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Yassir Turki

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[PDF][PDF] UNRWA's innovative e-Health for 5 million Palestine refugees in the Near East

G Ballout, N Al-Shorbaji, N Abu-Kishk, Y Turki… - BMJ …, 2018 - researchgate.net
UNRWA’s innovative e-Health for 5 million Palestine refugees in the Near East Page 1 1 Ballout
G, et al. BMJ Innov 2018;0:1–7. doi:10.1136/bmjinnov-2017-000262 1Health Department …

Tobacco use among Palestine refugee students (UNRWA) aged 13–15

A Khader, Y Shaheen, Y Turki, F el Awa, H Fouad… - Preventive …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the
Near East (UNRWA) has made tobacco use prevention a primary health issue. UNRWA …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among UNRWA* health staff in Jordan concerning mental health programme pre-implementation …

Y Turki, S Saleh, S Albaik, Y Barham… - International journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Mental health is a major public health priority, especially among refugees. The
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) started to …

Model to improve cardiometabolic risk factors in Palestine refugees with diabetes mellitus attending UNRWA health centers

NA Kishk, Y Shahin, J Mitri, Y Turki… - BMJ Open Diabetes …, 2019 - drc.bmj.com
Introduction The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the
Near East (UNRWA) is the main primary healthcare provider and provides assistance and …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of anaemia in children newly registered at UNRWA schools: a cross-sectional study

NA Kishk, M Hababeh, S Saleh, Y Turki, Z el Khiteb… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Children entering first grade at United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) schools across the five fields of its …

Development and Deployment of an e-Health System in UNRWA Healthcare Centers (HCs): The Experience and Evidence.

G Ballout, N Al-Shorbaji, A Shishtawi… - Studies in Health …, 2017 - europepmc.org
UNRWA recognized the need to develop and introduce eHealth programme based on
needs assessment. The web-based e-Health application was developed and deployed in …

Anaemia prevalence in children newly registered at UNRWA schools: a cross-sectional study

N AbuKishk, Y Turki, S Saleh, S Albaik, M Hababeh… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Children entering first grade at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) schools in West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the Microclinic social network model for Palestine refugees with diabetes at UNRWA health centers

YM Shahin, NA Kishk, Y Turki, S Saleh, EL Ding… - Journal of Diabetes …, 2018 - scirp.org
Background: UNRWA provides primary healthcare for around 5.9 million Palestine refugees
(PRs) in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and Gaza. In 2015, UNRWA started, in …

Barriers and solutions to implementing a multisectoral action plan to prevent and control non-communicable diseases within UNRWA settings: a mixed-methods study

S Albeik, S Saleh, Y Turki, A Mousa, NA Kishk, M Tan… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Abstract Background The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East (UNRWA) cares for more than 271 000 Palestine refugees with non-communicable …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices among UNRWA health staff in Jordan concerning mental health programme pre-implementation: a …

Y Turki, S Saleh, S Albaik, Y Barham, D van de Vrie… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Mental health is a major public health priority, particularly among refugees
worldwide. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) …