Informal healthcare provision in Lebanon: an adaptive mechanism among displaced Syrian health professionals in a protracted crisis

Informal healthcare provision in Lebanon: an adaptive mechanism among displaced Syrian health professionals in a protracted crisis

Abstract Background Syrian healthcare workers (HCWs) are among those who fled the Syrian conflict only to face further social and economic challenges in host countries. In Lebanon, this population group cannot formally practice, yet many are believed to be operating informally. These activities rema...

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Main Authors: Gladys Honein-AbouHaidar, Aya Noubani, Nour El Arnaout, Sharif Ismail, Hana Nimer, Marilyne Menassa, Adam P. Coutts, Diana Rayes, Lamis Jomaa, Shadi Saleh, Fouad M. Fouad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Conflict and Health
Subjects:
Refugees
Syria
Lebanon
Healthcare workers
Health system
Host communities
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-019-0224-y

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