Healing under fire - medical peace work in the field

摘要

In 2012, an initiative to revive the health and peace concept was taken by the authors along with other committed individuals. Those involved in the initial stages had significant work experience in war zones, and many had been instrumental in the definition and launching of the World Health Organisation's Health as a Bridge to Peace programme.The initiative was later regrouped under 4Change, an Italian-based non-profit association. In 2015,4Change joined the European network Medical Peace Work (MPW) whose focus is the education of health professionals in violence reduction and peacebuilding actions.