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 calls for respect of medical facilities
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MSF hospital bombed in Sudan
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Doctors on the frontline
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Five MSF staff held in Syria Released
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MSF urges military personnel conducting operations in the Beni region to take every precaution to protect hostages’ lives
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Successes and challenges in response to Ebola outbreak
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MSF response to Syrian crisis
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Escalating violence endangering civilians and delivery of humanitarian aid
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Trapped in PK 12 camp with nowhere to run
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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