The complexity of the ever-shifting humanitarian landscape in the Middle East region –where the effects of perennial conflict and instability have rarely been contained within one country – is a major preoccupation for humanitarian organisations like the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). As fighting continues in Syria, unprecedented levels of displacement and destruction have res...

Ethical challenges facing research and reporting from conflict-affected zones are well known; among them is the difficulty of finding reliable information; the tendency to take sides and define actors as either good or evil; the precarious security situation of residents and the ever-changing scenarios on the ground. We observed, however, that these challenges go unacknowledged in research and ...

OBJECTIVE: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) provides primary health care services including care for diabetes and hypertension, with limited resources under difficult circumstances in Gaza, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. A total of 114,911 people with diabetes were registered with UNRWA health centres in 2011. The aim of this cross-se...

Over the past three decades, various efforts have been made to develop special education policies and services in Syria. However, guarantee improvement of sustainable national enhancements during both emergency reconstruction phases Syrian Civil War, it is necessary continue address intersectional ways by which people with disabilities disproportionately impacted. This paper provides an update ...

INTRODUCTION Dietary and lifestyle behaviours among adolescents are risk factors for several chronic diseases in adulthood. OBJECTIVE To examine the differences in dietary habits and lifestyle between male and female adolescents in Syria. MATERIALS AND METHOD A cross-sectional multi-stage stratified sampling study was carried out on adolescents, 15-18-years-old, in Damascus, Syria. The tota...

BACKGROUND Evidence is conflicting as to the whether tobacco smoking prevalence is higher in refugee than non-refugee populations. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence and frequency of tobacco smoking in Palestine refugee and non-refugee adolescent populations in the Middle East. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) conducted...

Surveys of Tenuipalpidae and Tetranychidae were conducted at three locations in Latakia governorate, Syria, 2021. Eight species collected; four flat mite which Aegyptobia beglarovi, Cenopalpus lineola, Pentamerismus juniperi new records for Syria; spider among Petrobia (Mesotetranychus) tunisiae represented a record. A tetranychid species, Bryobia (Lyobia) hadizeni sp. nov., collected from Cali...