Problem
Inadequate health services following nuclear war
Nature:
A nuclear war would result in human death, injury and disease on a scale that has no precedent in history, dwarfing all previous plagues and wars. There is no possible effective medical response after a nuclear attack - in one major city alone, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of sudden deaths, there would be hundreds of thousands of people with severe burns, trauma, and radiation sickness - all demanding intensive care. Even if all medical resources were intact, the care of these immediate survivors would be next to impossible. In fact, most hospitals would be destroyed, medical personnel among the dead and injured, most transportation, communication and energy systems inoperable, and most medical supplies unavailable.
Broader Problems:
Nuclear warInadequate health services Related Problems:
Gulf War syndromePlutonium pollution Aggravates:
MalariaLong-term effects of war Strategies:
Improving health services following war Subject(s):
Defence → WarHealth Care → Health
Social Activity → Services
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST