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Conflict and its global health consequences: a decolonial call to action

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Global health institutions hold the tradition of abstaining from political commentary when acting in response mode to contexts of humanitarian crisis, displacement or conflict, under the imperative of keeping access routes open to save lives. Yet if this community of practitioners and academics from the fields of medicine and public health or humanitarians concerned with the health of conflict-affected populations want a role in preventing the health and medical outcomes of social and ecological violence, they must not remain silent on the historical, geopolitical and contemporary determinants of war and conflict. This is a silence that in relation to the current situation in Gaza has been described as ‘morally unacceptable’. 1

Source: BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health

DOI: 10.1136/bmjnph-2020-000179

Authors: Jennie Gamlin, Ayesha Ahmad

Institutions: University College London, University of Johannesburg, City St George's, University of London

Language: English

Topic: Health and Conflict Studies

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,839