Safeguarding Health

🚨 We have identified 1561 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care in #Israel and the occupied #Palestinian territory between 07 October 2023 and 18 August 2024. Read our latest report ➡️ bit.ly/31Aug-03Sept20… #NotATarget #Gaza #OPT

LATEST: The Palestine Red Crescent Society, which provides ambulance service in the West Bank, said Israeli forces opened fire on one of their crews in Jenin Saturday, despite prior coordination of its entry into the camp. trib.al/hJIYs3S

The destruction of infrastructure and roads by the Israeli military during its West Bank offensive left a Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance stranded on its way to Jenin. A video circulated by Palestinian media shows people coming to help free the stuck ambulance.

Nothing to see here, just Doctors Without Borders telling you Israel is obstructing healthcare and targeting ambulances in the WEST BANK. This is part of what’s happening in Gaza because it’s an assault on Palestinian life.

🚨 #Niger faces one of the lowest ratios of medical professionals globally. Attacks on health facilities have exacerbated this crisis, limiting access to medical care. ‼️Data suggests there are only four doctors per 100,000 people Read the full report ➡️ shcc.pub/NER2023

🚨 Attacks on health care more than DOUBLED in #Niger’s #Tillabéri region in 2023. @SafeguardingHC documented 18 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Niger. Read the full report ➡️ shcc.pub/NER2023 #NotATarget

🚨 Food-related violence was reported in #Mopti more frequently than in any other region in #Mali between 2019 and 2024. Looting of livestock was the most commonly recorded form of violence, with most incidents attributed to #JNIM militants. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/MLIFoodAug2024

🚨 Conflict in #Mali is driving severe food insecurity. From looted livestock to burned granaries, ongoing #violence is making #food increasingly inaccessible for millions. Read the full report on Conflict-Induced Food Insecurity in Mali ➡️ bit.ly/MLIFoodAug2024

📉 Over 1.4 million people in #Mali are facing ‘high levels of acute food insecurity’ this year. The situation in regions like #Mopti, Gao, and Ménaka is particularly dire due to ongoing conflict and violence. #FoodInsecurity #NotATarget Read more ➡️ bit.ly/MLIFoodAug2024

On #WorldHumanitarianDay we honor humanitarians, including health workers, who risk their lives to help others. With our advocacy coalitions @FHWCoalition & @SafeguardingHC we call for the protection of health workers & aid workers & the places where they work. #ActForHumanitv

@InsecurityInsig @SafeguardingHC 🚨 In 2023, over 480 health workers lost their lives while on duty. They were killed in hospitals, in their homes, on the road while delivering care in remote areas, during inter-communal violence, and while treating the injured. Read more ➡️data.humdata.org/dataset/shcche… [2/4]

Canadian doctor Ben Thompson tells the story of a doctor in Gaza who was forced to strip naked and stand for two days by Israeli occupation forces, urinating, and deficating where he stood. He was only allowed then to treat his patients while naked.

📢 In #SouthSudan, where we're working to #EndAIDS, there were at least 12 incidents of attacks on health care in 2023. At least 6 health workers were killed. #NotATarget Underreporting likely masks the severity. More from our partners @SafeguardingHC ➡️ shcc.pub/SSD2023

🚨 In #Pakistan's North #Waziristan tribal district, a #polio vaccination team member and two policemen were killed by unidentified perpetrators. Read Our Latest Attacks on Health Care Report ➡️ bit.ly/26Jun-09Jul202… #NotATarget #Vaccination

🚨 We have identified 45 incidents of violence against or obstruction of #health care in #Lebanon by the #Israel Defense Forces (#IDF) between 8 Oct 2023 and 30 June 2024. In these incidents, at least 39 health workers were KILLED. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/LBNHealthJuly2…

⚠️ SENSITIVE INFORMATION ⚠️ 🚨 In #Ethiopia's Gondar zone, #Amhara region, ten young women were raped by #Oromo Ethiopian National Defense Force (#ENDF) soldiers. One of the women was also killed. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/Jun2024SVBrief

💥 Explosive weapon use in populated areas (#EWIPA) INCREASED in 2023 leading to dire impacts on #health care infrastructure and access to services. 822 incidents of #explosiveweapons use affecting health care were recorded. Read the full report ➡️ bit.ly/2023HealthExpl…

🚨 Health worker kidnappings persisted in #Nigeria throughout 2023. @SafeguardingHC recorded 19 incidents in which health workers were #kidnapped. Continued attacks and threats to health workers have had major impacts on the health system. Read more ➡️ shcc.pub/NGA2023

Palestinian Pharmarcist Dr. Jumana Arafa and her 4-day old twins killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza uk.news.yahoo.com/newborn-twins-… via @yahooNewsUK

🚨 #Russian forces continued their unrelenting attacks on #Ukraine's health care system in 2023. @SafeguardingHC recorded 394 incidents of violence against or obstruction of #health care in Ukraine in 2023. Read more ➡️ shcc.pub/UKR2023 #NotATarget