Nodding Syndrome in Post Conflict Northern Uganda: A Human Security Perspective
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Date
2012
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Global Health Governance
Abstract
An increasing concern of public health is the relationship between health
and human security in conflict and post-conflict settings.1 Environments
where conflicts have taken place are associated with the breakdown of
public health infrastructure, massive displacement of people and disruption
of livelihoods.2,3,4 Thus the processes and outcomes of violent conflict have
implications for health and well-being, including recovery processes in
post-conflict settings. Violent conflict is also closely related to “structural
violence”, which broadly includes “violence of poverty, social and political
marginalization, and other forms of structured inequalities and their effects
on people’s lives, health and agency.”5
This underscores the need to understand how the health and wellbeing
of people in post-conflict settings is influenced by violent conflict,
antecedents to the conflict, or the complex intersection of both.6 This
complex relationship raises questions about the challenges of ensuring
human security in post-conflict settings especially in developing countries
where public service delivery systems, including health and health care
delivery, are already constrained.
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Keywords
Nodding Syndrome, Post Conflict Northern Uganda, Human Security Perspective
Citation
Bukuluki, P., Ddumba-Nyanzi, I., David Kisuule, J., Ovuga, E., Lien, L., & Kaawa-Mafigiri, D. (2012). NODDING SYNDROME IN POST CONFLICT NORTHERN UGANDA: A HUMAN SECURITY PERSPECTIVE. Global Health Governance, 6(1).