Focus
and Scope
The
journal will publish case studies, technical reports, and clinical studies that
contribute to: (1) the understanding, assessment, and management of
non-communicable diseases in humanitarian contexts and (2) innovative solutions
to support communities experiencing man-made, natural, or complex humanitarian
emergencies and in development sector for cross learning, particularly those
characterized by large population displacements. The journal will prioritize
case studies and contributions from frontline workers and others working at the
grass-roots level across sectors.
Priority
topics for the journal include, but are not limited to:
- Success
and failure case studies
- Field-based
innovative experiences and initiatives
- Health
impact of disasters, primary focus on NCDs
- Climate
change and NCDs
- Mass
emergencies, causalities, and response, especially for NCDs
- Policy
and advocacy for NCDs and humanitarian response
- Screening
and referral mechanisms for NCDs in emergencies
- Epidemiology
of NCDs in emergencies
- Nutrition,
overweight, obesity in emergencies.
- Hunger,
food security, and NCDs in emergencies
- Mental
disorders in emergencies
- Mental
health issues in rescue workers
- Assessment,
diagnosis, and management of NCDs
- NCD
lifestyle risk factors within emergency-affected populations (e.g., smoking,
drinking and lack of exercise)
- Development
disorders in children in emergencies.
- Operational
research in emergencies
- Good
governance in NCD management
- Health
system strengthening for NCDs in emergencies.
- Health
economics for NCD in emergencies.
- Nutrition
in emergencies for NCDs.
