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Palestinians under occupation in the West Bank city of Hebron face physical violence, psychological trauma and deliberately limited access to medical care at the hands of occupation forces and settlers, a new report by Doctors Without Borders details. “Movement restrictions, harassment and violence by Israeli forces and settlers are inflicting immense and unnecessary suffering on Palestinians in Hebron. This is having a disastrous impact on their mental and physical health” - Frederieke van Dongen, Doctors Without Borders’ head of humanitarian affairs. The occupation has increasingly blocked healthcare access in Hebron, using checkpoints and car confiscations to limit access for medical workers to remote areas, preventing essential care including vaccinations for babies and children. Curfews and road access closures for Palestinians also severely limit their ability to travel for support. Checkpoints have been found to hold ambulances for one or two hours, or force them to take alternative routes, delaying response times in critical emergencies, and costing patients their lives. All Ministry of Health clinics inside the H2 area of Hebron were closed for two months after 7 October, having an immediate impact on those in need of care. Only one clinic was able to open thereafter, due to the majority of healthcare workers refused entry at Israeli checkpoints. These actions, used by Israel to dominate and oppress Palestinians uphold a system of apartheid spanning generations. While the ICJ has found Israel responsible for apartheid, and urged the immediate dismantlement of the illegal occupation and settlements, our governments have yet to act. 👉 EMAIL YOUR ELECTED OFFICIAL NOW! USE THE FREE TEMPLATE IN @humantiproject’s bio or visit HumantiProject.org 👈 ——- Source: Doctors Without Boarders https://lnkd.in/ewns-4r3

#CochranePodcast: What are the benefits & risks of #health literacy interventions for #migrants? Patient understanding can be key to the successful use of many of the interventions for which there are Cochrane Reviews and, in November 2023, we published a review that might help with this. Here are two of the authors, Angela Aldin from Cochrane Haematology and Annika Baumeister from the University of Bonn, both in Germany, to talk about the findings of that review looking at interventions for improving health literacy in migrants. 🎧 Listen to the latest #SystematicReview evidence in under 5 minutes https://buff.ly/3vYuADe Baumeister A, Aldin A, Chakraverty D, Hübner C, Adams A, Monsef I, Skoetz N, Kalbe E, Woopen C. Interventions for improving health literacy in migrants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2023, Issue 11. Art. No.: CD013303. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013303.pub2. https://lnkd.in/g6UUNF7N

Register for this webinar we're hosting where our team will present the results of a study they conducted on the long-term physical and psychological symptoms in Syrian men subjected to #detention, #CRSV and #torture.

NEW RESEARCH | Care and support for those with serious illness, those who are dying, and those who are bereaved do not yet receive enough attention from the humanitarian sector - and yet illness, dying, death, and grief are so much a part of the everyday. Paying attention to palliative care can help us be better humanitarians, says Centre PhD Graduate and campaigner Dr Rachel Coghlan, and in this article she shares how and why. The article is co-authored by Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings Mila Petrova and Paul Spiegel. https://cfhl.info/3BeOqwm

Only one week to go until the EPH Conference in Lisbon! My colleague Matthias Bonigut and I will be presenting snapshots of our findings on the topic of Violence in Emergency Services. This is a project that we started off in an attempt to answer some critical questions on the origins, characteristics and mitigation possibilities of violence in emergency services. However, after collecting and analysing the data, we ended up not finding answers but rather more questions to delve into. So, here is one of the abstracts we'll present next week - a very short account of what we found and why we'll soon submit a research proposal to explore the topic in its depth. #emergency #healthcare #violence #publichealth https://lnkd.in/dB7V9cv4

Completion of maternal and child health continuum of care and associated factors in West ...: Data quality control. To maintain data quality, the questionnaire was initially prepared in English, first translated into the Amharic language ...

🏆 🇵🇪 We are pleased to support the government of Peru by implementing the project "Asistencia Técnica Salud Mental - MINSA", funded by the European Commission.   The overall objective of this project is to: 📌 Contribute to the comprehensive community mental health care provided by services at all levels of care, generating high-quality, accessible, and effective mental health knowledge at a national level to improve decision-making and the outcomes of mental health policies, plans, and programs, aspects that must be visible, accessible and easily understandable for various sectors and the population in general, while taking into account user information privacy. The specific objectives of this project are to: 📌 Implement the SIHCE of MINSA – mental health component strengthened with technical capacity to interoperate with the National Registry of Medical Records according to SIHCE accreditation criteria. 📌 Develop the hospitalization module or component for mental health to be made available to second- and third-level care facilities. 📌Develop the mental health hospitalization module and the National Mental Health Observatory based on the current Platform of Monitoring of Mental Health Actions attached to REUNIS.   The project will run from November 2024 until October 2025   #EuropeanComission #saludmental #mentalhealth #Peru #newcontract #internationaldevelopment #ibfIMPACT #ibfinternationalconsulting

The need for palliative care in humanitarian situations is becoming increasingly urgent. Health and humanitarian organisations are starting to focus more on it. However, palliative care is still not formally considered or enacted by humanitarian agencies in rhetoric, policy, research, or practice. PCA board director, Rachel Coghlan is one of the authors of a recent research that explores the critical need to strengthen dialog and practice on humanitarian palliative care. Read the research here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dyv5Sq9M

The latest data on senior doctor vacancies in New Zealand. When I locum in Australia, I’m usually filling-in for permanent psychiatrists who are taking annual leave. So other than seeing a new doctor for a couple of weeks while their regular doctor is away, patients still get good continuity of care. When I locum in NZ, I’m often coming into clinics with no ongoing psychiatric cover. I receive no medical handover and there is no doctor to handover to when I leave. It makes the role much more difficult for me and it’s unsafe for patients who end up receiving fragmented and crisis-driven care. I’m hopeful that NZ’s new chief psychiatrist Leeanne Fisher will lead a workforce strategy that recognises the value - to our health system and our communities - of continuity of care for people with a serious mental illness. Source of data: https://lnkd.in/gAmGpv5M

#healthcare >> The w@@@r has not only caused physical damage to infrastructure, but also placed a significant burden on the mental health of the population. Due to the fighting, the destruction of homes and the loss of loved ones, many Ukrainians are facing acute stress, anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In addition to this, the medical system is not always able to provide sufficient mental health support due to the destruction of hospitals and a lack of qualified staff. It is estimated that around 10 million Ukrainians are in need of mental health assistance, and this number is constantly growing due to the ongoing hostilities and the effects of the w@@@r. Key challenges: 🔹Shortage of professionals: Due to the displacement and evacuation of some medical personnel, there is a shortage of psychologists and psychiatrists in many regions of the country. 🔹Traumatization of children and the military: Children and veterans are particularly affected by the w@@@r. 🔹Access to services: The destruction of infrastructure makes access to care difficult in many regions. The Ukrainian government, in cooperation with international organizations such as the World Health Organization, is actively working to implement mental health support programs, including the creation of specialized rehabilitation centers to help victims. Source: presentation by Eirhub "Navigating the Healthcare System in Ukraine 2024" Need more information? Join our webinar where we will discuss many other aspects of the Ukrainian healthcare system during w@@@r. #Healthcare #mentalhealth #Ukraine #EasternEurope