[Correspondence] Research in health-care resilience for large-scale conflict

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Source: The Lancet

Original: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)02354-2/fullt...

Published: 2025-12-04T23:30:04Z

The article emphasizes that the basic duty of any government is to protect its citizens. The Russian military's invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the threat of full-scale conflict in Europe, posing a serious security challenge for the UK. On 2 June 2025, Prime Minister Starmer declared that the United Kingdom should prepare for war conflict. This development underscores the need for research focused on health care resilience in major conflicts. The goal of such research is to ensure that health systems can respond effectively and function even in conditions of large-scale military conflicts. The article does not present specific statistics or study results, but points to the urgency and importance of this area of ​​research for the safety and protection of the population.