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Rebuilding trust and equity in Syria's health system: a governance-driven transition.

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Alkhalil, Munzer, Abbara, Aula, Dashash, Mayssoon, Sullivan, Richard, Aboumayaleh, Maher, Ekzayez, Abdulkarim, Kharrat, Zuhair, Obaydo, Reem Hasan, Alzoubi, Zeidoun, Alghatrif, Majd and Fouad, Fouad (2025) 'Rebuilding trust and equity in Syria's health system: a governance-driven transition.'. The Lancet, Vol 405, Issue 10482, pp. 876-878.

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Abstract

In December, 2024, after more than 50 years in power in Syria, the regime of the Assad family was swept away. This dramatic political shift illuminated the state of health in Syria, exposing widespread fractures in a health system that has been politicised and fragmented, including widespread erosion of public trust in medical care.1 Health has been decimated during Syria's almost 14-year conflict by attacks on infrastructure, the forced exodus of health-care workers, and severe under-resourcing. The emergence of subnational health systems since early in the conflict has fragmented health-care delivery, leading to parallel governance structures.1 Syria's new transitional government, led by transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa, therefore faces a profound challenge: how to re-establish trust in services and rebuild a cohesive, development-focused, resilient health-care system from these fragmented pieces.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: WA Public Health > WA 30 Socioeconomic factors in public health (General)
Faculty: Department: Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI): https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00406-4
SWORD Depositor: JISC Pubrouter
Depositing User: JISC Pubrouter
Date Deposited: 10 Apr 2025 12:45
Last Modified: 10 Apr 2025 12:45
URI: https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/26394

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