Immunisation services are essential for any health system to ensure protection against major transmissible diseases. Armed conflicts often influence the availability, quality, accessibility, and uptake of vaccination services, which can lead to the emergence of outbreaks and epidemics [1, 2]. The…
The global health landscape, particularly in conflict-affected areas, faces multiple crises marked by severe healthcare worker (HCWs) shortages and misallocations. For example, in Syria, tens of thousands of HCWs have been forced to leave Syria due to more than a…
In regions affected by conflict, the effects on the healthcare system can be far-reaching and devastating. This is particularly evident in northeastern Syria (NES), a home to an estimated 2.4 to 4 million people. The region has been profoundly affected…
Reliable health information is a critical requirement for the management of health systems [1,2,3]. Effective healthcare provision depends largely on timely and reliable health information, especially in the context of public health emergencies and early recovery settings [1,2,3]. Health information…
Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Syrians have faced violence and displacement causing an increase in mental health issues. The COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 earthquake, and deteriorating living conditions have exacerbated these issues. Suicide in Syria remains…
The city of Idlib is the capital of the Idlib Governorate in Northwest Syria, located about 60 km north of Aleppo. It is the last stronghold for opposition forces engaged in over a decade of conflict with the Assad regime….
Since the withdrawal of government forces from Northwest Syria due to the conflict, several national initiatives have aimed to create alternative governance approaches to replace the central governmental system. One of the recent initiatives was the formulation of so-called ‘Central…
Syria has been in continuous conflict since 2011, resulting in more than 874,000 deaths and 13.7 million internally displaced people (IDPs) and refugees. The health and humanitarian sectors have been severely affected by the protracted, complex conflict and have relied…
Objectives To provide an overview of the holistic impact of the armed conflict on medical education and health professionals’ training (MEHPT) in Syria. Setting Syria is a country which underwent an armed conflict for 10 years and suffered from the…
The demonstrations in Syria in 2011 became an uncompromising conflict that divided the country into three main areas of control: governmental areas, northeast Syria, and Northwest Syria. A series of United Nations resolutions adopted in 2014 authorizing official cross-border humanitarian…
The world will face a human resource gap of 10 million health workers in 2030. Community health workers (CHWs) can contribute to mitigating this workforce gap while improving equitable access to care and health outcomes. However, questions on how to…
Syria has witnessed more than a decade of armed conflict through which healthcare workers and facilities have not only been affected, but targeted. Amidst this targeting of healthcare workers, subsequent displacement, and ‘weaponization’ of healthcare, the medical education and health…
