The impact of war on the health system of the Tigray region in Ethiopia: a response to complaints

Hailay Gesesew^{1

2}, Kiros Berhane³, Elias S Siraj⁴, Dawd Siraj⁵, Mulugeta Gebregziabher^{6

7}, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema^{8

9}, Amir Siraj¹⁰, Maru Aregawi¹¹, Selome Gezahegn¹², Fisaha Haile Tesfay^{13

14}

Affiliations

¹ Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia hailushepi@gmail.com.
² Biostatistics, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
³ Biostatistics, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
⁴ Division of Endocrinology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
⁵ Infectious Disease, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
⁶ Public Health Sciences, Medical University of Southern Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
⁷ Research, Ralph H Johnson VAMC, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
⁸ The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, New Town, New South Wales, Australia.
⁹ School of Public Health, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
¹⁰ Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
¹¹ Global Malaria Program, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland.
¹² General Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical school, Minnesota, Minnesota, USA.
¹³ School of Public Health, Mekelle University, Mekelle University College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
¹⁴ School of Health and Social Development, Mekelle University College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.

Hailay Gesesew et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Mar.

. 2022 Mar;7(3):e008839.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-008839.

¹ Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia hailushepi@gmail.com.
² Biostatistics, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
³ Biostatistics, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
⁴ Division of Endocrinology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
⁵ Infectious Disease, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
⁶ Public Health Sciences, Medical University of Southern Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
⁷ Research, Ralph H Johnson VAMC, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
⁸ The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, New Town, New South Wales, Australia.
⁹ School of Public Health, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
¹⁰ Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
¹¹ Global Malaria Program, World Health Organization, Geneve, Switzerland.
¹² General Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical school, Minnesota, Minnesota, USA.
¹³ School of Public Health, Mekelle University, Mekelle University College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
¹⁴ School of Health and Social Development, Mekelle University College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.

No abstract available

Keywords: epidemiology; health policy; public health.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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