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Tyndall JA, Ndiaye K, Weli C, Dejene E, Ume N, Inyang V, Okere C, Sandberg J, Waldman RJ. Confl. Health 2020; 14(1): e75. |
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(Copyright © 2020, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC) |
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Abstract |
Armed conflict between the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, other insurgents, and the Nigerian military has principally affected three states of northeastern Nigeria (Borno, Adamawa, Yobe) since 2002. An intensification of the conflict in 2009 brought the situation to increased international visibility. However, full-scale humanitarian intervention did not occur until 2016. Even prior to this period of armed conflict, reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health indicators were extremely low in the region. The presence of local and international humanitarian actors, in the form of United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations, working in concert with concerned federal, state, and local entities of the Government of Nigeria, were able to prioritize and devise strategies for the delivery of health services that resulted in marked improvement of health status in the subset of the population in which this could be measured. Prospects for the future remain uncertain. |
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Keywords |
Armed conflict; Child health; Humanitarian; Maternal health; Nigeria; Nutrition; Reproductive health |