How Should Health Systems Help Clinicians Manage Bias Against Ex-combatants?

AMA J Ethics

Political scientist who earned his undergraduate degree from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia, and a master of public policy degree from the Hertie School in Germany.

Published: June 2022

Clinicians in postconflict health care settings can be tasked with caring for patients who are ex-combatants. This commentary responds to a case of a health worker with duties to care for ex-Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia combatants. Specifically, this article considers clinical, ethical, and legal demands of reincorporating ex-combatants in compliance with a peace agreement on systems and individual health workers.

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