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Are Russian air strikes targeting hospitals in Syria?

Friday, November 13, 2015

Russia has pushed back against complaints that it is targeting medical facilities. Relief workers have been reluctant to share coordinates because of Moscow's backing of the Assad regime.

Stop the violence. Protect health care.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

In the last few months, a number of attacks against health workers, medical transports, and facilities have taken place in several countries, like Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen to mention a few. These incidents are taking place in countries with fragile health care systems that are already struggling to treat the numbers of people affected by the ongoing conflicts there. In some cases, the situation is made even worse by the restrictions placed on aid workers, preventing them from getting to the people who need them.

Doctors Without Borders investigation shows precise targeting during Kunduz hospital bombing

Friday, November 6, 2015

A month has passed since U.S. airstrikes destroyed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The medical aid group immediately called for an independent international investigation, but the U.S., which admitted fault in the incident, has yet to agree to the inquiry. Increased pressure by the group has yet to yield significant gains, so it released its own preliminary investigation review yesterday. The findings refute claims that the hospital was over-run by the Taliban.

Yemen: Treating HIV/AIDS beneath the bombs

Monday, November 2, 2015

In the poorest country in the Arabian Peninsula, more than 1,300 people living with HIV/AIDS are receiving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, around half of them in the capital, Sana’a. With the outbreak of war in March 2015, ensuring the continuity of the treatment is a critical challenge.

Syria's Doctors Demand Protection from Attacks by Assad, Russia

Friday, October 30, 2015

Syrian American Medical Society says that 679 medics have been killed in Syria’s civil war and is urging the UN Security Council to ensure they are protected.

Airstrikes Hit MSF Hospital in Yemen

Friday, October 30, 2015

A Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in Yemen, the latest bombing of a civilian target in the seven-month air campaign in the country.

Mugging gone wrong?: Polio health worker attacked

Saturday, October 17, 2015

PESHAWAR: A health worker was assaulted and robbed on Saturday in Shagai Hindkyan village. Lady health visitor Shabana, who is actively engaged in polio vaccination campaigns, was attacked by two unidentified motorcyclists within the jurisdiction of Mathra police station. The assailants threatened to kill the health worker if she did not quit polio vaccinations and fled the scene.

South Sudan: No medical assistance available in Leer, following repeated lootings of MSF facility

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

MSF was forced to suspend medical activities and evacuate its team from Leer, South Sudan due to looting on October 2nd & 3rd.

Thousands of Sudanese Children Unvaccinated Against Killer Diseases

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

The United Nations Children’s Fund is urging Sudan’s warring parties to give the go-ahead for a life-saving measles vaccination campaign. Thousands of children in hard to reach areas currently are at risk for the disease.

Obama apologizes for Kunduz attack, MSF demands independent probe

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday apologized to Medecins Sans Frontieres for the deadly bombing of its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, while the medical charity pressed its demand for an international commission to investigate what it calls a war crime. MSF said that an independent humanitarian commission created under the Geneva Conventions in 1991 should be activated for the first time to handle the inquiry. Three investigations have already begun into Saturday's air strike that killed 22 people, including 12 MSF staff.

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