Table 3.
Summary of conflict-related operational and organisational field experience publications, Syria January 2011–December 2019
| First author, publication year | First & last (senior) authors’ country of institutional affiliation | Description | Theme (subtheme)a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallam (2013) [97] |
First: UK Last: N/A |
Lists some activities undertaken by Syrian expatriate medical associations, including provision of training, telemedicine consultations and establishment of hospitals | Health system (service provision, workforce) |
| Harrison (2013) [98] |
First: Syria Last: Switzerland |
Describes UNHCR’s mental health and psychosocial support program | Humanitarian assessment, response or needs |
| Hasanin (2013) [99] |
First: Egypt Last: Egypt |
Describes experiences establishing a field hospital in a district in Aleppo. | Health system (service provision) |
| Sankari (2013) [100] |
First: USA Last: USA |
Describes establishment and activities of field hospitals in Syria | Health system (service provision) |
| Alahdab (2014) [101] |
First: Syria Last: USA |
Describes the experience of field hospitals in Syria | Health system (service provision) |
| Al-Makki (2014) [102] |
First: USA Last: USA |
Describes experiences of provision of renal services and reports on establishment of the Syrian National Kidney Foundation by two Syrian American nephrologists | Health system (service provision) |
| Attar (2014) [103] |
First: USA Last: N/A |
Reports number and type of presentations to four field hospitals in Aleppo during a two week period in December 2013 | Health system (service provision) |
| Dolan (2014) [104] |
First: Not mentioned Last: N/A |
Describes the cross-border nutrition coordination experience in southern Turkey | Humanitarian assessment, response or needs |
| Egendal (2014) [105] |
First: Syria Last: Syria |
Describes the World Food Programme’s emergency programme in Syria | Humanitarian assessment, response or needs |
| Joury (2014) [106] |
First: Syria Last: N/A |
Describes a Syrian community-based outreach dental education project named “Syrian Smiles” that aimed to provide dental care services and improve knowledge, skills and attitudes of dental students | Health system (workforce, service provision) |
| Khudari (2014) [107] |
First: Syria Last: Syria |
Describes WHO’s nutrition activities in Syria | Humanitarian assessment, response or needs |
| Kingori (2014) [108] |
First: Jordan Last: Syria |
Describes the nutrition crisis response in Syria and UNICEF’s nutrition activities | Humanitarian assessment, response or needs |
| Littledike (2014) [109] |
First: Syria Last: Not clear |
Describes World Vision International’s experiences supporting nutrition and primary healthcare programming to IDPs in Aleppo in 2013–2014 | Humanitarian assessment, response or needs |
| Reed (2014) [110] |
First: Syria Last: N/A |
Describes needs assessment and food and voucher assistance program implemented by GOAL in northern Syria | Humanitarian assessment, response or needs |
| Hakeem (2015) [111] |
First: Syria Last: Syria |
Reviews medical records of 211 pregnant women seen at Al Ghouta hospital in Sept-Nov 2014 (following August 2013 chemical attack) and reports birth outcomes by self-reported chemical exposure status | Health system (service provision); health status; war strategies / alleged IHL violations |
| Saeed (2015) [112] |
First: Syria Last: N/A |
Describes the number of renal transplant centers in Syria, their staffing and activity during the war | Health system (service provision) |
| Jefee-Bahloul (2016) [113] |
First: USA Last: Turkey |
Describes development and application of a tele-mental health system | Health system (service provision) |
| Moughrabieh (2016) [114] |
First: USA Last: USA |
Describes a remote tele-intensive care service and training of supporting staff in Syria | Health system (service provision) |
| Abdulahi (2017) [115] |
First: Syria Last: N/A |
Describes Nutrition Sector co-ordination mechanisms implemented in Syria since 2013 | Humanitarian assessment, response or needs |
| Abdullah (2017) [116] |
First: Syria Last: Jordan |
Describes the Whole of Syria Nutrition Coordination mechanisms implemented in 2015 | Humanitarian assessment, response or needs |
| Madanİ (2017) [117] |
First: Turkey Last: N/A |
Describes the nutrition response in Syria including activities of the Nutrition Cluster | Humanitarian assessment, response or needs |
| Mohammad (2017) [118] |
First: Saudi Arabia Last: Syria |
Descrbes the Teleradiology Relief Group including support provided to a facility in eastern Ghouta | Health system (service provision) |
| Aburas (2018) [119] |
First: USA Last: USA |
Describes a local medical humanitarian initiative (the Brotherhood Medical Centre), established to provide free, accessible maternal and child health services to Syrian IDPs in Atimah, Idlib. | Health system (service provision) |
| Alrifai (2018) [120] |
First: USA Last: USA |
Describes tele-cardiology service provision from the United States to support hospitals in Syria | Health system (service provision) |
| Ghbeis (2018) [121] |
First: USA Last: USA |
Describes implementation of the “Tele-Pediatric Intensive Care” program | Health system (service provision) |
| Lester (2018) [122] |
First: UK Last: N/A |
Describes a training programme for White Helmets members in which the trauma-informed framework was used to design and implement a range of mental health and psychosocial interventions. | Humanitarian assessment, response or needs |
| Masrani (2018) [123] |
First: USA Last: Saudi Arabia |
Describes a remote tele-radiology service supporting staff in besieged Ghouta between 2015 and 2018 | Health system (service provision); War strategies / alleged IHL violations |
| Mbaeyi (2018) [124] |
First: USA Last: Switzerland |
Describes the WHO response to the emergence of vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs) in Deir ez-Zor governorate in Syria in 2017 | Health status, Health system (service provision) |
| Muhjazi (2018) [125] |
First: not stated Last: not stated |
Describes the national tuberculosis control program | Health system (service provision) |
| Kouba (2019) [126] |
First: Syria Last: USA |
Describes translation of an online US-based medical education platform from English into Arabic by Syrian medical students, and uptake of the platform by Syrian universities and students | Health system (workforce) |
| Quay (2019) [127] |
First: Switzerland Last: N/A |
Describes development of Rapid Gender Analysis by CARE during its humanitarian response in Syria | Humanitarian assessment, response or needs |
aField hospitals are categorized under the health system theme as although these hospitals may be funded by humanitarian agencies and NGOs, the staff are generally local healthcare workers