Resumen
Las guerras y conflictos globales deben entenderse como determinantes estructurales de la salud. Se destacan en esta nota editorial los impactos de las guerras y conflictos sobre la salud infantil y adolescente, la salud de las mujeres y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos, la reemergencia de las enfermedades infecciosas y el debilitamiento de la salud pública, la presión extrema sobre los sistemas de salud, los efectos sobre la salud mental, la migración y la profundización de inequidades y los efectos directos e indirectos sobre el ambiente. Finalmente, se reflexiona sobre el papel de la academia en el contexto de situaciones de guerra y conflicto y se hace un llamado hacia una salud para la paz.
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