2022 Marks Most Violent Year Against Health Workers in Conflicts: Report
June 05, 2023Anew report published by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) documents 1,989 attacks and threats against health care facilities and personnel across 32 countries and territories in armed conflict and situations of political violence throughout 2022. The reported figure represents the most severe year of attacks against health care in the last decade globally. Over half of all attacks were reported in just two countries, Ukraine and Myanmar. The report identifies more than 750 attacks perpetrated by the Russian Federation on health care in Ukraine alone–the most committed in a single year...
Source: IntraHealth International - June 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Tags: Policy & Advocacy Health in Conflict Health Workers Source Type: news
Sudan: FEWS NET - 'Sorghum, Millet, and Wheat' Lifelines for Sudan's Food Insecure
[Dabanga] Darfur / El Obeid -- The latest Sudan Price Bulletin from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) indicate the importance of particular foodstuffs amidst the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force, which commenced on April 15. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 5, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Sudan conflict: Caesarean by phone light - giving birth in a warzone
Women in Sudan's few remaining maternity wards are having babies to the sound of gunfire. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lives of pregnant women and newborns at risk in Sudan as hospitals run out of fuel
KHARTOUM, Sudan– “We are running out of fuel. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - June 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Sudan: Fears of Disease Outbreaks in Khartoum as Rainy Season Looms and Ceasefire Talks Suspended
[Islamic Relief Worldwide] There are growing fears of disease outbreaks in Sudan following the collapse of ceasefire talks, Islamic Relief says. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 2, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
