BACKGROUND Populations exposed to humanitarian emergencies are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems, including new onset, relapse and deterioration of psychotic disorders. Inadequate care for this group may lead to human rights abuses and even premature death. The WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG), and its adaptation for humanitarian settings (mhG...

In the sixth year of the Syrian conflict, 11 million people have been displaced, including more than 1.1 million seeking refuge in Lebanon. Prior to the crisis, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for 80% of all deaths in Syria, and the underlying health behaviors such as tobacco use, obesity, and physical inactivity are still prevalent among Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Humanitarian agenc...

Background: Globally,it is estimated that approximately 13 million neonates are born prematurely each year. The development of the central nervous system in premature neonates continues outside of the uterus and in the environment of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This study aimed to evaluate the physical environment of hospital and nursery in Iran’s tertiary care centers. Methods: This c...

having a deep underestanding of despotism, ayatollah taleghani developed a shura-based system to secure the rights and the political participation of people. shura, including rural councils, provincial councils, and the islamic consultative assembly, is religiously based on traditions and quranic verses which allow the people to proceed towards high humanitarian and social goals. to compare shu...

Abstract This article will briefly present a number of international human rights law considerations related to the topic citizenship stripping foreign fighters, that is: “individuals, driven mainly by ideology, religion and/or kinship, who leave their country origin or habitual residence join party engaged in an armed conflict”, most notably conflict Syria and Iraq. After that, focus on contex...

Nowadays, Humanitarian Supply Chain stakes are changing drastically, implying a need for new methods and tools. One of the most promising evolution is definitively "Physical Internet". The current research work investigates how to assess potential benefits limits using Physical Internet paradigm within Chains. Practically, proposal provides (i) systems engineering-oriented framework (ii) set sp...