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Recent events in Gaza have shown beyond doubt that the world must do better in protecting the lives & health of civilians during violent conflicts. Despite the United Nations system, including the Security Council, the Geneva Conventions, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the World Health Organization's 'health is a bridge' initiative, & adoption of the health as a foreign policy concept by various countries, including Britain, the international community could not prevent more than thirteen hundred Palestinians being killed. This despite intense diplomatic efforts & extensive media coverage. So what hope is there for conflicts that have raged for years & receive little if any political or media attention? Doctors & diplomats must cast a fresh approach. Adapted from the source document.

Brexit and the troubled state of the NHS call for re-thinking the UK's approach to health. The EU referendum vote reveals deep social divisions as well as presenting the country with important decisions and negotiations about the future. At the same time, health problems are growing; the NHS faces severe financial constraints and appears to lurch from crisis to crisis, with leaving the European Union likely to exacerbate many problems including staffing issues across the whole sector. However, new scientific developments and digital technology offer societies everywhere massive and unprecedented opportunities for improving health. It is vital for the country that the NHS is able to adopt these discoveries and see them translated into improved patient care and population health, but also that the UK benefits from its capabilities and strengths in these areas.