Evidence Aid Newsletter: 28 May 2024
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Welcome to Evidence Aid’s May newsletter.
This Wednesday, 29 May 2024, is the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. This day commemorates the contributions of millions of peacekeepers over the last 76 years in political and security situations globally. Currently, thousands of peacekeepers are serving in 11 missions around the world. This includes helping to bring stability to the Middle East, protecting civilians and consolidating peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and monitoring human rights in South Sudan. As such, in this month’s newsletter we turn our attention to summaries relating to the consequences of conflict and delivery of care in conflict-affected settings.
Related Evidence Aid summaries
Resilience and mental health in adults displaced by armed conflict
Citation: Siriwardhana C, et al. A systematic review of resilience and mental health outcomes of conflict-driven adult forced migrants. Conflict and Health. 2014;8:13.
More than 45 million people are estimated to have been displaced by armed conflict. This review found that resilience was associated with better mental health in displaced populations, but the evidence for this and for underlying mechanisms was limited. The authors highlighted the need for more epidemiological and qualitative research on resilience in forcibly displaced persons to develop evidence-based interventions, particularly in resource-poor settings.
Consequences of conflict-related sexual violence on survivors
Citation: Rubini E, et al. Negative consequences of conflict-related sexual violence on survivors: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2023;22:227.
This review found that survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) had unfavorable physical health, mental health, and social consequences after CRSV, including adverse outcomes such as pregnancy, symptoms attributable to post-traumatic stress disorder, and stigma. The authors stated that their findings highlighted the negative effects of CRSV on survivors and its impact on their sexual and reproductive health.
Delivery of emergency care services in post-conflict or conflict-affected settings
Citation: Werner K, et al. Emergency care in post-conflict settings: a systematic literature review. BMC Emergency Medicine. 2023;23:37.
This review found that the four barriers that impacted the delivery of emergency care systems in post-conflict settings were poor infrastructure, social distrust, scarcity of emergency care training, and lack of available resources and supplies. The authors concluded that emergency care systems are important in achieving universal health coverage and that aligning them with global health priorities might help to save hundreds of thousands of lives every year.
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