Health is a bridge for peace: let us make use of it

Mandhari, Ahmed Al; Ghaffar, Abdul; Etienne, Carissa F.

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010577

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“…Similarly, the WPS agenda, calls for full, and meaningful participation of women in conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts, with multiple studies highlighting the unique negotiation skills that women have [38,42]. Moreover, and as explained earlier, Health for Peace highlights how health is an effective entry point for peacebuilding; though missing the women's leadership element [6]. Therefore, promoting women's leadership in health systems and peacebuilding in conflict settings can be viewed as remarkable policy panacea for these initiatives and a way forward to surpass some of the traditional paradigms of the WHO's Health for Peace programme.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…Health systems can therefore play a much greater role in the Health for Peace framework if we diversify thinking beyond traditional paradigms of health systems frameworks [6]. For example, public health measures, including equitable access to basic healthcare, may contribute to peacebuilding in the aftermath of conflict [29].…”

Section: Health Systems Framework Leadership and Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recent studies, however, demonstrate that the peace through health paradigm has largely been ignored by health professionals, policy makers and researchers working on health systems strengthening/rebuilding in conflict. A further core component yet to be fully explored is the role of women's leadership in health in such contexts as it has shown to be of great added value in times of peace [6].…”

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Strengthening health systems and peacebuilding through women’s leadership: a qualitative study

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Background Active and protracted conflict settings demonstrate the need to prioritise the peace through health agenda. This can be achieved by reorienting attention toward gender diverse leadership and more effective governance within health systems. This approach may enable women to have a greater voice in the decision-making of health and social interventions, thereby enabling the community led and context specific knowledge required to address the root causes of persistent inequalities and inequities in systems and societies. Methods We conducted a qualitative study, which included semi-structured interviews with 25 key informants, two focus group discussions and one workshop with humanitarian workers in local and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), United Nations (UN) agencies, health practitioners, and academics, from Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Latin America. Findings were then applied to the peacebuilding pyramid designed by John Paul Lederach which provides a practical framework for mediation and conflict resolution in several conflict-affected settings. The purpose of the framework was to propose an adapted conceptualisation of leadership to include women’s leadership in the health system and be more applicable in protracted conflict settings. Results Five interrelated themes emerged. First, perceptions of terms such as gender equality, equity, mainstreaming, and leadership varied across participants and contexts. Second, armed conflict is both a barrier and an enabler for advancing women’s leadership in health systems. Third, health systems themselves are critical in advancing the nexus between women’s leadership, health systems and peacebuilding. Fourth, across all contexts we found strong evidence of an instrumental relationship between women’s leadership in health systems in conflict-affected settings and peacebuilding. Lastly, the role of donors emerged as a critical obstacle to advance women’s leadership. Conclusion Continuing to empower women against social, cultural, and institutional barriers is crucial, as the emerging correlation between women’s leadership, health systems, and peacebuilding is essential for long-term stability, the right to health, and health system responsiveness.

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Section: Health Systems Framework Leadership and Gendermentioning

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“…Since February 2022, there have been more than 200 attacks on hospitals, ambulances and health workers in Ukraine. (Al Mandhari, 2022) The situation in Gaza is simply put unfathomably horrendous. Yet we, as health professionals, need to be steadfast and continue to push the envelope.…”

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“…Since February 2022, there have been more than 200 attacks on hospitals, ambulances and health workers in Ukraine. (Al Mandhari, 2022)…”

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Commentary: Community Health Workers and Peace Building Through Health in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict After October 7th

Goldfield

2024

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

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Health professionals, despite increasing challenges, with notable exceptions, always pursue peace through health because it is who we are—we are here to heal both at the individual and the community level. This applies to the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unfortunately, till now, nongovernmental organizations have had minimal impact on the conflict. This commentary makes 2 recommendations for donor countries after the fighting subsides: Do not insist on Israeli-Palestinian joint ventures at least for the short term and focus as much as possible your funding on interventions that improve community health.

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The Necessity of International Law Education for Healthcare Professionals: An Assessment on the Ukraine-Russia War

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2023

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi

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Uluslararası krizlerin farklı açılardan uluslararası toplumun sağlığını olumsuz etkilemesi, sağlıkla ilgili kural, kurum ve süreçleri ihtiva eden uluslararası hukuku da ipso facto tartışmanın bir parçası haline getirmiştir. Sağlık ile uluslararası hukuk arasındaki bu karşılıklı ilişkinin sağlık profesyonellerince bilinmesi de haliyle bir gereklilik olmuştur. Uluslararası krizlere müdahale eden sağlıkçıların kendilerini, verdikleri sağlık hizmetini ve bu hizmeti alan kimseleri tehlikeye atmamaları, sağlıkçılara yönelik eğitimlerle mümkün olur. Sağlıkçılara uluslararası hukuk eğitimi verilmesine yönelik ilk girişimler 1980’lerde başlatılmış, bu alandaki konseptlerin gelişmesi de milenyum ile mümkün olmuştur. Batılı bazı ülkelerdeki yükseköğretim kurumları lisans düzeyindeki müfredatları düzenlemek suretiyle sağlıkçıların uluslararası hukuk eğitimi almalarını sağlamıştır. Bazı kurumlar da bu doğrultuda kurslar düzenlemektedir. Bu çalışmada, Ukrayna-Rusya savaşı nedeniyle ortaya çıkan sağlık krizini çözmeye çalışan sağlıkçıların uluslararası hukuka dair yeterlilikleri ele alınmıştır. Bu bağlamda, Ukrayna’da faaliyet gösteren uluslararası sivil toplum kuruluşları ile Ukrayna sağlık sisteminin çalışanları bahse konu sağlık profesyonellerini oluşturmaktadır. Sivil toplum kuruluşlarının misyonları gereği uluslararası hukuka vakıf oldukları bir gerçektir. Ukraynalı sağlıkçıların uluslararası hukuka yönelik eğitimlerinde ise sistematik bir eksiklik vardır. Savaşın başlamasından sonra planlanan ad hoc eğitimler de bu eksikliğin giderilmesine bir nebze katkı sağlamaktadır.

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Health is a bridge for peace: let us make use of it

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Strengthening health systems and peacebuilding through women’s leadership: a qualitative study

Strengthening health systems and peacebuilding through women’s leadership: a qualitative study

Commentary: Community Health Workers and Peace Building Through Health in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict After October 7th

The Necessity of International Law Education for Healthcare Professionals: An Assessment on the Ukraine-Russia War

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