TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - A call from 40 public health scientists for an end to the continuing humanitarian and environmental catastrophe in Gaza
JO  - Environmental health
A1  - London, Leslie
A1  - Watterson, Andrew
A1  - Mergler, Donna
A1  - Albin, Maria
A1  - Andrade-Rivas, Federico
A1  - Ciaula, Agostino Di
A1  - Comba, Pietro
A1  - Giannasi, Fernanda
A1  - Habib, Rima R.
A1  - Hay, Alastair
A1  - Hoppin, Jane
A1  - Infante, Peter
A1  - Jeebhay, Mohamed
A1  - Kelsey, Karl
A1  - Kim, Rokho
A1  - Lemen, Richard
A1  - Lipscomb, Hester
A1  - Lynge, Elsebeth
A1  - Magnani, Corrado
A1  - Monforton, Celeste
A1  - Nemery, Benoit
A1  - Ngowi, Vera
A1  - Nowak, Dennis
A1  - Nuwayhid, Iman
A1  - Oliver, Christine
A1  - Ozonoff, David
A1  - Paek, Domyung
A1  - Petrosyan, Varduhi
A1  - Portier, Christopher J.
A1  - Ritz, Beate
A1  - Rosenstock, Linda
A1  - Ruff, Kathleen
A1  - Sly, Peter
A1  - Soffritti, Morando
A1  - Soskolne, Colin L.
A1  - Suk, William
A1  - Terracini, Benedetto
A1  - Vainio, Harri Uolevi
A1  - Vineis, Paolo
A1  - White, Roberta
SP  - e59
EP  - e59
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
N2  - An under-recognised aspect of the current humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is the impact of the war on the environment and the associated risks for human health. This commentary contextualises these impacts against the background of human suffering produced by the overwhelming violence associated with the use of military force against the general population of Gaza. In calling for an immediate cessation to the violence, the authors draw attention to the urgent need to rebuild the health care system and restore the physical and human infrastructure that makes a liveable environment possible and promotes human health and well-being, especially for the most vulnerable in the population. Environmental remediation should therefore form one of the most important parts of international efforts to assist reconstruction, through which we hope Palestinians and Israelis will achieve lasting peace, health, and sustainable development, all as part of accepted international human rights obligations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1476-069X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-024-01097-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -