Table 3 Summary of conflict-related operational and organisational field experience publications, Syria January 2011–December 2019

Hallam (2013) [97]

First: UK

Last: N/A

Lists some activities undertaken by Syrian expatriate medical associations, including provision of training, telemedicine consultations and establishment of hospitals

Health system (service provision, workforce)

Harrison (2013) [98]

First: Syria

Last: Switzerland

Describes UNHCR’s mental health and psychosocial support program

Humanitarian assessment, response or needs

Hasanin (2013) [99]

First: Egypt

Last: Egypt

Describes experiences establishing a field hospital in a district in Aleppo.

Health system (service provision)

Sankari (2013) [100]

First: USA

Last: USA

Describes establishment and activities of field hospitals in Syria

Health system (service provision)

Alahdab (2014) [101]

First: Syria

Last: USA

Describes the experience of field hospitals in Syria

Health system (service provision)

Al-Makki (2014) [102]

First: USA

Last: USA

Describes experiences of provision of renal services and reports on establishment of the Syrian National Kidney Foundation by two Syrian American nephrologists

Health system (service provision)

Attar (2014) [103]

First: USA

Last: N/A

Reports number and type of presentations to four field hospitals in Aleppo during a two week period in December 2013

Health system (service provision)

Dolan (2014) [104]

First: Not mentioned

Last: N/A

Describes the cross-border nutrition coordination experience in southern Turkey

Humanitarian assessment, response or needs

Egendal (2014) [105]

First: Syria

Last: Syria

Describes the World Food Programme’s emergency programme in Syria

Humanitarian assessment, response or needs

Joury (2014) [106]

First: Syria

Last: N/A

Describes a Syrian community-based outreach dental education project named “Syrian Smiles” that aimed to provide dental care services and improve knowledge, skills and attitudes of dental students

Health system (workforce, service provision)

Khudari (2014) [107]

First: Syria

Last: Syria

Describes WHO’s nutrition activities in Syria

Humanitarian assessment, response or needs

Kingori (2014) [108]

First: Jordan

Last: Syria

Describes the nutrition crisis response in Syria and UNICEF’s nutrition activities

Humanitarian assessment, response or needs

Littledike (2014) [109]

First: Syria

Last: Not clear

Describes World Vision International’s experiences supporting nutrition and primary healthcare programming to IDPs in Aleppo in 2013–2014

Humanitarian assessment, response or needs

Reed (2014) [110]

First: Syria

Last: N/A

Describes needs assessment and food and voucher assistance program implemented by GOAL in northern Syria

Humanitarian assessment, response or needs

Hakeem (2015) [111]

First: Syria

Last: Syria

Reviews medical records of 211 pregnant women seen at Al Ghouta hospital in Sept-Nov 2014 (following August 2013 chemical attack) and reports birth outcomes by self-reported chemical exposure status

Health system (service provision); health status; war strategies / alleged IHL violations

Saeed (2015) [112]

First: Syria

Last: N/A

Describes the number of renal transplant centers in Syria, their staffing and activity during the war

Health system (service provision)

Jefee-Bahloul (2016) [113]

First: USA

Last: Turkey

Describes development and application of a tele-mental health system

Health system (service provision)

Moughrabieh (2016) [114]

First: USA

Last: USA

Describes a remote tele-intensive care service and training of supporting staff in Syria

Health system (service provision)

Abdulahi (2017) [115]

First: Syria

Last: N/A

Describes Nutrition Sector co-ordination mechanisms implemented in Syria since 2013

Humanitarian assessment, response or needs

Abdullah (2017) [116]

First: Syria

Last: Jordan

Describes the Whole of Syria Nutrition Coordination mechanisms implemented in 2015

Humanitarian assessment, response or needs

Madanİ (2017) [117]

First: Turkey

Last: N/A

Describes the nutrition response in Syria including activities of the Nutrition Cluster

Humanitarian assessment, response or needs

Mohammad (2017) [118]

First: Saudi Arabia

Last: Syria

Descrbes the Teleradiology Relief Group including support provided to a facility in eastern Ghouta

Health system (service provision)

Aburas (2018) [119]

First: USA

Last: USA

Describes a local medical humanitarian initiative (the Brotherhood Medical Centre), established to provide free, accessible maternal and child health services to Syrian IDPs in Atimah, Idlib.

Health system (service provision)

Alrifai (2018) [120]

First: USA

Last: USA

Describes tele-cardiology service provision from the United States to support hospitals in Syria

Health system (service provision)

Ghbeis (2018) [121]

First: USA

Last: USA

Describes implementation of the “Tele-Pediatric Intensive Care” program

Health system (service provision)

Lester (2018) [122]

First: UK

Last: N/A

Describes a training programme for White Helmets members in which the trauma-informed framework was used to design and implement a range of mental health and psychosocial interventions.

Humanitarian assessment, response or needs

Masrani (2018) [123]

First: USA

Last: Saudi Arabia

Describes a remote tele-radiology service supporting staff in besieged Ghouta between 2015 and 2018

Health system (service provision); War strategies / alleged IHL violations

Mbaeyi (2018) [124]

First: USA

Last: Switzerland

Describes the WHO response to the emergence of vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs) in Deir ez-Zor governorate in Syria in 2017

Health status, Health system (service provision)

Muhjazi (2018) [125]

First: not stated

Last: not stated

Describes the national tuberculosis control program

Health system (service provision)

Kouba (2019) [126]

First: Syria

Last: USA

Describes translation of an online US-based medical education platform from English into Arabic by Syrian medical students, and uptake of the platform by Syrian universities and students

Health system (workforce)

Quay (2019) [127]

First: Switzerland

Last: N/A

Describes development of Rapid Gender Analysis by CARE during its humanitarian response in Syria

Humanitarian assessment, response or needs