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Attacks on Health Care in Syria Continue, Defying UN Resolutions

Friday, April 17, 2015

Deliberate attacks on hospitals and health care professionals in Syria persist despite three United Nations resolutions aimed at protecting civilians and new hopes of relief following recent international pledges of aid to Syrians in need, according to an online map of attacks on health Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) updated today.

Visualizing How Syria's War Undermines Health

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The war destroys lives not only through the bombs that rip through neighborhoods, but also through its destabilizing effect on the country’s health system and other essential infrastructure. Before the civil war started the spring of 2011, Syria was among the most impressive health success stories in the Arab world.