Practice of teleradiology in crisis zones: the unique case of Syria
The use of teleradiology in war zones dates back to the wars of Afghanistan and Iraq.1 However, the practice of...
Allocating scarce medical resources during armed conflict: ethical issues
Nicholas Greig Evans and Mohamed A. Sekkarie. Abstract We describe ethical issues arising in the allocation of civilian medical resources during armed conflict. Three features...
The Hell of Syria’s Field Hospitals
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Health workers and the weaponisation of health care in Syria: a preliminary inquiry for The Lancet–American University of Beirut Commission on Syria
The conflict in Syria presents new and unprecedented challenges that undermine the principles and practice of medical neutrality in armed...
Ethics in times of conflict: some reflections on Syria, in the backdrop of Iraq
Researching the Syrian tragedy: The need for evidence and moral reflexivity Adam Peter Coutts, Lecturer in Public Policy Department of...
Effect of besiegement on non-communicable diseases: haemodialysis
Majd Isreb, Mohamad Alyousef, Nada Obaid, Aula Abbara, Mohamed Sekkarie. We read with interest the Viewpoint by Slim Slama and colleagues1...
Models similar to the Refugees’ Health Unit exist in northern Greece
Aula Abbara, Kate Jarman, Majd Isreb, Meghan Gunst, Zaher M Sahloul We read with interest Costas Tsiamis and colleagues’ (Sept...
Avicenna Journal of Medicine – Volume 6 – Issue 4
October-December 2016 Volume 6 | Issue 4 Page Nos. 91-123
Care and outcomes of end-stage kidney disease patients in times of armed conflict: recommendations for action
Isreb MA, Rifai AO, Murad LB, Al-Makki A, Al-Saghir F, Sekkarie MA. Abstract BACKGROUND: Conflicts can lead to significant disruption...
War is the Enemy of Health. Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine in War-Torn Syria
Mohammed Z. Sahloul, Jaber Monla-Hassan, Abdulghani Sankari, Mazen Kherallah, Bassel Atassi, Safwan Badr,Aula Abbara, and Annie Sparrow. The Syrian crisis,...
Revival of basic health services in Syria. The Lancet Global Health
Mohamed A Sekkarie, Lina Murad, Zaher Sahloul Waleed Al-Faisal and colleagues (July, 2015)1 call for an end to sanctions in Syria....
Continuous venovenous hemofiltration using a stand-alone blood pump for acute kidney injury in field hospitals in Syria.
Rifai AO, Murad LB, Sekkarie MA, Al-Makki AA, Zanabli AR, Kayal AA, Soudan KA.