title: Post-conflict health reconstruction: where is the evidence?
abstract: In the context of the CARA Iraq Research Fellowship Programme, staff from Hawler Medical University in Erbil, Iraq and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK collaboratively conducted a multimodal research project analysing challenges and opportunities for reform of the primary care system in Iraq. Through a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods a range of challenges were identified, both in terms of services offered and the utilisation of those services. The collaborative study proved positive in terms of direct research outcomes, in boosting academia with skill development and use of new methodologies, and in reengaging displaced Iraqi academics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq.
authors.forename: Nazar P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Shabila
authors.forename: Namir G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Al-Tawil
authors.forename: Tariq S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Al-Hadithi
authors.forename: Egbert
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sondorp
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D057191:Capacity Building; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D007391:International Cooperation; D007493:Iraq; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D011050:Policy Making; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*