Protecting Public Health in Armed Conflict Settings: Lessons, Gaps, and Future Directions
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Public Health in Emergencies and Disasters Working Group - WFPHA, Nablus - P400, Palestinian Territory, Occupied
Popul. Med. 2026;8(Supplement Supplement 1):A3429
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
In modern conflicts, health systems are under siege. Armed violence disrupts surveillance, immunization, and access to care, while targeting healthcare infrastructure and personnel.
METHODS:
This roundtable session will include case studies from Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and Yemen, with speakers from conflict zones and international health organizations (e.g., WHO, ICRC, MSF). An interactive simulation will explore dilemmas faced by health actors in conflict.
RESULTS:
The session will examine how public health functions collapse—and adapt—during armed conflict. It will share tools for protection, strategies for health system continuity, and advocacy mechanisms for upholding humanitarian law.
CONCLUSIONS:
Protecting health in conflict is not just a moral duty—it is a public health necessity. Resilient systems require both technical and political commitment amid chaos.
In modern conflicts, health systems are under siege. Armed violence disrupts surveillance, immunization, and access to care, while targeting healthcare infrastructure and personnel.
METHODS:
This roundtable session will include case studies from Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine, and Yemen, with speakers from conflict zones and international health organizations (e.g., WHO, ICRC, MSF). An interactive simulation will explore dilemmas faced by health actors in conflict.
RESULTS:
The session will examine how public health functions collapse—and adapt—during armed conflict. It will share tools for protection, strategies for health system continuity, and advocacy mechanisms for upholding humanitarian law.
CONCLUSIONS:
Protecting health in conflict is not just a moral duty—it is a public health necessity. Resilient systems require both technical and political commitment amid chaos.
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