UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell warned the UN Security Council that children in armed conflict zones face a cascading health emergency: collapsed healthcare systems, malnutrition, disease outbreaks, and psychological trauma. Strengthening humanitarian access and enforcing international protection mechanisms are critical to preventing further deterioration of child health outcomes. — Photo by Larm Rmah on Unsplash (Unsplash License)
MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
