Abstract Background Armed conflict can disrupt oncology care profoundly, resulting in worsened health outcomes for cancer patients. Syria has endured armed conflict for over a decade, resulting in a severe breakdown of its healthcare services. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the available evidence on the burden of cancer and oncology services [...]

Abstract Background 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 Bodies’ as institutional governance structures responsible for thematic planning and service provision; for [...]

Abstract Background 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 heavily on donor aid in the last decade. This study examines the extent [...]

Abstract 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 weaponisation of health. Methods A mixed-methods systematic review including quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods and textual literature between 2011 [...]

Abstract 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 aid in opposition-held areas to allow humanitarian agencies and organizations to use routes across [...]

Abstract Background Northwest Syria accounts for over 4 million people of whom more than half are internally displaced persons (IDPs). More than 1 million IDPs reside in camps and many more live in settings which are overcrowded and poorly ventilated. Suboptimal social living conditions leave these populations susceptible to tuberculosis (TB) morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess [...]