Approaching Peace Through Health with a Critical Eye

Abstract

It has been a privilege to be asked to edit this edition of Peace Review and to see such interests in the connections between peace and health. Peace through Health (PtH) was developed at McMaster University in Canada in the 1990s as a theoretical concept with practical applications such as field projects. Building on the Health as a Bridge to Peace (HBP) policy and planning framework of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in the 1980s, the framework encouraged collaboration on policy development, training, and service delivery across borders and lines in conflict, integrating peacebuilding “concerns, concepts, principles, strategies, and practices into health relief and health sector development.”.