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Authors
The University of New South Wales Health and Conflict Project
Title
Health and Peace-Building: Securing the Future (Issues Paper 1)
Imprint
Commonwealth of Australia, Sydney, December 2004, 8 pp
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School of Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Psychiatry, School of Sociology and Anthropology and the Centre for Culture and Health, The University of New South Wales.

Abstract

"The health of a society is critical to its capacity to withstand conflict and to rebuild communities in a post-conflict situation. This paper explores the complexity of the relationships involving health, humanitarian crises and development. There are obviously many areas important in conflict prevention, humanitarian assistance and peace-building. Within an atmosphere of conflicting priorities, this paper aims to explore the links between health and peace-building, how health planning can be enhanced by making reference to a peace-building framework, and how a model for analysis may be developed to assist in the planning, implementation and monitoring of health programs in conflict-affected societies. Note: This issues paper is derived from a more comprehensive background paper"

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