Patients have been killed in their beds; health workers have been attacked as they rescued the wounded. A hospital is where the most vulnerable, the sick and injured, gather in times of war. Attacks against medical facilities and health workers, whether deliberate or indiscriminate, are part of generalised violence and atrocities committed against civilians in armed conflict. They deprive people of health services, often when they need them the most.
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MSF International President to UN Security Council: "This failure reflects a lack of political will"
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Crisis update - September 2016
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MSF releases detailed documentation of attacks on two medical facilities ahead of UNSC closed session on protection of medical mission
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Aleppo hospitals report sharp increase of wounded following days of heavy bombing
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MSF response to attacks on 18 UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid trucks
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As armed conflict intensifies once again, seeking medical care is dangerous
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Healthcare at breaking point
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We cannot go and leave our people behind; we do not have the right to leave them alone
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We are under attack almost every day; life has become almost impossible
Research & Analysis
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The Continued Struggle to Access Medical Care in Afghanistan
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MSF President to UN Security Council: “Stop these attacks”
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Kunduz, Afghanistan, 36°43’4.91’’N, 68°51’43.96’’
Saving Lives and Staying Alive
Attacks on medical missions: overview of a polymorphous reality: the case of Médecins Sans Frontières
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MSF releases detailed documentation of attacks on two medical facilities ahead of UNSC closed session on protection of medical mission
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MSF urges Syrian government and its allies to stop indiscriminate bombing in Aleppo
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