TY - JOUR
T1 - Health in fragile and post-conflict states
T2 - a review of current understanding and challenges ahead
AU - Haar, Rohini J.
AU - Rubenstein, Leonard S.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Health systems face enormous challenges in fragile and post-conflict states. This paper will review recent literature to better understand how, within a context of economic volatility, political instability, infrastructural collapse and human resource scarcity, population health deteriorates and requires significant attention and resources to rebuild. Classifications of fragile and post-conflict states differ among organizations and reviewing the basic consensus as well as differences will assist in clarifying how organizations use these terms and how statistics on these nations come about. Of particular interest is the increase in local conflicts within states that may not affect national mortality and morbidity but pose heavy burdens on regional populations. Recent research on sexual and reproductive health, children's health and mental health within fragile and post-conflict states highlights the effects of healthcare systems and their breakdown on communities. We propose a research agenda to further explore knowledge gaps concerning health in fragile and post-conflict states.
AB - Health systems face enormous challenges in fragile and post-conflict states. This paper will review recent literature to better understand how, within a context of economic volatility, political instability, infrastructural collapse and human resource scarcity, population health deteriorates and requires significant attention and resources to rebuild. Classifications of fragile and post-conflict states differ among organizations and reviewing the basic consensus as well as differences will assist in clarifying how organizations use these terms and how statistics on these nations come about. Of particular interest is the increase in local conflicts within states that may not affect national mortality and morbidity but pose heavy burdens on regional populations. Recent research on sexual and reproductive health, children's health and mental health within fragile and post-conflict states highlights the effects of healthcare systems and their breakdown on communities. We propose a research agenda to further explore knowledge gaps concerning health in fragile and post-conflict states.
KW - children's health
KW - conflict state
KW - fragile
KW - health
KW - medicine
KW - mental health
KW - post-conflict
KW - sexual and reproductive health
KW - state
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U2 - 10.1080/13623699.2012.743311
DO - 10.1080/13623699.2012.743311
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23421305
AN - SCOPUS:84876066089
SN - 1362-3699
VL - 28
SP - 289
EP - 316
JO - Medicine, Conflict and Survival
JF - Medicine, Conflict and Survival
IS - 4
ER -