Health and Conflict Studies

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to provide an overview of morbidity and mortality among patients admitted to the Hospital of the Medicine Faculty of Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey, after the 1999 Marmara earthquake. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of the medical records of 645 earthquake victims. Patients' demographic…

• RECEP FEDAKAR

The conflict in Syria is a big humanitarian emergency. More than 200,000 Syrians have been killed, with more than half of the population either having been displaced or having immigrated. Healthcare has been interrupted due to the destruction of facilities, a lack of medical staff, and a critical shortage of life-savi…

• ÖMER FEHMİ TABAK

The conflict in Syria is a big humanitarian emergency. More than 200,000 Syrians have been killed, with more than half of the population either having been displaced or having immigrated. Healthcare has been interrupted due to the destruction of facilities, a lack of medical staff, and a critical shortage of life-savi…

• ÖMER FEHMİ TABAK
• RECEP ÖZTÜRK

After the Arab Spring uprising, Syria descended into a civil war in 2011. By March 2016, the United Nations reported that 13.5 million Syrians required humanitarian assistance, including 6.6 million internally displaced persons and more than 4.8 million refugees outside of Syria. Turkey is currently hosting the larges…

• MEHMET DOĞANAY

Syrian people fleeing their countries due to internal conflicts can be at high risk for mental health problems because they have to deal with multiple stressor events like traumatic events, forced migration, and living difficulties. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relative contribution of pre-migra…

• TÜLİN GENÇÖZ

Migration is a longstanding, growing global phenomenon. As a social determinant of health, migration can lead to health inequities between people on the move and host populations. Thus, it is imperative that there is a coordinated effort to advance migration- and health-related goals. WHO has a specific remit to suppo…

Migration is a longstanding, growing global phenomenon. As a social determinant of health, migration can lead to health inequities between people on the move and host populations. Thus, it is imperative that there is a coordinated effort to advance migration- and health-related goals. WHO has a specific remit to suppo…

• İLKER KAYI

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 Richter scale hit Southeastern Turkey and the Northwestern territories of Syria at 04:17 local time on 6 February 2023. The quake was followed by aftershocks with a 7.6 magnitude. The epicentre of both earthquakes was in Kahramanmara province, Trkiye, and more than 10,000 aftersho…

• ÜLKÜ ALVER ŞAHİN

BACKGROUND: Due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, some of the about 10 000 adults requiring dialysis in Ukraine fled their country to continue dialysis abroad. To better understand the needs of conflict-affected dialysis patients, the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force of the European Renal Association conducted a survey on…

• ZÜBEYDE SERHAN TUĞLULAR

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 Richter scale hit Southeastern Turkey and the Northwestern territories of Syria at 04:17 local time on 6 February 2023. The quake was followed by aftershocks with a 7.6 magnitude. The epicentre of both earthquakes was in Kahramanmara province, Trkiye, and more than 10,000 aftersho…

• TUBA RASTGELDİ DOĞAN

BACKGROUND: Due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, some of the about 10 000 adults requiring dialysis in Ukraine fled their country to continue dialysis abroad. To better understand the needs of conflict-affected dialysis patients, the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force of the European Renal Association conducted a survey on…

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• KENAN KARBEYAZ