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Violence in Palestine demands immediate resolution of its settler colonial root causes
An editorial calling for the violence in Palestine to end.
Blog
‘Pity the region’* – Gaza and the politics of health in the Middle East
A blog on the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Briefing
Palestine: Water crisis in the Gaza Strip
This report analyses the WASH crisis aggravated by current hostilities and seeks to provide an alert on the severity of the crisis.
Report
The political economy of health in the Gaza Strip (Occupied Palestinian Territory)
This document presents the results of a political economy analysis of the health sector in Gaza, based on a wide-ranging literature review and in-depth semi-structured interviews with policymakers, health officials and carers.
Policy document
Gaza war: expected socioeconomic impacts on the State of Palestine
This policy brief highlights some of the direct impacts of the Gaza war on the lives of Palestinians, estimating losses in gross domestic product and showing the effects of Israeli measures and military operations on the health system in Gaza.
Report
Gaza up close arHE
Everything you need to know about the closure on Gaza, from its high unemployment and shortages of electricity and clean water, to the policy choices of Israel that deny movement, violate rights and block development.
Multimedia
Is aid sustaining Palestine’s occupation?
In this episode of 'Rethinking Humanitarianism', hosts Heba Aly and Melissa Fundira speak to guests Yara Asi and Chris Gunness about aid and humanitarian responses in Palenstine.
Report
Palestine – The political economy of Gaza – responding to economic vulnerability, 28 September 2021
A thematic report of the political economy of Gaza, involving the analysis of stakeholders, power relations, and social conflict across time and space.
Briefing
Humanitarian Response to the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake in Syria ar
On 6 February 2023, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale brought destruction to southern Türkiye and northern Syria. The official death toll exceeded 50,000, with more than 7,000 fatalities occurring in Syria.1 An estimated 12…
Briefing
Integrating COVID-19 Vaccination Services: Insights from Iraq and Syria for the MENA Region ar
This brief draws on evidence from academic and grey literature and consultations with partners working in the COVID-19 response to review current integration efforts (as of August 2022) and explore potentially effective ways to integrate COVID-19 vaccination into other services…
Briefing
Supporting ‘wheat-to-bread’ systems in fragmented Syria ar
This Key Consideratoins briefing describes the social and political dimensions of food insecurity in Syria and provides insights into how territorial fragmentation affects wheat-to-bread systems.
Infographic
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance by Key Influencers in the MENA Region – Teachers and Healthworkers
This infographic summarises the key considerations of a recent evidence review on vaccine acceptance among two key groups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: teachers and health workers. To expand, open in the image in a new tab, or…
Infographic
Covid-19 vaccination: improving uptake for women in South Sudan
This infographic summarises the key considerations of a recent briefing on improving COVID-19 vaccine uptake amongst women in South Sudan. To expand, open in the image in a new tab, or download the PDF in full using the button on…
Evidence review
Evidence Review: COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance by Key Influencers in the MENA Region – Teachers and Healthworkers
This review synthesises evidence on vaccine acceptance among two key groups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: teachers and health workers. It draws from academic studies, most of which were cross-sectional studies, largely conducted between February 2020…
Field notes
Responding to COVID-19 in Africa: Using data to find a balance – Part III Calls to Action
This report distills key insights from The Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC)’s third survey conducted in February 2021
Evidence review
Data Synthesis: COVID-19 Vaccine Perceptions in Africa: Social and Behavioural Science Data, March 2020 – March 2021 fr
This synthesis brings together data related to public perceptions about COVID-19 vaccines collected in 22 countries in Africa
Research paper
One size does not fit all: adapt and localise for effective, proportionate and equitable responses to COVID-19 in Africa
A critical part of adaptation and proportionality is a localisation of response that builds on people’s own inventiveness and the knowledge and experience of local organisations.
Case study
Covid-19 in Gaza: Community perspectives on the pandemic
This interactive PowerPoint outlines the findings of a study into the perspectives of Palestinians living in refugee communities on a range of COVID-19 public health measures
Evidence review
RCCE Strategies to Overcome COVID-19 Fatigue in the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa arfr
This brief synthesises evidence published by UNICEF on social and cultural influences for sustained COVID-19 prevention and risk reduction behaviours in the Eastern Mediterranean / Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Infographic
COVID-19: Supporting Forcibly Displaced People in the Middle East and East Africa
COVID-19 is compounding vulnerabilities experienced by populations forcibly displaced by war
Evidence review
Background Paper: COVID-19 in the Context of Forced Displacement: Perspectives from the Middle East and East Africa arfrsw
How is the pandemic accentuating existing vulnerabilities of populations forcibly displaced by war?
Briefing
Operational Considerations: COVID-19 and Forced Displacement in the Middle East and East Africa arfrsw
Summary including collaborating with local groups and adopting holistic approaches.
Background report
The One Health Approach to Identify Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices that affect Community Involvement in the Control of Rift Valley Fever Outbreaks
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral mosquito-borne disease with the potential for global expansion, causes hemorrhagic fever, and has a high case fatality rate in young animals and in humans. Using a cross-sectional community-based study design, we investigated the…
Background report
Epidemics and the Politics of Knowledge: Contested Narratives and Pathways in H1N1 Response
This article explores the politics of knowledge involved in understanding and responding to epidemics in an era of global health governance and biosecurity. It develops and applies an approach focused on how multiple, competing narratives about epidemics are constructed, mobilized…
Background report
“It feels like I’m the dirtiest person in the world.”: Exploring the Experiences of Healthcare Providers who Survived MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia
In summer 2015, a Saudi 1000-bed tertiary care hospital experienced a serious outbreak among patients of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS); during which, some healthcare providers contracted the virus, but none died. The outbreak provoked not only fear and stress;…
Evidence review
Women and Girls Safe Spaces – A Guidance Note Based on Lessons Learned from the Syrian Crisis
The creation of women and girls safe spaces (WGSS) has emerged as a key strategy for the protection and empowerment of women and girls affected by the Syrian crisis. This document provides an overview of what safe spaces are and…
Briefing
Sand and Dust Storms Fact Sheet
Sand and dust storms are a global environmental problem that affects the health and livelihoods of millions of people across the world. These storms, which have increased in frequency, intensity and geographical range in recent decades, have an immense impact…
Background report
Health through People’s Empowerment: A Rights-Based Approach to Participation
Analysis of the academic discourse on participation, empowerment, and the right to health since the 1978 Alma-Ata International Conference on Primary Health Care and the subsequent Alma-Ata Declaration shows that each phase of the evolution of these concepts added important…
Evidence review
Measuring the Quality and Performance of Healthcare Providers in Conflict Settings
The purpose of the review was to provide a summary of possible indicators which might be used to measure the performance and quality of healthcare in conflict-affected settings. There is considerable guidance on measuring access, availability and quantity of health…
Evidence review
A Devastating Toll: the Impact of Three Years of War on the Health of Syria’s Children
Syria’s shattered health system is forcing health workers to engage in brutal medical practices and a series of epidemics have left millions of children exposed to a plethora of deadly diseases. This report sheds light on a broken health system…
