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Health in humanitarian crises
International cooperation must address healthcare and health needs in humanitarian crises. Populations affected by conflict, forced displacement, and emergencies caused by the effects of climate change face priority issues related to reproductive and child health, nutrition, health system weaknesses, and epidemic risks, among others.
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How we understand health in international cooperation and how we address it through humanitarian response.
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Humanitarian health responses take place in contexts where health systems already exist, which we can help sustain and strengthen.
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In humanitarian crises, women face greater inequality, threatening their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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In a humanitarian crisis, all determinants of hunger worsen, increasing the risk of malnutrition in all its forms.
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In humanitarian settings, the transmission of infectious diseases and the risk of epidemics rise. Their prevention, control, and treatment are essential.