TY - JOUR AU - Aburas, Rahma AU - Najeeb, Amina AU - Baageel, Laila AU - Mackey, Tim K. PY - 2018 DA - 2018/05/11 TI - The Syrian conflict: a case study of the challenges and acute need for medical humanitarian operations for women and children internally displaced persons JO - BMC Medicine SP - 65 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - After 7 years of increasing conflict and violence, the Syrian civil war now constitutes the largest displacement crisis in the world, with more than 6 million people who have been internally displaced. Among this already-vulnerable population group, women and children face significant challenges associated with lack of adequate access to maternal and child health (MCH) services, threatening their lives along with their immediate and long-term health outcomes. SN - 1741-7015 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1041-7 DO - 10.1186/s12916-018-1041-7 ID - Aburas2018 ER -