Bringing equity in access to quality dialysis.
Published in Lancet (London, England)
The prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy among diabetic Palestinian refugees in the Nuzha area, Jordan: a cross-...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common type of diabetic neuropathy. It accounts for significant morbidity, including lower extremity amputations. There are few studies on the prevalence of DPN among Palestinian refugees in Jordan. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of DPN and its associated factors among Palestinian refug...
Daily experiences and strategies for psychological survival during the 2014 assaults in Gaza: a retrospective analysis o...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
Public health research suggests that multiple factors contribute to the mental health sequalae of political violence, but the daily experiences and ongoing strategies of psychological survival during active warfare are not clearly understood. We analysed retrospective chronological diaries from Palestinian women in Gaza, occupied Palestinian territ...
The experience of family carers of children with incurable cancer: a qualitative study from the occupied Palestinian ter...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
Treatments for childhood cancers have raised the survival rate, however different forms of malignancy continue to cause untimely deaths, and cancer remains a leading cause of death among children. Global research on paediatric cancer is limited for several reasons. Most research has focused on specific methodologies, including questionnaires with h...
Integration of mental health and psychosocial support services into primary health care in Gaza: a cross-sectional evalu...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
Integration of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) into primary health care in the Gaza Strip involves the delivery of mental health services within the essential service package provided by UNRWA, as recommended by WHO to fill the treatment gap. In early 2016, a successful pilot demonstrated that the integration is achievable in limited...
Health attacks and protection strategies during Gaza's Great March of Return: a mixed methods study using data from WHO'...
...Published in Lancet (London, England)
WHO defines an attack on health care as "any act of verbal or physical violence or obstruction or threat of violence that interferes with the availability, access and delivery of curative and/or preventive health services during emergencies." Gaza's Great March of Return (GMR) began on Mar 30, 2018, with 322 Palestinians killed and 33 141 injured b...
Spatial agency among children living in the Dheisheh refugee camp in the West Bank: a qualitative investigation of space...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
In Palestine, the ongoing Israeli occupation shapes and endangers all spaces that are used by children in their everyday lives. In this study, Palestinian children were considered active agents in their lives, both affecting and being affected by the world around them. Our research aimed to explore the role of resources, competencies, and attitudes...
Postgraduate training abroad and migration intentions of medical doctors and students in Gaza: a cross-sectional survey....
Published in Lancet (London, England)
The migration of medical professionals is a global health challenge, as emigration can weaken local health systems. Factors contributing towards this problem include inadequate job opportunities, low job satisfaction, and difficulty in accessing or substandard residency training. Longstanding political instability in Gaza, occupied Palestinian terr...
Non-communicable diseases among Palestinian refugees from Syria: a cross-sectional study on prevalence, case management,...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
As of Feb 14, 2014, UNRWA had registered almost 53 000 Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) who had fled to Lebanon as the result of the conflict in Syria. Half of the PRS had gone to one of the 12 Palestinian camps, which are overcrowded and of poor infrastructure. Consequently, there is concern for the wellbeing of PRS; in particular, their heal...
The psychological impact of deprivation in regions affected by conflict: a multilevel analysis of a cross-sectional surv...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
Deprivation is an important determinant of poor health. Locality can be key in understanding variation in deprivation across a population. This study aimed to analyse how different forms of deprivation affect mental health among Palestinians, and how they account for locality effects in the occupied Palestinian territory. We used multilevel modelli...
