Abstract
Globally, the number of people affected by conflict is the highest in history, and continues to steadily increase. There is currently a pressing need to better understand how to deliver critical health interventions to women and children affected by conflict. The compendium of articles presented in this Conflict and Health Collection brings together a range of case studies recently undertaken by the BRANCH Consortium (Bridging Research & Action in Conflict Settings for the Health of Women and Children). These case studies describe how humanitarian actors navigate and negotiate the multiple obstacles and forces that challenge the delivery of health and nutrition interventions for women, children and adolescents in conflict-affected settings, and to ultimately provide some insight into how service delivery can be improved.
Highlights
Over the last decade, the number of people affected and displaced by armed conflict has reached unprecedented highs [1]
Global standards and guidelines for clinical practice or public health policy have been implemented in stable contexts, adapting these to conflict-affected settings can prove challenging
The compendium of articles presented in this Conflict and Health Collection brings together a range of case studies recently undertaken by members and partners of the BRANCH Consortium (Bridging Research & Action in Conflict Settings for the Health of Women and Children) [23]
Summary
The number of people affected and displaced by armed conflict has reached unprecedented highs [1]. * Correspondence: anushka.ataullahjan@sickkids.ca 1Centre for Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada Full list of author information is available at the end of the article compromising the delivery of services [5].
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