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Publication Date
March 2015
2 p, ill
This article assesses the impact of the war in Syrian the context of the health system and neighbouring countries and the rise in non-communicable diseases. The authors advocate that urgent policy and research attention needs to be given to the generation of timely and high-quality evidence on the effectiveness of the humanitarian health response, the capacity of health systems within Syria, and the issue of non-communicable diseases among internally displaced people and refugees
The Lancet, Vol 3, Issue 3, PE8-E9, Mar 01, 2015
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Keywords
Development/ Humanitarian; development agencies; human disasters (war & conflict); Disability and social diversity; displaced populations; refugees; vulnerable groups; Education; health education; Health; diseases: non-communicable diseases (NCD); systems: health information systems; systems: service delivery