BMJ devotes special issue to health for peace

10 October 2022 – Today’s pre-Regional Committee technical meetings included the launch of the British Medical Journal’s (BMJ) “Global Health Special Issue on Health for Peace”. Building on the work of the Global Health for Peace Initiative (GHPI), the issue documents experiences from across WHO regions in order to better understand the complex nexus between health and peacebuilding. The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, which has a long history of working in challenging settings, began highlighting the linkages between health and peace in 2019, in partnership with the Ministry of Health of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of Switzerland. The Health for Peace Initiative (HOPE) subsequently expanded to become the GHPI which includes all WHO regions. GHPI has consistently focused on advocacy and sensitization, building capacities and fostering partnerships to support the development of programmes and interventions at country level. It also aims to increase evidence generation through research and analysis on health for peace globally. Work promoting health and well-being in conflict-affected, fragile and vulnerable settings – from negotiating access to vulnerable populations, ensuring provision of essential services in crises, creating dialogue for joint planning and action, and strengthening health systems – has been ongoing for decades. Documenting experiences To better understand the challenges and opportunities, and learn fro...
Source: WHO EMRO News - Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news