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Violence-related mortality and morbidity of humanitarian workersElizabeth A Rowley
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Am J Disaster Med 3:39-45. 2008....- Understanding the impact of conflict on health services in Iraq: information from 401 Iraqi refugee doctors in JordanGilbert Burnham
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Int J Health Plann Manage 27:e51-64. 2012..This study aims to assess how conflict has affected the function of Iraqi health services and its doctors... - Lessons learnt from comprehensive evaluation of community-based education in Uganda: a proposal for an ideal model community-based education for health professional training institutionsDan K Kaye
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, P, O, Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda
BMC Med Educ 11:7. 2011.... - The delivery of ivermectin (Mectizan)G Burnham
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Trop Med Int Health 9:A26-44. 2004..A major part of this challenge is continuing the commitment to controlling onchocerciasis as memory of the disease is fading, and while the hope of elimination or eradication for most endemic countries remains distant... - Doctors leaving 12 tertiary hospitals in Iraq, 2004-2007Gilbert M Burnham
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Soc Sci Med 69:172-7. 2009..These findings suggest a major loss of human capital from Iraq's hospital sector, a loss that is likely to require some years to fully replace... - Quality design: a planning methodology for the integration of refugee and local health services, West Nile, UgandaGilbert M Burnham
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg, School of Public Health, USA
Disasters 27:54-71. 2003..Quality design is a systematic planning approach that documents and directly incorporates the service users' self-defined expectations and needs... - Protecting the rights of those in conflictGilbert Burnham
Center for Refugee and Disaster Response, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Lancet 370:463-4. 2007 - Perceptions and utilization of primary health care services in Iraq: findings from a national household surveyGilbert Burnham
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Refugee and Disaster Response, Baltimore, MD USA
BMC Int Health Hum Rights 11:15. 2011..abstract:.. - Maternal deaths among Afghan refugeesGilbert Burnham
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for International Emergency, Disaster and Refugee Studies, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Lancet 359:639-40. 2002 - Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: a cross-sectional cluster sample surveyGilbert Burnham
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Lancet 368:1421-8. 2006..An excess mortality of nearly 100 000 deaths was reported in Iraq for the period March, 2003-September, 2004, attributed to the invasion of Iraq. Our aim was to update this estimate... - Discontinuation of cost sharing in UgandaGilbert M Burnham
Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Bull World Health Organ 82:187-95. 2004..To assess the effects of ending cost sharing on use of outpatient services and how this was perceived by health workers and members of a health unit management committee... - Economic evaluation of Mectizan distributionH R Waters
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Trop Med Int Health 9:A16-25. 2004..Pending the development of an effective macrofilaricide, the distribution of ivermectin will remain a public health priority into the foreseeable future... - Tsunami mortality in Aceh Province, IndonesiaShannon Doocy
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21153, USA
Bull World Health Organ 85:273-8. 2007..Nine tsunami-affected districts in Aceh, Indonesia, were surveyed between February and August 2005 to characterize tsunami mortality... - Evaluation of clinical signs to diagnose anaemia in Uganda and Bangladesh, in areas with and without malariaH D Kalter
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Bull World Health Organ 75:103-11. 1997..Conjunctival pallor should be added to the IMCI anaemia box, or the guidelines need to be adapted in regions where palmar pallor may not readily be detected... - Measuring and managing progress in the establishment of basic health services: the Afghanistan health sector balanced scorecardPeter M Hansen
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MD 21205, USA
Int J Health Plann Manage 23:107-17. 2008.... - Factors associated with missed vaccination during mass immunization campaignsWilliam M Weiss
Health Systems Program, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Room E8132, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Health Popul Nutr 27:358-67. 2009..If so, they can then ensure supervision of vaccination efforts in those sites and take further action, if indicated, to prevent or mitigate pockets of unvaccinated children... - Evaluating the experience of GAPS--a methodology for improving quality of mass immunization campaigns in developing countriesWilliam M Weiss
Health Systems Program, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Room E8132, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Health Popul Nutr 27:684-95. 2009..GAPS may also be considered for improving other types of health campaigns, such as distribution of insecticide-treated bednets, vitamin A capsules, and deworming medications... - Determinants of primary care service quality in AfghanistanPeter Meredith Hansen
Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Room E8132, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 22105, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 20:375-83. 2008..To identify factors associated with service quality provided by agencies implementing a basic package of health services in Afghanistan... - Trends in the quality of health care for children aged less than 5 years in Afghanistan, 2004-2006Anbrasi Edward
Johns Hopkins University, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 2179, United States of America
Bull World Health Organ 87:940-9. 2009..In particular, to determine the effect on such quality of a basic package of health services (BPHS), including Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI), introduced in 2003... - Estimating demographic indicators in a conflict-affected population in eastern SudanShannon Doocy
Center for Refugee and Disaster Response, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21105, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 22:112-9. 2007..For the past decade, the Beja population, located along the Sudan-Eritrea border, has been affected by a conflict that has drawn little attention from the international community... - Tsunami mortality estimates and vulnerability mapping in Aceh, IndonesiaShannon Doocy
Center for Refugee and Disaster Response at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Am J Public Health 97:S146-51. 2007..We aimed to quantify tsunami mortality and compare approaches to mortality assessment in the emergency context in Aceh, Indonesia, where the impact of the 2004 tsunami was greatest... - The cost of quality improvements due to integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) in UgandaDavid Bishai
