Vulnerable in silence: Paediatric health in the Ukrainian crisis. (October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Awuah, Wireko Andrew; Ng, Jyi Cheng; Mehta, Aashna; Yarlagadda, Rohan; Khor, Kai Sheng; Abdul-Rahman, Toufik; Hussain, Aysha; Kundu, Mrinmoy; Sen, Meghdeep; Hasan, Mohammad Mehedi
• Is Part Of: Annals of medicine and surgery. Volume 82(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-10
• Subjects: Armed conflicts -- Child health -- Paediatrics -- Public health -- Refugees -- Ukraine; Surgery -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; General Surgery -- Periodicals; Education, Medical -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 617
• DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104369
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2049-0801

Abstract

Abstract: The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a humanitarian disaster. It has a wide-ranging impact on the livelihood and the health of those affected by the war. In the midst of constant shelling and casualties, children are more vulnerable to injuries, infections, malnutrition, and trauma, all of which can have serious consequences for their physical and mental health. Children, unlike adults, are simply subjected to the horrors of war with no pre-existing ability to deal with the consequences. We hope to highlight the effects of the current Ukrainian war on the health of the paediatric population, with a particular emphasis on surgical care, cancer care, infectious disease, to name a few. We hope to help contextualize future data and encourage the development of a system to protect and serve the war's most vulnerable population.