This past week, we learned that Russia had invaded Ukraine. This invasion is an immense tragedy and something that has already cost so many innocent lives in Ukraine. In class this week, we also discussed how war can intersect with pandemics/epidemics and exacerbate the spread of infectious diseases. I remember reading a story about a baby who was born in a bomb shelter in Ukraine because the baby’s family could not get to the hospital. I also remembered this past summer reading about how during violent conflict oftentimes hospitals and health centers become targets for violence, which is a strategy used to further destabilize communities.
It made me wonder how the conflict in the Ukraine will impact the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Particularly as conditions of hygiene may deteriorate during times of war, I wonder if people will become more susceptible to certain diseases, and given the close-quarter living style in bomb shelters, I wonder if diseases will spread more quickly through the population. When people flee into new countries, this also increases the risk of spreading disease across borders. Furthermore, many families are living in bomb shelters, so how will health services reach them, especially if people suffer from medical emergencies or need perscription medications? I wonder if there is anything that the global health community is doing about these concerns.
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