Deadly Professions: Violent Attacks Against Aid-Workers and the Health Implications for Local Populations

Authors

  • Jason-Louis Carmichael School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Mohammad Karamouzian School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract:

War has devastating implications for families, communities, cultures, economies, and state infrastructure. Similarly, the last decade has seen an increase in the number of attacks against health workers in conflict zones and unstable environments. Unfortunately, these attacks have grave consequences for local populations which often rely on foreign aid programs for their health and well-being. As such, this paper will examine why aid-workers have increasingly been targeted for abductions, ambushes, assassinations, and various forms of intimidation. Furthermore, examples of terminated health programs, as well as populations served by current medical and humanitarian interventions, will be provided to impart a sense of magnitude and importance of health programs to the reader. Lastly, suggestions will be presented which could serve to minimize aid-workers’ risk and exposure to acts of violence in the field.

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Journal title

volume 2  issue 2

pages  65- 67

publication date 2014-02-01

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