I don't leave my people; They need me: Qualitative research of local health care professionals' working motivations in Syria.

Background: The Syrian conflict has endured for a decade, causing one of the most significant humanitarian crises since World War II. The conflict has inflicted massive damage to civil infrastructure, and not even the health care sector has been spared. On the contrary, health care has been targeted, and as a result, many health professionals have left the country.

Qualitative research of Syrian healthcare workers migrating from the war-torn country.

Objectives: To explore the reasons why healthcare workers migrate from Syria, a country where conflict has been raging for over a decade.

Design: A qualitative study was performed using semistructured interviews. Semistructured questions guided in-depth interviews.

Caught in crossfire: health care workers' experiences of violence in Syria.

Health care is attacked in many contemporary conflicts despite the Geneva Conventions. The war in Syria has become notorious for targeted violence against health care. This qualitative study describes health care workers' experiences of violence using semi-structured interviews ( = 25) with professionals who have been working in Syria.