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WHO director warns against new trend of healthcare attacks
6 December 2024 06:39 GMT
Attacks on health care are becoming the “new normal” of conflicts in Afghanistan, Gaza, Haiti, Lebanon, Myanmar, Sudan, Ukraine, and elsewhere, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
"Over the past three years, we have seen an increase in the frequency, scale and impact on attacks in healthcare," Tedros said.
The WHO has confirmed more than 1,200 attacks on healthcare across multiple countries only in 2024.
Attacks on health care are becoming the “new normal” of conflict.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) December 5, 2024
This year alone, @WHO has verified more than 1200 attacks in Afghanistan, Gaza, Haiti, Lebanon, Myanmar, Sudan, Ukraine, and elsewhere.
These attacks kill and maim. pic.twitter.com/9IRKoO2PrA