Navigating the Commonality of Healthcare Failures: COVID-19 and Conflict Zones

The weaknesses of healthcare systems have been sharply revealed amid the instability of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing conflicts across the borders of different countries. One thing unites these two crises that appear to be separate: the incapacity of healthcare systems to provide for the mos...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 12; p. e50668
Main Authors Ghosh, Shampa, Raghunath, Manchala, Sinha, Jitendra K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 17.12.2023
Cureus
Subjects
Communication
Cooperation
COVID-19 vaccines
Global health
Health Policy
Health services
Healthcare Technology
Humanitarianism
Infrastructure
International law
International organizations
Management of crises
Medical personnel
Medical supplies
Mental health care
Pandemics
Public Health
Telemedicine
Israel
world health organization (who)
global health challenges
covid-19
united nations (un)
conflict zones
healthcare failures
crisis management
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Summary:The weaknesses of healthcare systems have been sharply revealed amid the instability of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing conflicts across the borders of different countries. One thing unites these two crises that appear to be separate: the incapacity of healthcare systems to provide for the most basic human requirements in emergency situations. With an emphasis on the roles of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation, we look into the similarities between healthcare failures in COVID-19 and conflict zones in this Editorial and offer possible solutions to improve the circumstances.
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ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.50668