Ophthalmic services during ongoing conflict: the eye health system in Yemen.
eye diseases
health policy
onchocerciasis
public Health
trachoma
Journal
BMJ global health
ISSN: 2059-7908
Titre abrégé: BMJ Glob Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101685275
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
28
05
2019
revised:
14
09
2019
accepted:
21
09
2019
entrez:
22
11
2019
pubmed:
22
11
2019
medline:
22
11
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
There is little information on the provision of ophthalmic services and the eye health system in Yemen. Using the WHO framework for analysing health systems, we aim to assess what is known about the current eye health system in Yemen with ongoing conflict. Financial constraints, transportation difficulties and security instability are barriers for many of Yemen's people in need of healthcare. The most recent cataract surgical rate reported in 2012 is 2473 operations per million population, with an increase in operations performed in charity eye camps and the private sector. We identify many governorates of Yemen have inadequate ophthalmic resources. We describe the need for short-term solutions to reduce the backlog prevalence of blindness while local infrastructure is rebuilt, and the importance of long-term reconstruction and transition to local ownership with a sustainable workforce and health service as peace is restored.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31749994
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001743
pii: bmjgh-2019-001743
pmc: PMC6830047
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
e001743Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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