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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We hope the bloodshed will stop, but it’s not likely to happen soon.
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People trapped in Azaz urgently need safe haven - Turkey and the EU must open their borders
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Deadly attack on Lake Chad refugees and MSF health post in Yebi
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A call for action beyond summits - reflections on the World Humanitarian Summit
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A tribute to our colleague, Arsène Bassanganam, killed during an ambush against an MSF convoy
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MSF outraged by killing of staff member
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The book that travelled too much
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MSF to pull out of World Humanitarian Summit
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Al Quds hospital death toll rises to 55
Research & Analysis
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The Continued Struggle to Access Medical Care in Afghanistan
![Dr Joanne Liu at UNSC meeting Dr Joanne Liu at UNSC meeting](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/7y2u8e275l3a8uhb5356jb157m24le0s.jpg)
MSF President to UN Security Council: “Stop these attacks”
![Kunduz Hospital Aftermath - 14 Oct 2015 Kunduz Hospital Aftermath - 14 Oct 2015](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/en6i75pel4441c02ghbs7hwx5kl3o3p0.jpg)
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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