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Health Econ 17:5-19. 2008..3% improvement in service quality for a modest 13.5% increase in annual facility costs... - Food security and humanitarian assistance among displaced Iraqi populations in Jordan and SyriaShannon Doocy
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Soc Sci Med 72:273-82. 2011.... - Client perceptions of the quality of primary care services in AfghanistanPeter Meredith Hansen
Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Room E8132, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 22105, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 20:384-91. 2008..To identify factors associated with client perceptions of the quality of primary care services in Afghanistan... - Credit program outcomes: coping capacity and nutritional status in the food insecure context of EthiopiaShannon Doocy
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Suite E8132, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Soc Sci Med 60:2371-82. 2005..That female clients were significantly less likely to be food aid recipients suggests that microfinance programs may be successful in reducing vulnerability to prolonged drought and food insecurity... - Point-of-use water treatment and diarrhoea reduction in the emergency context: an effectiveness trial in LiberiaShannon Doocy
Johns Hopkins University Center for Refugee and Disaster Response, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Trop Med Int Health 11:1542-52. 2006..Among the intervention group, residual chlorine levels met or exceeded Sphere standards in 85% (95% CI: 83.1-86.8) of observations with a 95% compliance rate... - A balanced scorecard for health services in AfghanistanDavid H Peters
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Bull World Health Organ 85:146-51. 2007.... - Quality of outpatient hospital care for children under 5 years in AfghanistanAllison Lind
University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 23:108-16. 2011..To determine the quality of outpatient hospital care for children under 5 years in Afghanistan... - Tsunami-related injury in Aceh Province, IndonesiaS Doocy
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Department of International Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Glob Public Health 4:205-14. 2009.... - Health indicators for mothers and children in rural Herat Province, AfghanistanAyan Ahmed
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for International Emergency, Disaster and Refugee Studies, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
Prehospital Disaster Med 19:221-5. 2004..An aggressive program to integrate community development and promotion of sound health practices is needed to improve the health of the Afghanistan people... - Medicine for refugeesRichard Allan
MENTOR initiative, Center for International Emergency, Disaster, and Refugee Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MD 21205, USA
Lancet 362:s34-5. 2003 - Mortality before and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: cluster sample surveyLes Roberts
Center for International Emergency Disaster and Refugee Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
Lancet 364:1857-64. 2004..In March, 2003, military forces, mainly from the USA and the UK, invaded Iraq. We did a survey to compare mortality during the period of 14.6 months before the invasion with the 17.8 months after it... - Demographic methods to assess food insecurity: a North Korean case studyW C Robinson
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 16:286-92. 2001.... - Emerging issues and future needs in humanitarian assistanceM J VanRooyen
Johns Hopkins Center for International Emergency, Disaster and Refugee Studies, 1830 E Monument Street, Suite 6 100, Baltimore, MD 21305, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 16:216-22. 2001..Relief agencies face challenges on all levels to develop sound practices in providing humanitarian assistance that can lead to long-term benefits to populations affected by disaster... - The right wordG Burnham
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Lancet 361:456. 2003 - Experiences of Iraqi doctors in Jordan during conflict and factors associated with migrationShannon Doocy
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Am J Disaster Med 5:41-7. 2010..To document the experiences of Iraqi doctors residing in Jordan before departure from Iraq and to assess factors associated with migration... - OnchocerciasisG Burnham
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Lancet 351:1341-6. 1998..volvulus infection, the natural history of skin disease, and a better appreciation of the social and economic consequences of this parasitic disease... - The integrated management of childhood illness in western UgandaP R Kolstad
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Bull World Health Organ 75:77-85. 1997..Specificity for most classifications was good, though sensitivity and positive predictive values were variable. We conclude that the IMCI algorithm is an important advance in the primary care of sick children in developing countries... - West Bank barrier decreases access to schools and health servicesDima Qato
Johns Hopkins University Center Refugee and Disaster Response, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 22:263-6. 2007.... - Water and hygiene interventions to reduce diarrhoea in rural Afghanistan: a randomized controlled studyMelissa C Opryszko
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street E8132, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
J Water Health 8:687-702. 2010..Higher economic status as measured through household assets was associated with lower rates of diarrhoea and greater intervention uptake, excepting Clorin. Use of soap was also associated with lower prevalence of diarrhoea... - Immediate and long-term assistance following the bombing of the US Embassies in Kenya and TanzaniaSaade Abdallah
Center for Refugee and Disaster Response, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Disasters 31:417-34. 2007..Excluding key stakeholders raises concerns about programme sustainability and the ability to respond effectively to future emergencies... - Violence-related mortality in Iraq, 2002-2006Gilbert M Burnham
N Engl J Med 359:431-2; author reply 434. 2008 - Iraq's internally displaced persons: a hidden crisisMelinda J Morton
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
JAMA 300:727-9. 2008 - Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection, risk behavior, and HIV knowledge among tuberculosis patients in AfghanistanCatherine S Todd
Division of International Health and Cross Cultural Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0622, USA
Sex Transm Dis 34:878-82. 2007..OBJECTIVES/GOAL: To assess prevalence and correlates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, risk factors, and HIV knowledge among tuberculosis patients in Afghanistan... - Population-based tuberculin skin testing and prevalence of tuberculosis infection in AfghanistanShannon C Doocy
Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
World Health Popul 10:44-53. 2008..A tuberculin skin-test survey was conducted in eight provinces of Afghanistan to estimate the prevalence and annual risk of tuberculosis infection among the Afghan population...