Use of mobile health units in conflict settings—a scoping review

• Published in: BMC health services research Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 409 - 12
• Main Authors: Awad, Sarah, Sheerazi, Sarika, von Schreeb, Johan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 19.03.2025; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Armed Conflicts; Collaboration; Content analysis; Disaster medicine; Global health; Grey literature; Health services; Humanitarianism; Humans; International law; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Mobile businesses; Mobile health units; Mobile Health Units - organization & administration; Mobile Health Units - statistics & numerical data; Public health; Search engines; Search strategies; Telemedicine; Trauma; Wars; Switzerland; Iraq; Wars; Armed conflicts; Disaster medicine; Mobile health units

Mobile Health Units (MHUs) provide critical healthcare to underserved populations, however, their effectiveness in conflict settings remains unexplored. This study aims to elucidate the use of MHUs in conflict settings as described in the literature. We conducted a scoping review across twenty-three...