Individual, health facility and wider health system factors contributing to maternal deaths in Africa: A scoping review. by Francis G Muriithi, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Ruth Gakuo, Kia Pope, Arri Coomarasamy, Ioannis D Gallos

“…There is a lack of data from some African countries, especially those countries with armed conflict currently or in the recent past. Information gaps exist in the following areas: Statistical significance of each contributing factor and whether contributing factors alone adequately explain the variations in maternal mortality ratios (MMR) seen between countries and at sub-national levels.…”
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Navigating trauma: Venezuelan women's and adolescent's experiences before and after migration amidst the humanitarian crisis by C. Correa-Salazar, J.J. Amon, K.R. Page, A.K. Groves, E.N. Agudelo-Avellaneda, D.S. Torres-Benítez, A. Martínez-Donate

“…Migrant and refugee women and adolescents are extremely vulnerable in humanitarian crisis and armed conflict contexts. The Venezuelan crisis has unleashed the largest exodus of migrants/refugees in recent Latin American history, most of whom have relocated to Colombia. …”
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Assessment of the Prevalence and Patterns of Violence against Healthcare Workers in Nigeria: A Multicentre Study by Alphonsus Rukevwe Isara, Zara William Wudiri, Hadiza Abigail Agbo, Luret Albert Lar, Adesuwa Queen Aigbokhaode, Nyemike Simeon Awunor, For Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria

“…This study assessed the prevalence and patterns of violence against HCWs in areas of armed conflict, areas of other situation of violence and areas not affected by conflict in Nigeria. …”
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Guarantees for Exercising and Protecting the Property Right of Internally Displaced Persons by Z. I. Knysh

“…It has been proved that in most cases people who have left their place of residence due to armed conflict or other forms of violence do not have a real opportunity to realize actual and sometimes legal (for example, due to the lack of proper documents on the property) possession. …”
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First aid guidelines for fragile contexts (conflict, disaster and remote areas): Contextualization & Adaptation

“…Context: First Aid in armed conflicts, disasters and remote settings Adaptation: Educators need to adjust both the first aid skills and the way of teaching to the realities of those providing first aid. …”
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The Potential of Emergency Medical Response to CBRNE Threats in the Context of Military-Civilian Cooperation by Arkadiusz Trzos, Karol Łyziński

“…Introduction: The complicated international situation and increased risk of armed conflict require increasing the preparation level and response capability of medical services to the health effects of weapons of mass destruction. …”
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The Total Defense Concept as the Embodiment of Sweden’s Strategic Culture by N. E. Belukhin, V. V. Vorotnikov, S. Y. Dianina

“…The total defense, is, therefore, regarded as an attempt at creating an effective crisis preparedness system that would function successfully in a democratic society, both under the conditions of peace and potential armed conflict, without the need to declare an emergency and endow individual bodies or a selected group of individuals with exclusive powers. …”
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Dynamics of students' internal health picture with increasing external stress factors by Natalia N. Doronina, Lyudmila B. Kuznetsova, Vitalina A. Shvetsova

“…The rapid changes in the situation in world politics, the increase in the intensity of armed conflicts, the narrowing of the time perspective are unprecedented challenges that the modern generation of young people have to face. …”
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TRENDS IN GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS OF COUNTRIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND ENSURING NATIONAL SECURITY by Olena A. Parshyna, Marharyta Yu. Parshyna, Tetiana V. Chumak, Ljudmila I. Yarmolenko

“…An analysis of global transformations in Ukraine has been conducted, distinguishing three periods based on this analysis: the first period from 2006 to 2014, the second from 2015 to 2020, and the third covering the last two years, during which the country has been engaged in armed conflict (2022–2023). The system of indicators and criteria within the Fragile States Index reveals a significant deterioration in 2023 compared to 2013. …”
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Understanding the risks for post-disaster infectious disease outbreaks: a systematic review protocol by Ilan Kelman, Gina E C Charnley, Katy Gaythorpe, Kris Murray

“…Introduction Disasters have many forms, including those related to natural hazards and armed conflict. Human-induced global change, such as climate change, may alter hazard parameters of these disasters. …”
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The Military Vocabulary as a Component of Achilles Tatius’s Idiostyle by Inesa Chakal

“…The scientific novelty of the obtained results lies in the fact that, for the first time, a systematic analysis of the vocabulary of military affairs in the work "Leucippe and Clitophon" was carried out in the article; military lexemes-terms were classified according to the lexical-semantic criterion into 10 thematic groups, among which the largest were "Military actions, maneuvering, tactics and strategy", "Military weapons and their use", and "Armed conflict"; the dominant ones among the military vocabulary (ὁ λῃστής, ἡ ναῦς, ὁ στρατηγός, τὸ ξίφος, ὁ πόλεμος, τὸ βέλος, ὁ σίδηρος, ὁ βουκόλος, ὁ στρατιώτης) are differentiated, which are considered as key words; the stylistic and functional role of individual lexical units belonging to the analyzed thematic groups is traced. …”
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Systematic review of infant and young child feeding practices in conflict areas: what the evidence advocates by Jai K Das, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Amna Rabbani, Zahra A Padhani, Faareha A Siddiqui

