The SIG has worked with the Journal of Public Health to co-produce a special collection on conflict and health, which was published in its final form in 2020. The collection includes papers by international subject matter experts as well as first time authors living in conflict-affected settings. The distinguished team of guest editors includes Professor Jennifer Leaning of Harvard University, Professor Karl Blanchet of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Dr Mohammed Jawad of Imperial College London.

Armed conflict and other types of mass violence have both immediate and long-term, direct and indirect impacts upon public health.  Indirect consequences include displacement, homelessness, disruption of infrastructure, environmental degradation, lack of access to clean water and healthcare, exacerbation of existing health conditions, unemployment and mental ill-health. This short film, which was written and produced by the SIG in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), provides a summary of some of the wider public health impacts of war.

This gripping and informative animated production was released to coincide with the twin centenaries of the end of World War One and the beginning of the deadly “Spanish Flu” pandemic. The project team were also able to secure the services of Oscar-winning British actor Jim Broadbent, who kindly donated his time to do the narration.

• Nozad B Air Quality, Polluter Pays Principle and man-made conflicts: perspective from Iraq. Better Health For All

• Devakumar D, Bhatia T & Wolfe I Politicians need to first do no harm. BMJ Opinion

• Nozad B Antimicrobial resistance in conflict zones BMJ Opinion

• Flecknoe D The health impacts of armed conflict. Better Health For All

• Latif S Victims of conflict; the triumph of Polio. Better Health For All

• Flecknoe D Microbes as munitions: the neglected public health consequences of war. The Lancet Global Health

• Fouad FM, Sparrow A, Tarakji A, Alameddine M, El-Jardali F, Coutts AP, El Arnaout N, Karroum LB, Jawad M et al Health workers and the weaponisation of health care in Syria: a preliminary inquiry for The Lancet–American University of Beirut Commission on Syria. The Lancet

• Flecknoe D Statement of Support for the Turkish Medical Association. Better Health for All

• Jabbour S, Jabbour S, Gate M, Sabouni A & al-Batal S Rehumanising the Syrian conflict: photographs of war, health, and life in Syria. The Lancet

• Ahmed B, Orcutt M, Sammonds P, Burns R, Issa R, Abubakar I & Devakumar D Humanitarian disaster for Rohingya refugees: impending natural hazards and worsening public health crises. The Lancet Global Health

• Nozad B & Razavi A The fall of Baghdad and public health: 15 years on. Better Health for All

• Flecknoe D, Wakefield B & Simmons A Plagues & wars: the ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic as a lesson from history. Medicine, Conflict and Survival

• Garry S & Thompson R Amid the Trauma of War, Chronic Diseases Should Not Be Forgotten Chatham House [Expert Comment]

• Habib RR, Ziadee M, Younes EA, Harastani H, Hamdar L, Jawad M & El Asmar K Displacement, deprivation and hard work among Syrian refugee children in Lebanon BMJ Global Health

• Verrecchia R Human Rights in Patient Care Better Health For All

• Thompson R & Garry S The political economy of NCDs, and the limits of global health The Lancet

• Devakumar D, Garry S & Birch M Violence and mortality in Rohingya migrants from the Northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. The Lancet Planetary Health

• Flecknoe D, Jawad M, Latif S & Nozad B Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases in Conflict Zones. In Laher I [Ed.] Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World (Online textbook)

• Jawad M et al Impact of armed conflict on cardiovascular disease risk: a systematic review. Heart

• Latif S et al The War of Ideology or the Ideology of War.  Better Health For All

• Mohammad Y & Brough G The impact of conflict on asthma. Journal of Thoracic Disease

• Arulrajah JP & Flecknoe D Deadly business - a public health case against the British Arms Industry. Medicine, Conflict and Survival

• Habib RR, Ziadee M, Younes EA, El Asmar K & Jawad M The association between living conditions and health among Syrian refugee children in informal tented settlements in Lebanon. Journal of Public Health

• Ekzayez A, Flecknoe D, Lillywhite L et al Chemical Weapons and public health: assessing impact and responses. Journal of Public Health

• Garry S & Checchi F Armed conflict and public health: into the 21st century. Journal of Public Health

• Flecknoe D Un-remembered but Unforgettable: The ‘Spanish Flu’ Pandemic In Van Bergen L & Vermetten E (Eds) The First World War and Health: Rethinking Resilience [History of Warfare, Volume: 130].

• Jawad M, Hone T, Vamos EP et al Estimating indirect mortality impacts of armed conflict in civilian populations: panel regression analyses of 193 countries, 1990–2017 BMC Medicine

Conflict and Health JPH collection:

• Jawad M, Blanchet K & Leaning J Editorial: Revisiting public health response in times of war

• Garry S & Checchi F Armed conflict and public health: into the 21st century

• Hendrickx M, Woodward A, Fuhr DC et al The burden of mental disorders and access to mental health and psychosocial support services in Syria and among Syrian refugees in neighboring countries: a systematic review

• Heller Pérache A, van Leeuwen C & Fall C The politics of exclusion: fighting for patients with Kidney failure in Yemen’s War

• Boulton F & Dunn T Nuclear war and public health: preparedness, protection and the case for prevention

• Habib RR, Ziadee M, Younes EA, El Asmar K & Jawad M The association between living conditions and health among Syrian refugee children in informal tented settlements in Lebanon

• Ekzayez A, Flecknoe D, Lillywhite L et al Chemical Weapons and public health: assessing impact and responses

• Kheirallah KA, Cobb CO, Alsulaiman JW et al Trauma exposure, mental health and tobacco use among vulnerable Syrian refugee youth in Jordan

• Zwijnenburg W, Hochhauser D, Dewachi O et al Solving the jigsaw of conflict-related environmental damage: Utilizing open-source analysis to improve research into environmental health risks

• Sibai AM, Najem Kteily M, Barazi R et al Lessons learned in the provision NCD primary care to Syrian refugee and host communities in Lebanon: the need to ‘act locally and think globally’

• Giacaman R Reflections on the meaning of ‘resilience’ in the Palestinian context