Thread by @WHO

During #COVID19, more than ever, 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ must be protected & respected, & hospitals & health facilities & transportation, incl. 🚑 should not be used for military purposes – essential conditions for the continued delivery of critical health services.

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🆕 data from the Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care shows that, since 2017 over:
💥 2700 incidents in 17 countries & territories have been recorded
💥 700 health care workers & patients have died, & over 2000 have been injured

#NotATarget

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Hundreds of health facilities have been destroyed or closed, health workers killed and injured, and millions of people denied the healthcare they deserve.

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In 2020 over 300 confirmed attacks on health care took place in emergency-affected countries and fragile settings, causing more than 200 deaths among health workers & patients, and injuring almost 300 others.

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In 2021: 588 incidents of attacks on health care have been recorded so far, from 14 countries with emergencies, causing 114 deaths and 278 injuries of health care workers and patients.

#NotATarget

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