Researching the Impact ofAttacks on Healthcare
The impact of attacks against healthcare in armed conflict is an intractable and priority knowledge gap despite multiple initiatives that have improved data collection about these attacks. Better understanding could help promote the resilience of health programs, enable more effective mitigation measures, inform accountability mechanisms, and advance advocacy efforts.
News
Consortium member publishes Op-ed
Attacks on healthcare facilities and staff have exacerbated the suffering caused by the conflict in Sudan. The global health community must respond with solidarity and support, write Khidir Dalouk and Rohini J Haar
New Toolkit Published
Ending Violence Against HealthCare (EVAC) project, created Evidence that Protects Health Care: A toolkit with tried and tested tools to document, analyse, and advocate for ending violence against healthcare
Report published on Ukraine
This report, jointly authored by RIAH consortium members Insecurity Insight, documents the staggering toll that Russia’s aggression has had on Ukraine’s health care system since February 2022.
New Blog Post
RIAH PI Larissa Fast summarises our recent article on using data to create change in this “ICTs for Development” blog post.
Report Published for the IPI
RIAH Researcher Rohini Haar collaborated on a recently published report for the International Peace Institute on improving data collection on attacks on healthcare. Click for the full report.
Report published: Crisis in Afghanistan
RIAH Co-I, Prof Rubenstein, along with other colleagues at Hopkins recently wrote and published this important report on the maternal and child health crisis facing Afghanistan. Click for the full report.
Conference Presentation
Co-Investigator Bertrand Taithe presented on Intimacy and the
Gendering of War: Women’s experiences of insurgency war (1996-2006) in Nepal. Click to see the full conference programme.
Publication: Joint Health Staff Survey in South Sudan
RIAH partners Insecurity Insight collaborated on this study which aims to identify incidents of violence as experienced by health care staff since 2021 and to better understand health workers perspectives on causes, impact and prevention and response.
Event: Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks – Attacks During a Pandemic
On 11th May 2022 Insecurity Insight and RIAH co-hosted a session at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks giving a practical view on the principles of risk sharing.
Op-Ed Published in Mother Jones
RIAH Consortium member Leonard Rubenstein recently published ‘Russia Has a Long, Cruel History of Attacking Hospitals. Maybe This Time Its Leaders Will Be Prosecuted’
Consortium member publishes Op-ed
Attacks on healthcare facilities and staff have exacerbated the suffering caused by the conflict in Sudan. The global health community must respond with solidarity and support, write Khidir Dalouk and Rohini J Haar
New Toolkit Published
Ending Violence Against HealthCare (EVAC) project, created Evidence that Protects Health Care: A toolkit with tried and tested tools to document, analyse, and advocate for ending violence against healthcare
Report published on Ukraine
This report, jointly authored by RIAH consortium members Insecurity Insight, documents the staggering toll that Russia’s aggression has had on Ukraine’s health care system since February 2022.
New Blog Post
RIAH PI Larissa Fast summarises our recent article on using data to create change in this “ICTs for Development” blog post.
Report Published for the IPI
RIAH Researcher Rohini Haar collaborated on a recently published report for the International Peace Institute on improving data collection on attacks on healthcare. Click for the full report.
Report published: Crisis in Afghanistan
RIAH Co-I, Prof Rubenstein, along with other colleagues at Hopkins recently wrote and published this important report on the maternal and child health crisis facing Afghanistan. Click for the full report.
Conference Presentation
Co-Investigator Bertrand Taithe presented on Intimacy and the
Gendering of War: Women’s experiences of insurgency war (1996-2006) in Nepal. Click to see the full conference programme.
Publication: Joint Health Staff Survey in South Sudan
RIAH partners Insecurity Insight collaborated on this study which aims to identify incidents of violence as experienced by health care staff since 2021 and to better understand health workers perspectives on causes, impact and prevention and response.
Event: Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks – Attacks During a Pandemic
On 11th May 2022 Insecurity Insight and RIAH co-hosted a session at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks giving a practical view on the principles of risk sharing.
