Violence on the Front Line: Attacks on Health Care in 2017

Safeguarding Health in Conflict. 05/18/2018 This 51-page document is the fifth global report on attacks on health workers and facilities, patients, and ambulances. It finds that in 2017, there were at least 701 attacks on hospitals, health workers, patients, and ambulances in 23 countries in conflict around the world. More than 101 health workers and 293 patients and others are reported to have died as a results of these attacks. The year 2017 was also catastrophic in terms of access to medical and humanitarian aid, as parties to conflict-both state militaries and armed groups-in several countries blocked the passage of aid. (PDF)
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