TAILIEUCHUNG - The Impact of Violent Conflict on Child Health: What Are the Channels?

There are million children (age 0-17) in North Carolina, more than ever before. Approximately 20 percent continue to live in poverty. This represents a growing challenge to adults — in the home, in the community, and collectively through government — who are responsible for protecting children from harm and providing opportunities for healthy growth. The data in this Report Card serve as indicators of how North Carolina is collectively discharging these responsibilities. The data provide reason for celebration, tempered by both caution and concern. For the majority of the indicators, the trend is toward improvement, and for several — the. | miciS n MICROCON Policy Briefing 6 A rural dwelling in Burundi Philip Verwimp What are the main channels through which violent conflict impacts on child health What is the gender bias in these impacts What areas should policymakers prioritise to reduce this impact POLICY BRIEFING April 2010 Philip Verwimp Tom Bundervoet Richard Akresh The Impact of Violent Conflict on Child Health What Are the Channels Summary Child health during and after violent conflicts has been a priority for both policymakers and academics as ill-health in early life can be impossible to make up for in later life and has important effects on education and adult wages. In order for policy interventions to mitigate health impacts it is essential to understand the channels through which conflict impacts on child health. This briefing uses empirical results of research in Burundi and Rwanda to identify these channels. It outlines the policy implications of these findings arguing that policymakers should prioritise interventions to rebuild agricultural capacity and improve sanitation conditions and nutrition in displacement camps. 1. Introduction In the past 30 years civil conflict has affected almost three-quarters of all countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Recently academics and policymakers have been focusing on this topic trying to understand its role in reducing development and economic growth. However there is a limited amount of work that systematically assesses the impact of civil wars on non-combatants and the channels through which this impact operates. This is a serious problem for policy formulation since without understanding these channels it is difficult to target policy interventions. This briefing looks at the impact of violent conflicts on the health of a particularly vulnerable population group young children. It discusses the results of MICROCON research in Burundi and Rwanda and sheds light on some of the mechanisms impacting on child health. It concludes with some reflections on

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