Armed conflicts have an impact on the spread of tuberculosis the case of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia.docVIP

GeleandBjuneConflictandHealth2010,4:1 /content/4/1/1 RESEARCH OpenAccess Armedconflictshaveanimpactonthespreadof tuberculosis:thecaseoftheSomaliRegional StateofEthiopia AbdiAGele1,2*,GunnarABjune2 Abstract:Apessimisticviewoftheimpactofarmedconflictsonthecontrolofinfectiousdiseaseshasgenerated greatinterestintheroleofconflictsontheglobalTBepidemic.Nowhereintheworldissuchinterestmore palpablethanintheHornofAfricaRegion,comprisingEthiopia,Somalia,Eritrea,Djibouti,KenyaandSudan.An expandingliteraturehasdemonstratedthatarmedconflictsstalldiseasecontrolprogramsthroughdistractionof healthsystem,int