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EPISODE · Dec 10, 2021 · 39 MIN

Covid and conflict In South Asia

from Medicine and Science from The BMJ · host The BMJ

In this second podcast focussing on the covid response in South Asia, we’re focussing on the intersection of conflict and covid in the region. The pandemic has highlighted the underlying weaknesses in many health systems - but could it also be used as a catalyst for change, and be a step towards easing tensions? To discuss this, Kamran Abbasi, executive editor of The BMJ, is joined by Zulfiqar Bhutta, head of the Institute for Global Health and Development, Aga Khan University, and Arun Mitra senior vice president of Indian Doctors for Peace & Development. To read more; Conflict, extremism, resilience and peace in South Asia; can covid-19 provide a bridge for peace and rapprochement? https://www.bmj.com/content/375/BMJ-2021-067384

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