There is no question that peace and health are inextricably linked. War affects human health through the direct violence of military arms and through the structural violence that leads to major interruptions of the socio-economic systems people use to address their health needs. Those disruptions are compounded by natural disasters and manifold vulnerabilities that force countries to divert economic resources from health services. Clearly war and violence are a public health concern. We argue here that not only can health be a bridge to peace, but as well, what the world is witnessing now is the emergence and growth of health diplomacy which can potentially become a robust medium for strengthening that nexus between health and peace.

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作为和平工具的全球卫生外交

毫无疑问，和平与健康密不可分。战争通过军事武器的直接暴力和结构性暴力影响人类健康，这些暴力导致人们用来满足其健康需求的社会经济系统发生重大中断。自然灾害和多种脆弱性迫使各国从卫生服务中转移经济资源，从而加剧了这些破坏。显然，战争和暴力是一个公共卫生问题。我们在此认为，健康不仅可以成为通向和平的桥梁，而且现在世界正在见证健康外交的出现和发展，它有可能成为加强健康与和平之间联系的有力媒介。