Health, peace, conflict: challenges for maternal and child health in the occupied Palestinian territories

Since the onset of the second Palestinian uprising, relations between Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories have been palpably tense. Escalations of this conflict and developments in its stalled peace processes reach media attention periodically, while the detrimental effect on maternal an...

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Published in:Medicine, conflict, and survival conflict, and survival, 2011-01, Vol.27 (1), p.25-32
Main Author: Matthews, Alexandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arabs
Borders
Child
Child health
Child Welfare
Children
Conflict
Conflict (Psychology)
Disruption
Health
Health status
HOLDSTOCK-PIACHAUD PRIZE ESSAY
Humans
Israel
Maternal characteristics
Maternal Welfare
Middle East
Palestine
Palestinian territories
Peace
Violence
Warfare
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Summary:Since the onset of the second Palestinian uprising, relations between Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories have been palpably tense. Escalations of this conflict and developments in its stalled peace processes reach media attention periodically, while the detrimental effect on maternal and child health persists. The paper, whilst acknowledging the disruption to communities on both sides of the border, focuses specifically on the impact of the continuing conflict on maternal health and child health in Palestinian territories. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1362-3699
1743-9396
DOI:10.1080/13623699.2011.562395