tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Building cooperation through health initiatives: an Arab and Israeli case study"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Building cooperation through health initiatives: an Arab and Israeli case study. | Conflict and Health BioMed Central Case study Open Access Building cooperation through health initiatives an Arab and Israeli case study Harvey A Skinner 1 2 and Abi Sriharan2 3 Address 1Dean Faculty of Health York University 4700 Keele Street Toronto ON M3J 1P3 Canada 2Canada International Scientific Exchange Program CISEPO Toronto Canada and 3Deputy Director Peter A. Silverman Centre for International Health Mount Sinai Hospital 600 University Ave Toronto M5G 1X5 Canada Email Harvey A Skinner - Abi Sriharan - ASriharan@ Corresponding author Published 17 July 2007 Received 3 February 2007 Conflict and Health 2007 1 8 doi 1752-1505-1 -8 Accepted I7 July 2007 This article is available from http content 1 1 8 2007 Skinner and Sriharan licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Ongoing conflict in the Middle East poses a major threat to health and security. A project screening Arab and Israeli newborns for hearing loss provided an opportunity to evaluate ways for building cooperation. The aims of this study were to a examine what attracted Israeli Jordanian and Palestinian participants to the project b describe challenges they faced and c draw lessons learned for guiding cross-border health initiatives. Methods A case study method was used involving 12 key informants stratified by country 3 Israeli 3 Jordanian 3 Palestinian 3 Canadian . In-depth interviews were tape-recorded transcribed and analyzed using an inductive qualitative approach to derive key themes. Results Major reasons for getting involved included concern over an important health problem curiosity about neighbors and opportunities for professional advancement. .