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
Publication: Attacks on health in Syria
Published by RIAH consortium member Rohini Haar et al. this paper is a qualitative study of health system and community impacts.
Article on IHL and the Israel-Hamas conflict
Consortium member Rohini Haar co-authored this recent article in which we are reminded that human rights should not be cast aside during times of war
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.
Publication: Attacks on health in Syria
Published by RIAH consortium member Rohini Haar et al. this paper is a qualitative study of health system and community impacts.
Article on IHL and the Israel-Hamas conflict
Consortium member Rohini Haar co-authored this recent article in which we are reminded that human rights should not be cast aside during times of war
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.
Publication: Data collection on violence incidents
Consortium Colleagues from Insecurity Insight present a dataset comprising news articles containing instances of different types of
violent incidents categorised by the humanitarian sector they impact.
GESTION DES RISQUES DE SÉCURITÉ
The Security Risk Management for Health Care manual has also been published in French and can be viewed here.
Security Risk Mgmt for Health Manual
The handbook provides guidance on how to implement a range of actions intended to promote violence-free environments and prepare individuals or organisations to face and respond to violent incidents, also dealing with the aftermath of such events.
Publication: “It’s normal to be afraid”
RIAH researchers present the qualitative study on attacks
on healthcare in Ouaka, Haute-Kotto, and Vakaga prefectures of the Central African
Republic, 2016–2020
Publication: “I will take part in the revolution with our people”
RIAH colleagues publish on the qualitative study of healthcare workers’ experiences of violence and resistance after the 2021 Myanmar coup d’etat
Publication: Intimacy and the gendering of war healthcare
RIAH colleagues discuss women’s experiences of insurgent warfare, with special reference to the conflict in Nepal between 1996 and 2006.
SHCC Report 2023
As a part of our data collection on instances of attacks, partners at SHCC produce an annual report on violence against health workers, facilities, and transport in conflict areas around the world.
Humanity Special Issue Out
This issue features two papers from the RIAH consortium: one on history writing and attacks on healthcare, and a second on our case study in Nepal.
Case Study Report on impacts in the DRC
The study aimed to measure how these attacks affected health care accessibility for pregnant women and children under five, employing a mixed-methods approach. The report is also available in French via IRC’s website.
Publication: impacts on female workers
Results of our second study in Colombia show that impacts of attacks affect negatively the professional and personal life of the female workers and are aggravated by structural violence with little or no institutional response.
Publication: Data collection on violence incidents
Consortium Colleagues from Insecurity Insight present a dataset comprising news articles containing instances of different types of
violent incidents categorised by the humanitarian sector they impact.
GESTION DES RISQUES DE SÉCURITÉ
The Security Risk Management for Health Care manual has also been published in French and can be viewed here.
Security Risk Mgmt for Health Manual
The handbook provides guidance on how to implement a range of actions intended to promote violence-free environments and prepare individuals or organisations to face and respond to violent incidents, also dealing with the aftermath of such events.
Publication: “It’s normal to be afraid”
RIAH researchers present the qualitative study on attacks
on healthcare in Ouaka, Haute-Kotto, and Vakaga prefectures of the Central African
Republic, 2016–2020
Publication: “I will take part in the revolution with our people”
RIAH colleagues publish on the qualitative study of healthcare workers’ experiences of violence and resistance after the 2021 Myanmar coup d’etat
Publication: Intimacy and the gendering of war healthcare
RIAH colleagues discuss women’s experiences of insurgent warfare, with special reference to the conflict in Nepal between 1996 and 2006.
SHCC Report 2023
As a part of our data collection on instances of attacks, partners at SHCC produce an annual report on violence against health workers, facilities, and transport in conflict areas around the world.
Humanity Special Issue Out
This issue features two papers from the RIAH consortium: one on history writing and attacks on healthcare, and a second on our case study in Nepal.
Case Study Report on impacts in the DRC
The study aimed to measure how these attacks affected health care accessibility for pregnant women and children under five, employing a mixed-methods approach. The report is also available in French via IRC’s website.
Publication: impacts on female workers
Results of our second study in Colombia show that impacts of attacks affect negatively the professional and personal life of the female workers and are aggravated by structural violence with little or no institutional response.
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
Co-Investigator
Audrey Mahieu
Research Fellow
Dr Stephanie Rinaldi
Programme Manager