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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Unacceptable humanitarian failure
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Aleppo surviving on a fragile humanitarian lifeline
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Aleppo: Medical Aid Besieged
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Fighting decreases but medical situation remains dire
![Evgueni Illitch, an ex miner of 68 years old. Evgueni Illitch, an ex miner of 68 years old.](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/f82r0id7emtbs0qaome8wdd85fc7g3tp.jpg)
Testimonies from patients in Debaltseve
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The overwhelming distress of Debaltseve’s residents
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Debaltseve, a town devastated by fighting
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Ongoing violence in Bambari area restricts healthcare for residents
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“When the shelling starts…..you just run to the closest basement”
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
![Abs hospital airstrike aftermath, Hajjah, Yemen Abs hospital airstrike aftermath, Hajjah, Yemen](https://img.msf.org/AssetLink/k8id72rhny43wbiyt404vo7cd77n388j.jpg)
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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