Citation
Jaff, Dilshad; Singh, Kavita; & Margolis, Lewis H. (2016). Targeting Health Care in Armed Conflicts and Emergencies: Is It Underestimated?. Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 32(1), 21-29.Abstract
Today’s armed crises and challenges are unlike former wars and conflicts. Alarmingly, the neutrality and impartiality of the medical mission seem to be ignored in many modern armed conflicts, especially in recent years where the warring factions are divided by identities such as religion, ethnicity and sect. In 2014, the Uppsala Conflict Data Programme recorded 40 armed conflicts, which is the highest number of conflicts reported since 1999 (Pettersson and Wallensteen 2015). However, only a fraction of these conflicts were reflected in available estimates of medical deaths. As conflict has increased, combatants deliberately target civilians, including health personnel, health facilities and ambulances, and wounded and sick individuals (Rubenstein and Bittle 2010). The 3 May 2016 United Nations Security Council resolution, 2286, is the most recent effort to address this horrific problem (UN (United Nations) 2016). To implement this resolution successfully, the international community is obliged to think critically about how to document and analyse these attacks.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13623699.2016.1205784Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2016Journal Title
Medicine, Conflict and SurvivalAuthor(s)
Jaff, DilshadSingh, Kavita
Margolis, Lewis H.