Publication

This working paper explores key questions that need to be answered both to fashion an appropriate policy and structure aid programs to support health reconstruction as part of post-conflict stabilization. The paper reviews what we know about the impact of war on health and health systems and what we have learned about effective strategies to help states meet the health needs of their populations in the aftermath of conflict. Furthermore, it makes recommendations for an appropriate foundation for post-conflict health recovery and for the structure of US foreign assistance programs, funding mechanisms and agency responsibilities, including that of the Department of Defense.