Our Research

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.

This update gives details on incidents of violence affecting healthcare between 27 April - 6 May. At least 65 attacks on Sudan's health care system have been documented since January.

'What do we Learn from the History of Attacks on Healthcare?': The latest in a series of briefs intended to make findings from our research available to a broader audience.

This update gives details on incidents of violence affecting healthcare between 15-26 April. At least 39 attacks on Sudan's health care system have been documented.

Since fighting started between Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), 174 civilians have been killed
and hundreds others injured. At least 13 hospitals in Khartoum have stopped functioning.

This article analyses how military attacks and instances of violence impacted on the psychological, emotional and physical health of those attending the wounded within the Hadfield Spears mobile unit in the second world war.

Between April and September 2022, 111 incidents affecting health
care were reported, highlighting the extent to which the Myanmar health system remains under attack despite a small overall decrease of reported incidents.

The authors compare two separate datasets compiled using publicly-available data revealing minimal overlap. The article aims to explain the reasons for the lack of overlap, to better understand the gaps and their implications.

'Gendered health impacts of civil war in Nepal': The latest in a series of briefs intended to make findings from our research available to a broader audience.

Here we provide the interview guides used in our Afghanistan case study "Assessing the impact of attacks on healthcare on health workers in Afghanistan".

RIAH Researchers Prof Larissa Fast and Dr Roisin Read published a new paper in which they investigate the (non-straightforward) relationship between data, action and change processes.

This report gives an update on violence against or obstruction of healthcare in Myanmar as of May 2022.