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KEY HIGHLIGHTS
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An intensification of indiscriminate attacks and vast aerial assaults have resulted in deaths and injuries to civilians, health workers and patients in Dnipropetrovska, Zaporizka, Kharkivska, Odeska, Donetska, Khersonska, Khmelnytska, Lvivska, Sumska and Kyiv city.
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As of 31st March 2024, Health Cluster partners reached an estimated 2,867 persons with humanitarian health assistance since the December 2023 intensification of attacks. Partners including UN agencies, the Global Red Cross Movement, local and international NGOs, have worked in close collaboration with the Ukraine Ministry of Health and local authorities to support the delivery of emergency medical services and integrated primary health care including mental health services.
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In some areas of Kharkivska, Donetska and Khersonka where humanitarian space is reduced, health partners continue to coordinate with local authorities to adapt the way they deliver assistance to reach people in need while ensuring the safety and security of humanitarian workers.
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Through WHO as cluster lead agency and the WHO SSA platform, the Health Cluster team verified 81 attacks on health care in Ukraine from 29 December 2023 to 31 March 2024. These attacks resulted in 6 deaths and 35 injuries of health care workers and patients.
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Attacks on health care negatively impact the delivery of health services to the entire population, disrupting humanitarian health assistance, and undermining the capacity of health workers to provide health care. Since the escalation of the country-wide conflict in February 2022, WHO has verified 1,677 attacks on health care, with 127 deaths, and 284 injuries.