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Central African Republic: Violence Against Health Care in Conflict 2021 – Central African Republic
Attachments On April 2, 2021 Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) fighters looted a hospital and destroyed a bridge between Bago village and Bakouma town in the CAR’s Mbomou prefecture during an attack on the civilian population. OVERVIEW The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) identified 107 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health …
Lives derailed: Fleeing Ukraine war destroyed my father’s health | Russia-Ukraine war
Listen to this story: It was 5am on February 24 when Sergey got the first phone call from a friend in Kharkiv. “They told us that they’re under bombing attack.” Sergey pauses, recalling the day Vladimir Putin’s forces invaded Ukraine. He and most of his family were in their hometown, Kyiv, at the time. But …
U.S special envoy says Yemen truce paves way to end conflict
A United Nations-led truce in Yemen is a “decisive moment” in the near seven-year conflict and offers hope the warring parties and international community can bring a lasting peace to the devastated country, a senior U.S. official told Reuters. Source link
‘A war for life of our child’: Health crisis spills out of Ukraine conflict
Over 1.7 million have fled Ukraine since Russian invasion WHO warns of Ukraine’s health emergency crossing borders Children with cancer among patients needing urgent care WARSAW/LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) – Katya was on the way to hospital for an urgent operation for her 17-year-old daughter Alinka, who has bone cancer, when Russia invaded Ukraine. Their …
No respite: Violence against Health Care in Conflict – World
“Violence against health workers has taken many horrific forms. The true extent of the violence remains unknown, as many countries, health facilities, and organisations do not report their experiences. Yet we need to remember that each incident is a tragedy in its own right and represents the loss of a family member and a colleague.” …
Utah doctors complain of conflict of interest in Intermountain Healthcare’s sports medicine contract
The following story was researched and written by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with The Salt Lake Tribune. For more than a decade, Intermountain Healthcare surgeons replaced or repaired damaged joints, muscles and tendons with medical devices from Arthrex, the leading supplier for sports medicine. Since January, however, Intermountain and its insurance subsidiary, …
Joe Biden feels political ground shift as Israel-Gaza conflict rages on | Biden administration
In his staunch defence of Israel, Joe Biden is sticking to a course set decades ago as a young senator, and so far he has not given ground on the issue to the progressive wing of his party or many Jewish Democrats urging a tougher line towards Benjamin Netanyahu. Biden has even been prepared to …
Israeli-Palestinian clashes: Israeli strikes hit home in Gaza refugee camp, media offices as conflict intensifies
The Al Jala’a building, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Saturday afternoon, contained offices for Al Jazeera and the Associated Press, among other media outlets, marking the latest escalation of violence that has spread across Israel and the Palestinian territories this week — the conflict’s bloodiest in recent years. Israel launched more airstrikes …