It covers:

• The causes and consequences of war and group violence.
• The health and environmental effects of war and preparations for war, especially from nuclear, radiological, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction.
• The influence of war and preparations for war on health and welfare services and the distribution of global resources .
• The abuse of human rights, its occurrence, causes and consequences.
• The ethical responsibility of health professionals in relation to war, social violence and human rights abuses.
• Non-violent methods of conflict resolution.
• Medical and humanitarian aid in conflict situations.
• Relationships between the environment, development and global security.
• The roles and responsibilities of governments and of international governance in reducing the risk of violent conflict

Medicine, Conflict and Survival (originally published under the title of Medicine and War) was founded in 1985 and is published quarterly by Routledge. The journal continues to play an important role in debates around health, peace and violence.