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Attacks on Health Care in War Zones at All-Time High in 2024
In 2024, attacks on health care in conflict reached the highest level ever recorded since the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) began reporting over a decade ago. The SHCC’s new report - Epidemic of Violence - reveals that there were more than 3,600 reported incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in conflict in 2024, a 15% rise compared with the previous year and a 62% rise from 2022. The attacks included the killing of more than 900 health workers, the arrest of over 470 health workers and repeated bombings against health facilities. This increase was driven by intense and persistent violence against health care in Lebanon, Myanmar, the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), Sudan, and Ukraine, as well as a rise in the number of countries reporting incidents, reaching 36 in 2024, three more than in 2023.
Read the full report.