political strife, famine, or natural disaster can devastate populations rapidly. Neurologic disorders accompany these complex humanitarian emergencies but often go unheeded, exacerbated by a scarcity of neurologists. Teleneurology offers… read more here.
Keywords: neurology; issues teleneurology; teleneurology humanitarian; international issues ... See more keywords
Decision-making in humanitarian crises: politics, and not only evidence, is the problem.
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DOI: 10.19191/ep18.3-4.p214.069
Abstract: Accurate, relevant and timely public health information is paramount in a humanitarian crisis: it can help to identify needs and priorities, guide decisions on interventions and resource allocation, monitor trends, evaluate the effectiveness of the… read more here.
Keywords: information; making humanitarian; evidence; decision making ... See more keywords
1100-P: A Four-Humanitarian Agency Survey of Diabetes Care in 83 Humanitarian Settings
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DOI: 10.2337/db21-1100-p
Abstract: Background: We are currently facing unprecedented humanitarian crises. With diabetes at record-high levels and projected increases in humanitarian crises globally, data on the burden and management of DM in humanitarian crises is needed to stop… read more here.
Keywords: diabetes care; refugees idps; 1100 four; humanitarian settings ... See more keywords