“…We included studies conducted in settings inflicted with armed conflict; which comprised settings undergoing conflict, as well as, those within 5 years of its cessation. …”
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Addressing unmet mental health needs of older adults in Turbo, Colombia: a multi-component psychosocial intervention feasibility study by Clarissa Giebel, Erika Montoya, Gabriel Saldarriaga, Thais Caprioli, Mark Gabbay, Danicza Martinez, Jessica Rua, Maria Isabel Zuluaga

“…Abstract Background Older adults have lived through extreme and stressful live events in Colombia, including during the armed conflict. Without adequate mental health resources in place, the aim of this study was to feasibility test a co-produced community-integrated intervention for older adults to improve their mental health and well-being in Turbo, Colombia. …”
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A study on sexual violence among women in Northern Ethiopia's 2022 conflict: mixed methods by Atitegeb Abera Kidie, Seteamlak Adane Masresha, Birtukan Gizachew Ayal, Kindie Mekuria, Tsion Kokeb Kodo, Abayneh Tunta Boye, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Fassikaw Kebede Bizuneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta

“…Ethiopia faces this issue extensively despite its preventable nature, persisting as a significant challenge within the country.ObjectiveThe study aimed to identify the extent and factors associated with sexual violence among women, children, and adolescent girls during the 2022 armed conflict in Northern Ethiopia.MethodA community-based cross-sectional study combined quantitative and phenomenological methods. …”
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The impact of war on ACS admissions and triage – a single center experience by Sharon Bruoha, Tatiana Stolichny, Vladimir Chitoroga, Michael Shilo, Michael Friger, Jamal Jafari, Evgeny Chernogoz, Maggie Cohen Grisaru, Amos Katz, Chaim Yosefy, Gili Givaty

“…The Israel-Gaza war that erupted on October 7th, 2023, provided a tragic opportunity to explore the effect of war on the epidemiology, characteristics, and management of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) living in areas of active armed conflict. Methods: All patients admitted with ACS to our medical center, between October 7th, 2023, and January 6th, 2024, were retrospectively included. …”
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Development of a non-specialist worker delivered psychological intervention to address alcohol use disorders and psychological distress among conflict-affected populations in Ugand... by Abhijit Nadkarni, Alessandro Massazza, Wietse A. Tol, Sergiy Bogdanov, Lena S. Andersen, Quincy Moore, Bayard Roberts, Helen A. Weiss, Soumya Singh, Melissa Neuman, Carl May, Daniela C. Fuhr

“…Abstract Background Despite the significant burden of alcohol use disorders (AUD), there is a large treatment gap, especially in settings and populations affected by armed conflict. A key barrier to care is the lack of contextually relevant interventions and adequately skilled human resources to deliver them. …”
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in a Conflict Area: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Kordofan, Sudan by Rofida Asmally, Abdelmalik A. Imam, Abdullatif Eissa, Abubakr Saeed, Ahmed Mohamed, Eahaa Abdalla, Mariam Alazraa M. Esmaeel, Mariam Elbashir, Mohamed H. Elbadawi, Mohammed Omer, Raghad Eltayeb, Ranya Mohammed, Tibyan Abdalhamed, Tina Merghani

“…All these negative consequences can be attributed to the armed conflict which resulted in poor awareness about the safety of drinking water, what safe water looks like and proper hygiene practices. …”
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Geopolitical (non) opportunities vs. "late" response of the foreign political service of North Macedonia in the process of European integration by Jelisavac-Trošić Sanja, Arnaudov Mitko

“…At the same time, the lack of effectiveness of foreign policy action was not in a cause-and-effect relationship with wider European and international geopolitical circumstances. The internal armed conflict in North Macedonia, which threatened to develop into a civil war between the dominant ethnic communities of Macedonians and Albanians, is the first indicator, i.e. the determinant of the explanation why the foreign policy mechanism of North Macedonia "failed" in the process of this country joining the European Union. …”
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The influence of weapons development throughout history and the protection of the civilian population: Issues of application of international conventions by Lopičić-Jančić Jelena Đ., Vasić Ljubica M.

“…Numerous wars and armed conflicts have been waged for the last hundred years worldwide. …”
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La situation de la langue ossète en Ossétie du Sud et le rôle des conflits de 1920, 1991-1992 et 2008 by Laurent Alibert

“…We choose here to study the evolution of Ossetic situation in South Ossetia through the three last armed conflicts with Georgia and during the USSR period. …”
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