Key health and conflict related indicators in Liberia and Sri Lanka: background report

Tise report looks at the broader impact of conflicts on health and the provision of health services in Liberia and Sri Lanka

Abstract

This background report is an output of ReBUILD’s Affiliate research partners, the Overseas Development Institute, and their project: Psychosocial support and service provision for adolescent girls in post-conflict settings. The report looks at the broader impact of conflicts on health and the provision of health services in Liberia and Sri Lanka. The report was carried out to:

  1. Provide an analysis of the broader context in Liberia and Sri Lanka with regard to the impact of the conflicts on health more generally, and on the provision of health services
  2. Consider whether the processes uncovered in the qualitative analysis are broadly-speaking in line with general trends in the regions considered. This will enable greater light to be shed on other factors that may be linked to the issues considered in the qualitative analysis (e.g. understanding general trends regarding how adolescent girls were impacted by the conflict).
  3. Analyse the financial landscape of the health systems in the two countries in order to ascertain the availability of funds to implement approaches that result from the study.

This research is supported by the Department for International Development’s ReBUILD Programme which is led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Citation

Dasandi, N.; Hanchar, A.; Samuels, F. Key health and conflict related indicators in Liberia and Sri Lanka: background report. Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, UK (2015) 37 pp.

Key health and conflict related indicators in Liberia and Sri Lanka: background report

Published 1 January 2015