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Attacks on health care
Ongoing and escalating conflict in parts of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region continue to place health care at massive risk.
In 2023, attacks on health care in Sudan and the occupied Palestinian territory reached record levels. From March to August 2023, there were
60 attacks on health care in Sudan. In the occupied Palestinian territory, there were 754 attacks on health care from 7 October to 16 February 2023.
Attacks on health care
Ongoing and escalating conflict in parts of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region continue to place health care at massive risk.
In 2023, attacks on health care in Sudan and the occupied Palestinian territory reached record levels. From March to August 2023, there were
60 attacks on health care in Sudan. In the occupied Palestinian territory, there were 754 attacks on health care from 7 October to 16 February 2023.
Climate driven-emergencies
With extreme weather events growing in frequency and intensity, the climate crisis is responsible for more and more health emergencies in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region.
With extreme weather events growing in frequency and intensity, the climate crisis is responsible for more and more health emergencies in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Find out moreTrauma care and mass casualty management
Trauma-related fatalities are on the rise in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, as its countries and territories suffer ongoing conflict, escalation of violence, and natural disasters.
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