Armed conflict disproportionately affects the morbidity, mortality, and wellbeing of women,
newborns, children, and adolescents. Our study presents insights from a collection of ten …

Background While much progress was made throughout the Millennium Development Goals
era in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality, both remain unacceptably high, especially …

Women and children bear substantial morbidity and mortality as a result of armed conflicts.
This Series paper focuses on the direct (due to violence) and indirect health effects of armed …

Introduction Women and children account for a disproportionate morbidity burden among
conflict-affected populations, and yet they are not included in global accountability …

Introduction Conflict adversely impacts health and health systems, yet its effect on health
inequalities, particularly for women and children, has not been systematically studied. We …

Recognition of the need for evidence-based interventions to help to improve the
effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian responses has been increasing. However, little …

Armed conflicts are widespread in sub-Saharan Africa and considered to be an important
factor in slowing down national progress in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child …

Background A substantial portion of child deaths in Africa take place in countries with recent
history of armed conflict and political instability. However, the extent to which armed conflict …

Background The population effects of armed conflict on non-combatant vulnerable
populations are incompletely understood. We aimed to study the effects of conflict on …

Introduction Since decades, the health system of Afghanistan has been in disarray due to
ongoing conflict. We aimed to explore the direct effects of conflict on provision of …