Promoting Arab and Israeli cooperation: peacebuilding through health initiatives

Skinner, Harvey A.; Abdeen, Ziad; Abdeen, Hani; Aber, Phil; Al-Masri, M.S.; Attias, Joseph; Avraham, Karen B.; Carmi, Rivka; Chalin, Catherine; Nasser, Ziad El; Hijazi, Manaf; Jebara, Rema Othman; Kanaan, Moien; Pratt, Hillel; Raad, Firas; Roth, Yehudah; Williams, A. Paul; Noyek, Arnold M.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(05)74817-0

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“…The Public Health Joint Committee, which was created by the accord and comprised Israeli and Palestinian Authority officials, met regularly to exchange public health data and discuss immunisation, epidemiological reports, and disease outbreaks. Other cooperative efforts on health matters have been described 5 – 7. These meetings became scarce after the Palestinian uprising (Intifadah) in 2000, although ad hoc bilateral meetings about outbreak control took place at the request of either party.…”

Section: Building Trilateral Cooperationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regional collaboration in the Middle East to deal with H5N1 avian flu

Leventhal

Ramlawi²,

Belbiesi

et al. 2006

BMJ

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Section: Building Trilateral Cooperationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regional collaboration in the Middle East to deal with H5N1 avian flu

Leventhal

Ramlawi²,

Belbiesi

et al. 2006

BMJ

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“…Over the past 10 years, Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian health professionals have worked together through the Canada International Scientific Exchange Program to screen 17 000 Arab and Israeli newborn babies for hearing loss and to carry out other activities 41. In this case, building on WHO’s “Health as a Bridge for Peace” concept,42 43 Canada served as a third-party “honest broker”44 to initiate collaboration that otherwise would not have happened.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enhancing global capacity in the surveillance, prevention, and control of chronic diseases: seven themes to consider and build upon

Choi

McQueen

Puska

et al. 2008

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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Building a basis for action using the seven themes articulated, especially by incorporating innovative ideas, we presented here, can help enhance global capacity in chronic disease surveillance, prevention and control. Informed initiatives can help achieve the new World Health Organization global goal of reducing chronic disease death rates by 2% annually, generate new ideas for effective interventions and ultimately bring global chronic diseases under greater control.

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“…63 He challenges cooperative HBP initiatives promoted by groups attempting to maintain neutrality 64 for failing to address the political realities of the conflict. "Building trust among a limited number of collaborators across lines of conflict is important," Jabbour acknowledges.…”

Section: Solidarity and Supportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Israeli–Palestinian Healthcare Partnerships: Advancing Multitrack Peacework After the Arab Spring

Davis¹

2014

Peace & Change

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Israeli–Palestinian cooperation on healthcare initiatives demonstrates the potential for progress toward peace through nongovernmental partnerships while formal government negotiations falter. Health interventions create space for opposing groups to engage peacefully and collaboratively, but disagreement persists about the politicization of humanitarian assistance. Together with other sectors of society, the healthcare community can contribute to achieving and maintaining peace between Israelis and Palestinians as part of a multitrack peacework strategy. The Arab Spring's revitalization of democracy and civil society throughout the region creates opportunities for broad‐based, civilian‐motivated movements for change. Drawing on events during the 2008–2009 Gaza War and experiences with various healthcare programs, I describe three mechanisms by which peace can be advanced through health initiatives and review what evidence is available to support this approach.

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Promoting Arab and Israeli cooperation: peacebuilding through health initiatives

Cited by 38 publications

References 11 publications

Regional collaboration in the Middle East to deal with H5N1 avian flu

Regional collaboration in the Middle East to deal with H5N1 avian flu

Enhancing global capacity in the surveillance, prevention, and control of chronic diseases: seven themes to consider and build upon

Israeli–Palestinian Healthcare Partnerships: Advancing Multitrack Peacework After the Arab Spring

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