World failing to address health needs of 630 million women and children affected by armed conflict
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25 January 2021World failing to address health needs of 630 million women and children affected by armed conflict
Armed conflicts are becoming increasingly complex and protracted and a growing threat to humanitarian access and the delivery of essential health services, affecting at least 630 million women and children—over 8% of the world’s population—in 2017, according to a new four-paper Series exposing the far-reaching effects of modern warfare on women’s and children’s health, published today in The Lancet.
