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Global Report

In Conflict Zones Worldwide, Medical Facilities and Personnel in 19 Countries Are under Relentless Attack

Monday, May 23, 2016

New Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition shows global pattern of impunity, calls for international accountability for strikes on health care workers and facilities.

Attacks on Health Facilities, Staff, Patients

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Attacks on medical facilities, health workers, and patients have occurred in at least 17 countries undergoing conflict and civil unrest since January 2014, Human Rights Watch and the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition said in a joint report issued today. The report was released at the annual meeting of health ministers from around the world in Geneva from May 18-26, 2015. The 22-page report, “Attacks on Health: Global Report,” highlights recent attacks in countries around the world.