HRH Global Resource Center - Conflict Affected Regions

Exploring the Influence of the Global Fund and the GAVI Alliance on Health Systems in Conflict-Affected Countries

Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:00:36 +0000

Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) respond to high-impact communicable diseases in resource-poor
countries, including health systems support, and are major actors in global health. GHIs could play an important role
in countries affected by armed conflict given these countries commonly have weak health systems and a high
burden of communicable disease. The aim of this study is to explore the influence of two leading GHIs, the Global
Fund and the GAVI Alliance, on the health systems of conflict-affected countries. [from abstract]

Violence Against Healthcare Workers

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:43:12 +0000

The objective of SICOT is “to promote the advancement of the science and art of orthopaedics and traumatology at international level in particular for the improvement of patient care; to foster and develop teaching, research and education; to facilitate and encourage exchange of professional experience and to promote good fellowship among its members.” [from introduction]

Human Resource Management in Post-Conflict Health Systems: Review of Research and Knowledge gaps

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:30:40 +0000

In post-conflict settings, severe disruption to health systems invariably leaves populations at high risk of disease and
in greater need of health provision than more stable resource-poor countries. The health workforce is often a direct
victim of conflict. Effective human resource management (HRM) strategies and policies are critical to addressing the
systemic effects of conflict on the health workforce such as flight of human capital, mismatches between skills and
service needs, breakdown of pre-service training, and lack of human resource data.

Fragile and Conflict Affected States: Report from the Consultation on Collaboration for Applied Health Research and Delivery

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:35:39 +0000

Fragile and Conflict Affected States present difficult contexts to achieve health system outcomes and are neglected in health systems research. This report presents key debates from the Consultation of the Collaboration for Applied Health Research and Delivery, Liverpool, June, 2014.

Adapting Continuing Medical Education for Post-Conflict Areas: Assessment in Nagorno Karabagh - A Qualitative Study

Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:33:08 +0000

One of the major challenges in the current century is the increasing number of post-conflict states where infrastructures are debilitated. The dysfunctional health care systems in post-conflict settings are putting the lives of the populations in these zones at increased risk. [from abstract]

A window of opportunity for reform in post-conflict settings? The case of Human Resources for Health policies in Sierra Leone, 2002–2012

Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:05:57 +0000

With this aim, the study looks at the development of policies on human resources for health (HRH) in Sierra Leone over the decade after the conflict (2002–2012). [from abstract]

Protection of Health Workers, Patients and Facilities in Times of Violence

Mon, 12 May 2014 17:56:07 +0000

This report offers a review of the rich and varied discussions that took place during the course of the 3-day
conference that resulted in a Call for Action, including a global research agenda.[from introduction]

Diffusion of E-Health Innovations in ‘Post-Conflict ’ Settings: A Qualitative Study on the Personal Experiences of Health Workers

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 15:56:04 +0000

This study explores the personal experiences of health workers using e-health innovations in selected
post-conflict situations. [from abstract]

Consultation on the Libyan Health Systems: Towards Patient-Centred Services

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:50:30 +0000

The extra demand imposed upon the Libyan health services during and after the Libyan revolution in 2011
led the ailing health systems to collapse. To start the planning process to re-engineer the health sector, a conference was held in Tripoli, Libya to facilitate a consultative process between 500 Libyan health experts in order to identify the problems within the Libyan health system and propose potential solutions. This article summarises the 500 health expert recommendations that seized the opportunity to map a modern health systems to take the Libyan health sector into the 21st century.

Trauma and Mental Health of Medics in Eastern Myanmar's Conflict Zones: A Cross-Sectional and Mixed Methods Investigation

Thu, 29 Aug 2013 21:24:00 +0000

This study examines a population of community health workers in Karen State, eastern Myanmar to explore the manifestations of health providers’ psychological distress in a low-resource conflict environment.