Below, we'd like to share our collection of resources with fellow researchers, providing insights into the lives of refugees, the internally displaced, and children caught in conflict zones. Dive into detailed studies, first-hand accounts, and essential data that paint a vivid picture of their journeys and struggles.
Resources for Researchers
1. Immunization Rates During Conflict and Recovery: Anbar Region, Iraq as a Case Study
File Type: .PDF
Description: Explore this in-depth paper that analyzes immunization rates in the Anbar Region of Iraq during times of conflict and recovery. Gain insights into the challenges and successes in maintaining immunization programs in fragile settings.
Immunization Rates During Conflict and Recovery Anbar Region, Iraq as a Case Study
This Project was completed under the professional supervision of Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Faculty Dr. Gilbert Burnham, Dr. Kawsar Talaat, Dr. William Moss and Dr. Maria Knoll in conjunction with Hadeetha, Anbar, Iraq Pediatric Physician Lead Dr. Tahseen Hassan
2. Immunization Rates During Conflict and Recovery: Dissertation Presentation
File Type: PowerPoint Presentation
Description: View the comprehensive presentation summarizing the research on immunization rates during conflict and recovery. This presentation provides a visual overview of the key findings and recommendations.
Immunization Rates During Conflict and Recovery Dissertation Presentation
3. Iraq Vaccine Survey (English & Arabic)
File Type: PDF
Description: Download the Iraq Vaccine Survey report, available in both English and Arabic. This valuable resource offers a detailed analysis of vaccine coverage, challenges, and strategies in Iraq, facilitating a broader understanding of vaccination efforts.
Note: Please email Dr. Sara Al-Dahir for permission to use or modify the survey at saldahir@gulfmedicalrelief.com
4. Reaching Zero-Dose Children: Immunization in Fragile/Conflict-Affected Settings
Type: YouTube Video
Description: The Zero-Dose Children Webinar series will build understanding of how to reach key populations which are missed by immunisation and other basic health services including communities residing in poor urban areas (informal settlements), those affected by conflict and displacement and residents of remote-rural areas. A final webinar will unpack challenges in health workforce in reaching missed communities with basic health services. The webinars will share specific country experiences on the latest learning and best practices for bringing services to the hard-to-reach. This webinar series is a joint initiative between TechNet-21, the Zero-Dose Community of Practice and the Immunization Agenda 2030 working group on coverage and equity.
5. Vaccine Completion in Hadeetha, Iraq 2014 to 2021: Al-Dahir and Khalil
Type: YouTube Video
Description: Dive into the success story of vaccine completion in Hadeetha, Iraq, spanning from 2014 to 2021. This video features interviews with Al-Dahir and Khalil, highlighting their efforts and achievements in improving immunization rates.
6. VARN 2023 Presentation on Vaccine Completion in Hadeetha, Iraq 2014 to 2021: Al-Dahir
Type: YouTube Video
Description: Discover how a groundbreaking study in war-torn Iraq reveals the unexpected impact of COVID-19 on childhood immunizations, shedding light on the resilience of health systems and communities in the face of adversity.
Evaluation of dedicated COVID-19 hospitals in the pandemic response in Iraq: pandemic preparation within a recovering healthcare infrastructure, British Medical Journal Global Health, June 2022
Costs of childhood vaccine delivery in Iraq: a cross-sectional study, British Medical Journal Open, September 2022
Resilience of health systems in conflict affected governorates of Iraq, 2014-2018, Conflict and Health, October 2021