Ukraine: war has an impact on people’s health beyond bullets and bombs
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<h1 class="legacy">Ukraine: war has an impact on people’s health beyond bullets and bombs</h1>
<span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/andrew-lee-146962">Andrew Lee</a>, <em><a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-sheffield-1147">University of Sheffield</a></em></span>
<p>According to the UN human rights office, <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/live/russia-ukraine-war-putin-biden-news-updates-20220302.html#card-766443648">136 civilians have died</a> in the war on Ukraine so far. But it acknowledges that the figure is probably much higher. </p>
<p>These deaths may have occurred directly – collateral damage to the fighting – but war affects people’s health beyond bullets and bombs. Some deaths are not combat-related but the result of the wider effects of conflict on public health – effects that linger long after the war has ended. The Russian invasion of Ukraine will undoubtedly bring with it catastrophic suffering and hea...
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