Attacks on Health Care

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Technology in the Interventional Radiology room is shown at the newly constructed Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center hospital, in San Diego, California, on April 17, 2017.

Cyberattacks Hit U.S. Health Care Hardest

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Hackers, increasingly enabled by artificial intelligence, are attacking health care more than any other sector

A view of a destroyed ward in Khartoum Hospital, in Khartoum, on Sudan April 26, 2025.

How a UN Resolution Failed to Protect Sudan's Health Care

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Ten years after UNSC Resolution 2286 passed, a physician details how its shortcomings imperil Sudanese citizens and health workers

Two Years of the Gaza War in Three Health Charts

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Two years after Hamas attacked Israel, the health consequences of the brutal war are sharp

Bar chart titled “Child Mortality Explodes in Palestinian Territories” shows child mortality rates (deaths per 1,000 children ages 5–14) from 2013 to 2023 for Israel, the regional average, and the Palestinian Territories. Rates for Israel (dark blue) and the regional average (gray) remain low and stable across the decade. The Palestinian Territories (orange) show spikes in 2014 and 2023. A note marks 2014 as the Gaza War leading to the greatest number of civilian deaths since 1967. A second note marks 2023 as the October 7 attack that triggered a large-scale invasion of Gaza. The Palestinian Territories’ mortality rate rises sharply to nearly 30 per 1,000 in 2023—almost nine times higher than in 2022. Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; chart by CFR/Allison Krugman for Think Global Health.

Hospital Attacks in Gaza and Israel: What Counts as a War Crime?

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Global attacks on hospitals and health care have become more frequent, but perpetrators have enjoyed near total impunity

Hospital Attacks in Gaza and Israel: What Counts as a War Crime?

What's Driving Violence Against Health Workers in India

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An attack against health-care workers is reported almost every other week

What's Driving Violence Against Health Workers in India

The Escalation of the Ukraine War and Global Health

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The war has entered a more dangerous phase with grim portents for health

The Escalation of the Ukraine War and Global Health

South Africa's Health-Care Whistleblowers Are Under Threat

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Employees who flag nefarious efforts to fleece public health coffers put their jobs, families, and lives at risk

South Africa's Health-Care Whistleblowers Are Under Threat

War-Proofing Ukraine's Health System

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An interview with Ukraine's former Deputy Minister of Health Pavlo Kovtoniuk

War-Proofing Ukraine's Health System

Will the WHO Sideline Russia Over Ukraine?

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Not if Russia withdraws first

Will the WHO Sideline Russia Over Ukraine?

From Aleppo to Mariupol

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Attacks on medical facilities in Syria and Ukraine will leave lasting scars

From Aleppo to Mariupol