Amir M Mohareb

Biographic Data

ID6065716
NAMEAmir M Mohareb
GIVEN NAMESAmir M
FAMILY NAMEMohareb
SIGNATUREMOHAREB A M
AFFILIATIONSHarvard University
ORCID0000-0002-3761-6154
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Meningitis outbreak in Gaza

    Open AccessHossam Waleed Almadhoon, Hossam Almadhoon et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2026

    BOX The genocide in Gaza has resulted in conditions that foster detrimental public health conditions leading to infectious disease outbreaks

  • Acute malnutrition among children in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

    Open AccessDana Hassneiah, Rana Sobh et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: People in the Gaza Strip have been denied food and medical care through war and displacement since October 2023, introducing the risk of famine in the region. We sought to estimate the proportion of children assessed in nutritional centres with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the Gaza Strip during this war. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of nutritional assessments for childr…

  • Development and implementation of an electronic health record system for use in humanitarian emergencies, disaster response, and conflict zones

    Open AccessSarah D Draugelis, Erik C Brown et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Humanitarian medical response to natural and human-made disasters can be complicated by high clinician, staff, and patient turnover. While electronic medical records are being scaled up globally, their use remains limited in humanitarian response settings. The Fast Electronic Medical Record (fEMR) system is an open-source electronic health record system specifically designed for use in resource-limited settings and humanitarian crises. The system…

  • Health Hazards of Migration in People Seeking Asylum in New York City, 2023

    Christian Olivo-Freites, Patricia Miguez-Arosemena et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2025References: 18

    Objectives. To identify hazardous migration experiences among asylum seekers and associations with psychiatric illness. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study of asylum seekers in a federally qualified health center in New York City from January 1 to November 30, 2023, to determine the frequency of and factors associated with hazardous migration events: physical or sexual assault, kidnapping, extortion, illnesses, and incarceration. Result…

  • Determinants for the humanitarian workforce in migrant health at the US-Mexico border

    Open AccessChristopher W Reynolds, Savannah F Ryan et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Introduction: Shortages of health professionals is a common problem in humanitarian settings, including among migrants and refugees at the US-Mexico border. We aimed to investigate determinants and recruitment recommendations for working with migrants to better understand how to improve health professional participation in humanitarian efforts. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with health professionals working with migrants at t…

  • Epidemiology of asylum seekers and refugees at the Mexico-US border

    Open AccessChristopher W Reynolds, Allison Cheung et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    In this large study of a migrating population at the Mexico-US border, we found a variety of clinical conditions, with respiratory, musculoskeletal, and skin illnesses the most common in this study period which encompassed a period of restrictive immigration policy and the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Health effects and user perceptions of the US Customs and Border Patrol OneTM mobile application

    Open AccessChristopher W Reynolds, Brendon Tucker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Migration and Health2024References: 3

    Our findings suggest that asylum seekers at the Reynosa port of entry perceive CBP OneTM negatively, with detrimental effects towards their mental and physical health. This study highlights how immigration policy can influence health and suggests that more creative and humane approaches are needed for people seeking asylum at the Mexico-US border

  • Revisiting the role of civil society in responses to infectious disease outbreaks

    Open AccessAzfar Hossain, Azfar D Hossain et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

  • Dermatologic conditions of adult refugees following resettlement in the United States, 2015 to 2018

    Open AccessAnn Hui Ching, Tricia Tay et al.ARTICLEJournal of Migration and Health2023References: 1

    Dermatologic conditions are common among adult refugees. The majority of conditions were diagnosed in the first month following resettlement suggesting that a high number of dermatologic conditions arise or go undetected and untreated during the migration process

  • Mobile Health Services for Covid-19

    Priya S Gupta, Amir M Mohareb et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2022References: 5

    Mobile health units can improve access to preventive health services, especially for medically underserved populations. However, there is little published experience of mobile health units being used to expand access to COVID-19 vaccination. In concert with local public health departments and community members, we implemented a mobile COVID-19 health unit and deployed it to 12 predominantly low-income and racial/ethnic minority communities in Mas…

  • Public health impacts of an imminent Red Sea oil spill

    Open AccessBenjamin Q Huynh, Laura H Kwong et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2021Cited by: 2References: 2

    The possibility of a massive oil spill in the Red Sea is increasingly likely. The Safer , a deteriorating oil tanker containing 1.1 million barrels of oil, has been deserted near the coast of Yemen since 2015 and threatens environmental catastrophe to a country presently in a humanitarian crisis. Here, we model the immediate public health impacts of a simulated spill. We estimate that all of Yemen's imported fuel through its key Red Sea ports wou…