Health Safety During War
Wars does not mean well for our society. It destroys human lives, properties, animals, and every other resources that would help to sustain humans. There may be various reasons that provokes war. But such reasons are better thougtfully resolved than to allow them escalate into wars. Most of the wars that were fought, would have been better resoleved than to continue igniting influences that could result to the war.
Those who have war experiences would always tell you that war is something that never means well for any nation.
The Usual Dangers Of War and How Families and Individuals Safeguard Their Health During Wars
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There are several negative effect that embarking into wars could result to. I will mention few of them here to include:
Massive records of death
Hunger and malnitrition
Outbreak of sickness and diseases etc.
Families and individuals could safeguard their health during wars
It is not easy to safeguard our health during wars. There are several millions of poor people scattered around the whole world. This people can not afford one day meal not to talk of safegarding their health. It is only the top economic and political class that could afford safeguarding their health.
Anyway, from a general point of view, Families and individuals could safeguard their health in the following ways during war:
Create access to have food and water to avoid starvation and malnutrition
Stay close to medical facilities and supply of drugs
Health workers should be stationed to treat injured victims of war
Keeping away from the most dangerous war zones
Discussing personal anecdotes, stories, or Advice on staying healthy and safe in war
War is a dangerous situation that anybody shold not pray to experience. In such a situation when lives are lost properties destroyed through the use of dangerious weapons. Humans and animals would running here and there to find a safe place to hid themselves. Honestly speaking, even though I have not experienced war, war is better told than experienced.
My parents narrated their ugly experiences when the civil war broke out in my country. The war which lasted for three years started from 1967 to 1970. Due to the severe bombardments in their community, they had to travel several miles trekking to find a safety. Life during the war was extremely hard. No food to eat and water to drink. Infact, the sources for food and water supply was totally cut off from them. This was to.the extent that abnormal animals were eaten just to stay healthy with the supply of protein.
The Role Of Health Workers and Humanitarian Assistance
During conflicts or in situations, health and Humanitarian workers are highly needed. They should not be shut down during during such emergency situations and should be accorded with the most sophisticated forms of protection that they deserve.
Some of the roles of the health and Humanitarian workers during war includes:
Provision of medications to injured victims of war
Supply of essentials like food and water to war-torn zones to gain relief
Providing legal assistance
They could also provide safe custody for the vulnerable persons during wars.
Why awareness dissemination on health during wartime is significant
No one should undermine the importance of awareness dissemination on health during war. It is necessary that information regarding the being able to stay healthy during wars, are spread.
People should be informed about how to stay healthy when there is an outbreak of war. Information centers for health awareness should be established in safe areas for people to get informed on how to stay healthy. It is not just enough to have the information centers, but to have a safe designated areas where health services could accessed.
This awareness helps to contribute in reducing deaths by providing the needed information on health and safety tips during wars.
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