International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Geopolitical Malpractice and the Health Toll of Western Military Interventions in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Document Type : Viewpoint

Author
Mohammad Karamouzian 1, 2, 3
1 Centre On Drug Policy Evaluation, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
2 Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
3 HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
10.34172/ijhpm.9314
Keywords
War
Refugees
Global Health
Eastern Mediterranean Region
Public Health

Introduction

By the end of 2024, 123.2 million people, roughly one in every 67 worldwide, were forcibly displaced, and 40% of them were children.1 Although mainstream media often focus on a “refugee crisis” impacting Western high-income countries, low- and middle-income countries are the ones that host 73% of the world’s refugees, 67% of whom remain in their homelands’ neighbouring countries.  ...(Read more...)

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 14, Issue 1
2025
Pages 1-5

  • Received Date 09 July 2025
  • Revised Date 03 September 2025
  • Accepted Date 07 September 2025
  • First Published Date 08 September 2025
  • Published Date 01 December 2025