Destruction of the healthcare system explained
Destruction of the healthcare system is a war crime that may consist of such actions as attacks on health care facilities such as hospitals, harm to healthcare workers, blocking of humanitarian aid and other supplies needed by the healthcare system. It has been reported during the Israeli blockade of Gaza[1] and Israel–Hamas war (see Attacks on health facilities during the Israel–Hamas war),[2] Russian invasion of Ukraine,[3] Syrian civil war,[4] and Sudan conflict.[5] In order to prevent belligerents from justifying the destruction of the healthcare system by claiming that enemies were using the facilities as human shields, Neve Gordon and Nicola Perugini propose clarifying that all attacks that damage the healthcare system are war crimes.[6]
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Notes and References
- Perugini . Nicola . Gordon . Neve . Medical Lawfare: The Nakba and Israel's Attacks on Palestinian Healthcare . Journal of Palestine Studies . 2 January 2024 . 53 . 1 . 68–91 . 10.1080/0377919X.2024.2330366. free .
- Gaza's silent killings: The destruction of the healthcare system in Rafah MSF . www.msf.org . en.
- News: Destruction and Devastation: One Year of Russia's Assault on Ukraine's Health Care System - Ukraine ReliefWeb . 16 September 2024 . reliefweb.int . 21 February 2023 . en.
- Alhaffar . M. H. D. Bahaa Aldin . Janos . Sandor . Public health consequences after ten years of the Syrian crisis: a literature review . Globalization and Health . 19 September 2021 . 17 . 1 . 111 . 10.1186/s12992-021-00762-9 . free . 1744-8603. 8449996 .
- Dafallah . Alaa . Elmahi . Osman K. O. . Ibrahim . Maisoon Elbukhari . Elsheikh . Rania Elfatih . Blanchet . Karl . Destruction, disruption and disaster: Sudan's health system amidst armed conflict . Conflict and Health . 27 September 2023 . 17 . 1 . 43 . 10.1186/s13031-023-00542-9 . free . 37752590 . 1752-1505. 10523736 .
- Gordon . Neve . Perugini . Nicola . 'Hospital Shields' and the Limits of International Law . European Journal of International Law . 22 July 2019 . 30 . 2 . 439–463 . 10.1093/ejil/chz029. 20.500.11820/8027da2e-e8ac-401a-b672-7f5ef152c3a0 . free .