American Univesity of Beirut

​The following links concern public health in Syria. This page will be updated regularly so please visit often. Suggest additional resources or tell us if a link is broken. Please write us at: phaw-admin@aub.edu.lb

Associations and Networks

• Syria Diabetes Association (SDA)
• Syrian Pharmacists Association (Facebo​ok page)

Audio Visual Materials

• Attacks and sanctions affect Syria's health sector - Syria (telesurenglish, 2012) (English subtitles avaialble)
• Inside Syria: Treating the wounded - Syria (MSFAustralia, 2012)
• Living Conditions Inside Syria Getting Worse; Leading To More Health Problems - Syria (Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), 2013)
• Syria Crisis - Syria (UNHCR)
• Syria: Medicine as a weapon of persecution - Syria (MSFAustralia, 2012)
• Testimonies from Syrian Refugees Seeking Medical Care in Jordan - Jordan (Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), 2012)
• UNICEF: Syrian Refugee Effort - Syria
• Wounded Syrian Refugees Strain Jordan's Health Services (VOAvideo, 2012)
• (DuniyaKiKhabrain, 2012 ) انهيار القطاع الصحي في حلب - سوريا

Books and Publications

• Children of Syria (Syria)
• Eldis- Syria
• Global Information and Early Warning System on food and agriculture (GIEWS) - Special Reports on Syria: July 2015, July 2013, March 2012  
• Proceedings of the International Conference on Oral Health in the Eastern Mediterranean and the African Regions - Oral health in Syria (WHO)
• PreventionWeb - Policy, Plans & Statements - Syria
• UNICEF - Gender equality profiles from the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) - Syria
• UNFPA - Syria Crisis reports
• World Bank - Open Knowledge Repository (you can choose countries and topics) - Syria

Centers, Organizations and Institutes

• Arab Organization for Human Rights in Syria - Syria 
• Center for Strategic Health Studies - Syria
• Child Rights International Network (CRIN) -  Syria
• Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety - Syria
• HIV InSite - Middle East and North Africa (Center for HIV Information (CHI), University of California, UCSF Medical Center) - Syria
• Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) - Syria
• International Organization for Migration - Syria
• International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) / Middle East - Syria
• International Relief and Development (IRD) / Middle East - Syria
• International Diabetes Federation (IDF) - Middle East & North Africa - Syria
• Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor - Syria
• Psychology Resources Around the World - (Midle East / Africa - contains information on Arab countries in Africa) -  Syria
• Syrian Arab Red Crescent
• Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies
• Syrian Ministry of Health
• Syrian Organisation for the Disabled
• United Nations Development Group (UNDG) - Syria
• UNDP - Syria
• UNESCO International Bureau of Education - Syria
• UNESCWA Population Information Network (POPIN) - Syria
• UNFPA - Syria
• UNICEF - Syria
• UNISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction) - Syria
• United Nations Mine Action Support (UNMAS) - Syria
• United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) - Syria
•  المناطق الجافة والأراضي القاحلة  المركز العربي لدراسات (أكساد) (دمشق، سورية)

WHO Collaborating Centers

• WHO Collaborating Centre on Leishmaniasis Control

Conferences

• International Conference on the Socio-Economic Dimensions of the Syrian Conflict, 4 July 2013 (Beiurt, Lebanon)

Data and Statistics

• Childinfo (UNICEF)
• Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MISC):  Round 5 (2012-2014): Survey results from participating countries will be available starting from the end of 2013., Round 3 - Syria (Palestinians) (2005-2006), Round 2 (2000), Round 1 (1995): Done in Syria 
• Profile of Syria
• Eastern Mediterranean Regional Health System Observatory (WHO EMRO) - Syria
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Syria
• Global Food Security Index (Needs regsitration to view content) - Syria 
• Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation - IHME) - Country profiles - Syria
• Global Data Sources: Global Health Expenditure Database (WHO) (choose "Eastern Mediterranean Region", then "Syria" from the list to the left and click "Refresh data"), Global Health Observatory (WHO), Global Health Fact (Kaiser Foundation)
• GIEWS Country Briefs - Syria
• HPV Information Centre - Syria
• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: Global Burden of Disease: Syria
• International Labor Organization (ILO): Natlex, Normlex, Employment protection legislation database (EPLex) - Syria
• MDGs Indicators (UN) - Syria
• National Health Expenditures (WHO) - Syria
• Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles 2011 (WHO) - Syria
• PreventionWeb - Disaster Data & Statistics - Syria
• Profile of Syria (WHO) 
• Quandl Financial & Economic Data - Syria (check different topics to the right)
• Regional Health Observatory (click on "Syria" on the left navigation) 
• Social Watch- Extended Data - Syria
• Social Progress Imperative - Social Progress Index - Syria (click "By Component" for different themes)
• Step-wise Surveillance System (STEPS):
• country reports, data books, fact sheets, journal articles, presentations or posters -  Syria 
• Chronic diseases and health promotion- Impact of chronic diseas Middle East/ Africa -  Syria
• The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC):  Health, Education
• The Tobacco Atlas - Syria (click on "Topics" for different themes)
• Tobacco Country Profile (WHO) - Syria
• UNESCO education country profile - Syria
• UNICEF statistics (variety of topics) - Syria
• World Bank Data, Development Statistics - Syria
• World Bank - Poverty & Equity Data - Middle East & North Africa - Syria
• World Health Organization data and statistics on Road injury - Syria
• WHO UNICEF review of national immunization coverage, 1980-2013 - Syria
• WHO vaccine-preventable diseases: monitoring system. 2015 global summary - Syria

Health systems

• Syria - WHO Country Cooperation Strategy (2008-2013)

Maps

• GINI index/ Middle East: Syria

Programs and Initiatives/Projects

• Disease Control Priorities Project - Middle East and North Africa -  Syria
• Doctors of the World - Syria
• Humanitarian Action for Children - Middle East & North Africa (UNICEF) -Syria (Syrian Refugees)
• Jusoor (Syrian refugee children education in Lebanon)
• Pan Arab Project for Child Development (PAPCHILD) (League of Arab States)  - Syria
• Pan Arab Project for Family Health (PAPFAM) - Syria
• Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork) - Syria
• REACH Initiative (ACTED and IMPACT Initiatives and UNOSAT) - Syria 
• Reliefweb - Syria
• Syria Disability Programme  & Syria Relief Programme - The Saïd Foundation
• Save The Children (UK) - Syria
• The Polish Centre for International Aid  (PCPM) (Syrian refugee children education in Lebanon)
• The Syria Needs Analysis Project - The Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS)
• World Food Programme - Syria