PHA-Exchange> Stories wanted: Global Health Consequences of the War on Terror

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from Bridget Lloyd <bridget at hst.org.za> -----

Case studies and human interest stories on the Global Health Consequences of
the War on Terror

The Global Health Watch provides an alternative assessment of the gross
inequalities in health worldwide, "watches" the institutions of global
health and development governance, and makes recommendations for new
approaches to some of the most intractable health problems in the world
today. 

We would like your assistance and input in writing and sourcing human
interest stories written in a simple narrative style. Where it is not
possible to integrate stories submitted within chapters, we will put them on
the web site. We would like both positive and negative stories, successes
and failures, etc.

The summary of the chapter on the "Global Health consequences of the War on
Terror" is below. 

More information on GHW can be found on www.ghwatch.org
<http://www.ghwatch.org/> . 

Please submit case studies to ghw at hst.org.za <mailto:ghw%40hst.org.za> . 


Global Health Consequences of the "War on Terror" - Chapter Overview

This proposed chapter for the 2007-2008 edition of Global Health Watch will
extend the material on the impact of war on global heath that was in the
2005-2006 edition of Global Health Watch.  The initiation by the United
States of a "war on terror" following the attack on the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon in 2001 and the participation of other nations in this
"war" has led to severe social, political, and health consequences.  

We are looking for case studies and human interest stories from developing
and industrialized countries, that highlight the following: 

-          The social consequences of war including the denial of civil
rights and the promulgation of a dysfunctional climate of fear. 

-          The political consequences including the election and appointment
of leaders poorly qualified for their roles.  

-          The health consequences including interference with training of
health personnel, diversion of resources needed for public health and for
medical care and erection of barriers to service.  

-          Impact of war on the UN Millennium Development Goals, essential
in protection of the worldwide right to health. This would include impact of
war on the following:

 

Poverty and hunger; 

Universal primary education; 

Gender equality and empowerment of women; 

Child mortality; 

Maternal health; 

HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; 

Environmental sustainability; and 

Developing a global partnership for development.

 



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