WHO reports over 8,500 global attacks on health facilities since 2018 — director general
The article reports on the alarming trend of attacks against healthcare facilities, citing WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's warning that health workers and facilities are increasingly targeted. It details the scale of the problem, noting that attacks have become a global health security threat. The report emphasizes the need for stronger international action and adherence to international humanitarian law to protect medical personnel and infrastructure.
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“The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered more than 8,500 attacks on health care and numerous casualties among patients and medical workers across the globe since it began monitoring the situation in 2018, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated.”
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— Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson, follows the adventures of the Doctor, a…
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— Since 1972 is the second solo album by American drummer Josh Freese. It was released on March 24, 2009, on Freese's label, Outerscope.
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— A Who's Who (or Who Is Who) is a reference work consisting of biographical entries of notable people in a particular field. The oldest and best-known is the annual publication Who's Who, a reference w…
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“Since 2018, when WHO started monitoring attacks on health care, we have documented more than 8500 attacks in 22 countries or territories, with more than 3800 deaths and 6200 injuries of health workers and patients," the WHO chief said.”
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— Doctor Who is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson, follows the adventures of the Doctor, a…
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— The twenty-second season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 5 January 1985 and ended on 30 March 1985. It opened with the serial Attack of the Cybermen and ended with the…
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— The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keit…
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“Over the past three years, attacks on health care facilities have become more frequent, their magnitude has increased and impact has become more severe, he added.”
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No evidence was gathered from cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia regarding the claim that attacks on healthcare facilities have become more frequent, increased in magnitude, and had a more severe impact in the past three years.
“The WHO director general said that since the beginning of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the WHO has documented 720 attacks on health facilities, with 917 people killed and 1,406 others injured.”
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— In 1948, following the 1947–1948 war in Mandatory Palestine, the Israeli Declaration of Independence sparked the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which resulted in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight from…
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— Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the so…
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— Rafah (Arabic: رفح Rafaḥ [rafaħ]) is a largely destroyed and depopulated city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, that serves as the capital of the Rafah Governorate. It is located 30 kilometers (1…
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“Combined with the aid blockade, these attacks have left only 63 out of 156 primary health care centers and only 20 of 36 hospitals functioning even partially.”
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No evidence was gathered from cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia regarding the specific figures of functioning primary health care centers and hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
“In a June 5 press release, the WHO warned that "the Gaza Strip’s health system is collapsing," with Nasser Medical Complex and Al-Amal Hospital, the last two functioning public hospitals in the southern city of Khan Yunis, operating above their capacity and being "at risk of becoming non-functional."”
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No evidence was gathered from cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia regarding the WHO warning from June 5 about the Gaza Strip's health system collapse or the status of specific hospitals.
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