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. 2013 Sep 3;7(1):18.
doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-7-18.

Syrian refugees, between rocky crisis in Syria and hard inaccessibility to healthcare services in Lebanon and Jordan

Ziad El-Khatib  1 , David Scales, Jo Vearey, Birger C Forsberg
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Syrian refugees, between rocky crisis in Syria and hard inaccessibility to healthcare services in Lebanon and Jordan

Ziad El-Khatib et al. Confl Health. .

Abstract

Around 3% of the world's population (n = 214 million people) has crossed international borders for various reasons. Since March 2011, Syria has been going through state of political crisis and instability resulting in an exodus of Syrians to neighbouring countries. More than 1 million Syrian refugees are residents of Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt and North Africa. The international community must step up efforts to support Syrian refugees and their host governments.

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Figure 1
Distribution of Syrian refugees in the Middle East.
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Figure 2
Distribution, by percentage (%), for the different types of diagnosis among the Syrian patients in Lebanon. * Skin diseases include leishmaniasis, scabies, lice and staphylococcal skin infection; ** Malnutrition was predominantly among children; *** Infectious diseases include measles, jaundice and typhoid.
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