Changing therapeutic geographies of the Iraqi and Syrian wars

TY - JOUR

T1 - Changing therapeutic geographies of the Iraqi and Syrian wars

AU - Dewachi, Omar

AU - Skelton, Mac

AU - Nguyen, Vinh Kim

AU - Fouad, Fouad M.

AU - Sitta, Ghassan Abu

AU - Maasri, Zeina

AU - Giacaman, Rita

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - The health consequences of the ongoing US-led war on terror and civil armed conflicts in the Arab world are much more than the collateral damage inflicted on civilians, infrastructure, environment, and health systems. Protracted war and armed conflicts have displaced populations and led to lasting transformations in health and health care. In this report, we analyse the effects of conflicts in Iraq and Syria to show how wars and conflicts have resulted in both the militarisation and regionalisation of health care, conditions that complicate the rebuilding of previously robust national health-care systems. Moreover, we show how historical and transnational frameworks can be used to show the longterm consequences of war and conflict on health and health care. We introduce the concept of therapeutic geographies-defined as the geographic reorganisation of health care within and across borders under conditions of war.

AB - The health consequences of the ongoing US-led war on terror and civil armed conflicts in the Arab world are much more than the collateral damage inflicted on civilians, infrastructure, environment, and health systems. Protracted war and armed conflicts have displaced populations and led to lasting transformations in health and health care. In this report, we analyse the effects of conflicts in Iraq and Syria to show how wars and conflicts have resulted in both the militarisation and regionalisation of health care, conditions that complicate the rebuilding of previously robust national health-care systems. Moreover, we show how historical and transnational frameworks can be used to show the longterm consequences of war and conflict on health and health care. We introduce the concept of therapeutic geographies-defined as the geographic reorganisation of health care within and across borders under conditions of war.

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U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62299-0

DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62299-0

M3 - Review article

C2 - 24452046

SN - 0140-6736

VL - 383

SP - 449

EP - 457

JO - The Lancet

JF - The Lancet

IS - 9915

ER -