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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Editorial

Health system strengthening in fragile and conflict-affected states: a call to action

Authors: Michel D. Landry, Clarissa Giebel, Tillie L. Cryer

Published in: BMC Health Services Research | Issue 1/2021

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Although the speed of global development has been impressive, not all countries have developed at the same pace. The World Bank Group (WBG) report that Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (FCAS) are those countries that have lower health and development outcomes, and risk not being able to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the next few years. Health systems play an important role in building capacity and infrastructure that can lead towards fulfilling the SDGs. In this editorial, we set the context, and launch a call to action, for a BMC Health Service Research Collection titled “Health services and systems in fragile and conflict-affected regions”.

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Title: Health system strengthening in fragile and conflict-affected states: a call to action
Authors: Michel D. Landry
Clarissa Giebel
Tillie L. Cryer
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Health Services Research / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06753-1

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