Open AccessVulnerabilities of Local Healthcare Providers in Complex Emergencies: Findings from the Manipur Micro-level Insurgency Database 2008-2009
Author(s) -
Sarita Sinha,
Siddarth David,
Guillaume Martin,
Nobhojit Roy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
plos currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2157-3999
DOI - 10.1371/currents.dis.397bcdc6602b84f9677fe49ee283def7
Subject(s) - insurgency , context (archaeology) , health care , medicine , case fatality rate , occupational safety and health , geography , environmental health , database , political science , politics , computer science , law , population , archaeology , pathology
Research on healthcare delivery in zones of conflict requires sustained and systematic attention. In the context of the South Asian region, there has been an absence of research on the vulnerabilities of health care workers and institutions in areas affected by armed conflict. The paper presents a case study of the varied nature of security challenges faced by local healthcare providers in the state of Manipur in the North-eastern region of India, located in the Indo-Myanmar frontier region which has been experiencing armed violence and civil strife since the late 1960s. . The aim of this study was to assess longitudinal and spatial trends in incidents involving health care workers in Manipur during the period 2008 to 2009.