Health-care needs of people affected by conflict: future trends and changing frameworks

[...] a linear progression from the acute to postemergency phase was the frequently used model.3 Recent changes in conflicts have introduced much complexity. [...] country-level indicators might mask inequalities within different regions in a country-Sudan is in the medium HDI category but those peo...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2010-01, Vol.375 (9711), p.341-345
Main Authors: Spiegel, Paul B, Dr, Checchi, Francesco, MHS, Colombo, Sandro, MD, Paik, Eugene, BA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Camps
Decades
Developing countries
Family planning
Health services
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Internal Medicine
LDCs
Morbidity
Mortality
Population
Refugees
Relief Work
Reproductive health
Socioeconomic Factors
Tropical diseases
Warfare
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Summary:[...] a linear progression from the acute to postemergency phase was the frequently used model.3 Recent changes in conflicts have introduced much complexity. [...] country-level indicators might mask inequalities within different regions in a country-Sudan is in the medium HDI category but those people living in Darfur and southern Sudan are assumed to have far lower life expectancies than the country average. [...] the specific conflict setting, rather than the country as a whole, needs to be taken into account.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61873-0