Syria

COVID-19 Infected Patients’ Experiences in Syria, and the Role of the Pharmacists during Their Infection

Pharmacy Practice This article assesses the experience and symptoms of COVID-19 patients in Syria, and the means pharmacists used to contribute to their recovery. Journal Article

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Shattered Lives: Understanding the Mental Health and Psychosocial Needs of Women and Children in Northwest Syria

World Vision Interviews held by World Vision’s Syria Response team with mental health and psycho-social support staff have shown that mental health needs in Syria are intensifying especially among women and children. Article

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COVID-19 Disease in Syrian Patients With Cancer: Clinical Manifestations, Laboratory Findings, Treatment, and Outcomes

JCO Global Oncology This article aims to examine the clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, recovery, and outcomes of cancer patients with COVID-19 infections in Syria. Journal Article

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Mental Health Impacts of Humanitarian Crisis on HCWs in Syria Amidst COVID-19

Medicine, Conflict and Survival This article studies the impact of the humanitarian crisis in Syria as well as the pandemic on healthcare workers’ mental health. With the rise of violence and attacks against HCWs and healthcare facilities in Syria, around 70% of the health workforce has left the country. The estimated number of citizens with…

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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among People in Syria: An Incipient Crisis

Annals of Medicine and Surgery This study examines the reasons behind vaccine hesitation among Syrians. It shows that citizens especially in rural areas are reluctant to receive the vaccine due to countless factors including the vaccine’s side effects, the country’s conflict, and displacement. Journal Article

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التضليل الإعلامي خلال جائحة كورونا في لبنان وسوريا واليمن

SKEyes Media This article navigates through the impact of false and misleading news during the pandemic in Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. Article

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From Preparedness to Vaccination : WHO Syria – Special COVID-19 Report

ReliefWeb This article reports on the World Health Organization’s work in Syria and highlights how Syria’s healthcare sector was already falling apart due to war with less than 50% of hospitals were fully functioning. Article

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Syrian Government’s Obstruction of Humanitarian Aid Pushes Health Systems to “Near Collapse” in Northern Syria: PHR Report

Physicians for Human Rights This Physicians for Human Rights report provides evidence of compounded health disparities and inequities across northern Syria in the wake of a decade-long assault on health care by the government. Report

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Syrian Government’s Obstruction of Humanitarian Aid Pushes Health Systems to “Near Collapse” in Northern Syria: PHR Report [Arabic]

Physicians for Human Rights This Physicians for Human Rights report provides evidence of compounded health disparities and inequities across northern Syria in the wake of a decade-long assault on health care by the government. Report

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Factors Associated with the Unwillingness of Jordanians, Palestinians and Syrians to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases Analyzing a survey carried out in Jordan, the West Bank, and Syria, this article reports that two-thirds of respondents were “unwilling or hesitant” to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Journal Article

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