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 surgeon killed in Syria
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Panic in Pinga
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MSF forced to close all medical programmes in Somalia
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MSF forced to withdraw from Somalia - indepth interview
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Closing of MSF medical programmes in Somalia
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MSF condemns the killing and wounding of its team members near Juba, South Sudan
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MSF suspends medical activities in Pinga after threats to staff
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Medical aid under threat
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Medical Care Under Fire - Interview with Francoise Duroch
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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