🔬 Section of Epidemiology
Anchored by our multi-professional team of global health experts, the Section of Epidemiology at Defend International Medical Research operates as our primary scientific division for investigating disease etiology, tracking population health trends, and generating empirical evidence to inform clinical practices and global health policies. Led by our executive expertise, this section monitors how health outcomes intersect with complex environments, structural variables, and humanitarian settings.
📊 Primary Research Streams
Our epidemiologic framework centers on tracking and analyzing public health variables across specific global populations:
- Global Health & Cancer Epidemiology: Under the executive scientific guidance of Dr. Widad Akreyi, our team conducts data-driven reviews tracking oncology metrics, chronic disease distributions, and healthcare access disparities across the Middle East, North Africa, and global regions.
- Health Consequences of Human Rights Violations: A unique specialized sub-discipline mapping the long-term clinical and psychosocial health consequences that torture, excessive force, and systematic persecution inflict upon survivors, communities, and nations.
- Disease Surveillance & Outbreak Analytics: Monitoring pandemical threats, tracking transmission vectors, and developing population-level modeling to mitigate widespread public health emergencies.
📄 Peer Review & Academic Contributions
The Section of Epidemiology maintains robust engagement with the international scientific community:
- Academic Reviewing: Our leadership serves as active peer-reviewers for preeminent global research publications, including Oxford University’s medical journal, Epidemiologic Reviews.
- Evidence-Based Policy Advocacy: We translate raw data into clinical briefs presented directly to United Nations bodies, the World Health Organization (WHO), and international health ministries to secure institutional health equity.