Op-Ed Published in Mother Jones
RIAH Consortium member Leonard Rubenstein recently published ‘Russia Has a Long, Cruel History of Attacking Hospitals. Maybe This Time Its Leaders Will Be Prosecuted’
Sudan: Incident Report 14 Nov Update
This report documents incidents of violence against healthcare in Sudan between 01 and 14 November 2023.
Update 5 November: Israel and the oPt
Insecurity Insight has identified 229 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories between 07 Oct – 5 Nov 2023.
Publication: Colombia Case Study
“There is a fear that you will be attacked just for the act of working in health”. In this publication, RIAH colleagues discuss our survey of experiences of violence against healthcare in Colombia.
Update 22 Oct: Israel and the oPt
Insecurity Insight has identified 150 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories between 07-22 October 2023.
Update 15 Oct: Israel and the oPt
Insecurity Insight has identified at least 94 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to healthcare in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories between 07-15 October 2023.
Attacks on Healthcare in Israel and the oPt
Since violence seriously escalated in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories on 07 October, Insecurity Insight has identified at least 46 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to healthcare
Sudan: Social Media Monitoring Report
September 2023 update
This brief presents findings on sentiments expressed online in relation to an attack on an
MSF convoy in southern Khartoum, Sudan, that occurred on 20 July 2023.
Sudan: Incident report 28 June update
This update documents violent incidents in Sudan 14-27 June. For all regular updates, join the Insecurity Insight Sudan mailing list (link in doc).
Sudan: Social Media Monitoring Report
To support the humanitarian response in Sudan, Insecurity Insight is conducting ongoing social media monitoring to understand perceptions and risks associated with misinformation and disinformation targeting the aid sector and Sudanese health workers.
Publication: The crisis of maternal and child health in Afghanistan
Consortium member Len Rubenstein co-authored this paper which examined Afghan health workers’ experiences and perceptions of availability and quality of maternal and child health care since then.
Sudan: Incident Report 14 Nov Update
This report documents incidents of violence against healthcare in Sudan between 01 and 14 November 2023.
Update 5 November: Israel and the oPt
Insecurity Insight has identified 229 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories between 07 Oct – 5 Nov 2023.
Publication: Colombia Case Study
“There is a fear that you will be attacked just for the act of working in health”. In this publication, RIAH colleagues discuss our survey of experiences of violence against healthcare in Colombia.
Update 22 Oct: Israel and the oPt
Insecurity Insight has identified 150 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to health care in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories between 07-22 October 2023.
Update 15 Oct: Israel and the oPt
Insecurity Insight has identified at least 94 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to healthcare in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories between 07-15 October 2023.
Attacks on Healthcare in Israel and the oPt
Since violence seriously escalated in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories on 07 October, Insecurity Insight has identified at least 46 incidents of violence against or obstruction of access to healthcare
Sudan: Social Media Monitoring Report
September 2023 update
This brief presents findings on sentiments expressed online in relation to an attack on an
MSF convoy in southern Khartoum, Sudan, that occurred on 20 July 2023.
Sudan: Incident report 28 June update
This update documents violent incidents in Sudan 14-27 June. For all regular updates, join the Insecurity Insight Sudan mailing list (link in doc).
Sudan: Social Media Monitoring Report
To support the humanitarian response in Sudan, Insecurity Insight is conducting ongoing social media monitoring to understand perceptions and risks associated with misinformation and disinformation targeting the aid sector and Sudanese health workers.
Publication: The crisis of maternal and child health in Afghanistan
Consortium member Len Rubenstein co-authored this paper which examined Afghan health workers’ experiences and perceptions of availability and quality of maternal and child health care since then.
Consortium
Our group is comprised of leading academics and data experts. We are an interdisciplinary group of researchers including social scientists, epidemiologists, historians, and experts in international relations, global health and law.
Professor Larissa Fast
Principal Investigator
Professor Karl Blanchet
Co-Investigator
Professor Leonard Rubenstein
Co-Investigator
Professor Bertrand Taithe
Co-Investigator
Christina Wille
Director of Insecurity Insight
Dr Rohini Haar
Research Fellow
Dr Roisin Read
Research Fellow
Audrey Mahieu
Research Fellow
Dr Stephanie Rinaldi
Programme Manager