Economic Sanctions and Embargoes

Letters15 August 2000Economic Sanctions and EmbargoesMichael Brumage, MDMichael Brumage, MDPearl City, HI 96782 (Brumage)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-133-4-200008150-00018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Physicians are compelled to relieve suffering. The Ethics and Human Rights Committee's recommendations (1) to ameliorate the public health effects of sanctions are a welcome first step toward helping vulnerable people in the affected countries.Although we should investigate and analyze the public health effects of sanctions and embargoes, we should never forget that the biggest threats to public health in the sanctioned nations are their leaders. In the Balkans, Slobodan Milosevic has unleashed wars over the past decade that dramatically affected the public health of nearly all the former Yugoslav republics, while spilling over the borders ...Reference1. Morin K, Miles SH. The health effects of economic sanctions and embargoes: the role of health professionals. Ethics and Human Rights Committee. Ann Intern Med. 2000;132:158-61. LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Pearl City, HI 96782 (Brumage) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Health Effects of Economic Sanctions and Embargoes: The Role of Health Professionals Karine Morin , Steven H. Miles , and Economic Sanctions and Embargoes Ken Freeland Economic Sanctions and Embargoes David P. Hickey Economic Sanctions and Embargoes Leila Richards Economic Sanctions and Embargoes Soheir A. Morsy Economic Sanctions and Embargoes Anthony F. Kirkpatrick Economic Sanctions and Embargoes Richard Garfield Economic Sanctions and Embargoes Natalia Ganson-Myshkin Economic Sanctions and Embargoes Michèle Barry Metrics Cited ByHumanitarian impacts of economic sanctions on Iran and Syria 15 August 2000Volume 133, Issue 4Page: 308KeywordsPrevention, policy, and public health ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 15 August 2000 CopyrightCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...