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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

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.

This update documents violent incidents in Sudan 14-27 June. For all regular updates, join the Insecurity Insight Sudan mailing list (link in doc).

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.

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.

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.