Paediatrics Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Journal
Archives of Disease in Childhood
Volume
97
Issue
1
First Page
59
Last Page
62
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1136/adc.2009.178186
Abstract
Armed conflict has a major impact on child health throughout the world. One in six children worldwide lives in an area of armed conflict and civilians are more likely to die than soldiers as a result of the conflict. In stark contrast to the effect on children, the international arms trade results in huge profi ts for the large corporations involved in producing arms, weapons and munitions. Armed confl ict is not inevitable but is an important health issue that should be prevented.
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