Attacks on Health Care in Myanmar (06 - 19 September 2023)

Description: 

"At least 268 attacks on Myanmar's health care system have been documented by Insecurity Insight between 01 January-04 September 2023. In these incidents, 27 health workers have been killed and health facilities have been damaged 82 times. Most incidents have been attributed to the Myanmar military. Explosive weapons including air and drone strikes, IEDs, and mortar shells have been used in over 60 incidents. These attacks undermine health care providers’ ability to effectively meet patient needs, maintain safe staffing levels and impact the population’s access to health care. Explore this interactive map to see where incidents happened. Access the data on HDX..."

Source/publisher: 

Insecurity Insight (Geneva) via "Reliefweb" (New York)

Date of Publication: 

2023-09-26

Date of entry: 

2023-09-26

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  • Individual Documents

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Countries: 

Myanmar

Language: 

English

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pdf

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519.58 KB

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text

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    • Good