Impact of war on child health in northern Syria: the experience of Médecins Sans Frontières
| Autor: | Louisa Baxter, Annick Lenglet, Lana Meiqari, Maartje Hoetjes |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Science and Society, APH - Global Health |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | European Journal of Pediatrics, 177(3), 371-380. Springer Verlag Meiqari, L, Hoetjes, M, Baxter, L & Lenglet, A 2018, ' Impact of war on child health in northern Syria: the experience of Médecins Sans Frontières ', European Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 177, no. 3, pp. 371-380 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-017-3057-y European Journal of Pediatrics |
| ISSN: | 0340-6199 |
| Popis: | Few data are available to evaluate the impact of Syrian war on civilian population; to describe this impact on child health, this article uses data from Médecins Sans Frontières-Operational Centre Amsterdam's activities in Tal-Abyad and Kobane cities, northern Syria (2013-2016). Data were obtained from routine medical datasets and narrative reports, for out-patient clinics, immunisation, nutritional monitoring and assessments, and in-patient care, and were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. Infections were the largest contributor to morbidity. The proportion of CONCLUSION: With such scattered interventions, routine data are limited in providing a quantified evidence of emergency's health impact; however, they help in drawing a picture of children's health status and highlighting difficulties in providing curative and preventive services, in order to reflect part of population's plight. What is Known • Few data exist to evaluate the impact of the Syrian war on the health of children; • Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF-OCA) has worked in northern Syria during different times since 2013. What is New • Quantitative and qualitative analysis of MSF's routine medical data and situtation reports show that one fifth of all consultations in children |
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