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| Paul SpiegelSummaryAffiliation: National Center for Environmental Health Country: Switzerland Publications
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HIV/AIDS among conflict-affected and displaced populations: dispelling myths and taking actionPaul B Spiegel
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, DOS HCDS, Case Postale 2500, 1211 Geneva 2 Depot, Switzerland
Disasters 28:322-39. 2004..These include targeting at-risk groups, protection, programming strategies, coordination and integration and monitoring and evaluation. Areas for future HIV/AIDS operational research in conflict are discussed...
Health programmes and policies associated with decreased mortality in displaced people in postemergency phase camps: a retrospective studyPaul Spiegel
International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch, Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Lancet 360:1927-34. 2002..We aimed to identify associations between age-specific mortality and health indicators in displaced people in postemergency phase camps and to define the programme and policy implications of these data...
Forgotten refugees and other displaced populationsPaul B Spiegel
UNHCR, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
Lancet 362:72-4. 2003
Differences in world responses to natural disasters and complex emergenciesPaul B Spiegel
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, Switzerland
JAMA 293:1915-8. 2005
Quality of malnutrition assessment surveys conducted during famine in EthiopiaPaul B Spiegel
International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch, Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services, National Center for Environmental Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
JAMA 292:613-8. 2004....
Communicable diseases in complex emergencies: impact and challengesMaire A Connolly
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Lancet 364:1974-83. 2004..In addition, further research is needed to adapt and simplify interventions, and to explore novel diagnostics, vaccines, and therapies...
HIV, syphilis, herpes simplex virus 2, and behavioral surveillance among conflict-affected populations in Yei and Rumbek, southern SudanReinhard Kaiser
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
AIDS 20:942-4. 2006..4% in Rumbek town and 4.4% in Yei town, and among pregnant women between 0.8 and 3.0%, respectively. After the recent peace agreement, targeted prevention programmes are urgently needed to prevent further spread...
Quantifying the burden of disease associated with inadequate provision of water and sanitation in selected sub-Saharan refugee campsAidan A Cronin
Public Health and HIV Section, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 94 Rue de Montbrillant, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland
J Water Health 7:557-68. 2009....
Paul B Spiegel. InterviewPaul B Spiegel
Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA
Lancet 363:580. 2004
The application of geographic information systems and global positioning systems in humanitarian emergencies: lessons learned, programme implications and future researchReinhard Kaiser
International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop F 48, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Disasters 27:127-40. 2003..As equipment becomes more user-friendly and costs decrease, GIS will become more of a routine tool for humanitarian aid organisations in humanitarian emergencies, and new and innovative uses will evolve...
Reproductive health indicators and outcomes among refugee and internally displaced persons in postemergency phase campsMichelle Hynes
Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop K 22, 2900 Woodcock Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
JAMA 288:595-603. 2002..Despite increasing awareness of the importance of reproductive health programs and services for refugee and internally displaced populations, there is a paucity of basic epidemiological data on reproductive health outcomes...
Prevalence of HIV infection in conflict-affected and displaced people in seven sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic reviewPaul B Spiegel
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva, Switzerland
Lancet 369:2187-95. 2007..We compared HIV prevalence in populations directly affected by conflict with that in those not directly affected and in refugees versus the nearest surrounding host communities in sub-Saharan African countries...
Using design effects from previous cluster surveys to guide sample size calculation in emergency settingsReinhard Kaiser
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
Disasters 30:199-211. 2006..In addition, enhancing the sample size in cluster surveys without increasing the number of clusters may not result in substantial improvements in precision...
