How attacking healthcare has become a strategy of war

Gaza, Ukraine, and Sudan have put a spotlight on attacks on healthcare facilities and staff in conflict zones. The BMJ looks at the data, which seem to show a new strategy of war: removing civilians’ access to care

Authors

Elisabeth Mahase
Mun-Keat Looi
Will Stahl-Timmins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2693-3920)
Madeline Hutcheson

Institutions

BMJ Group (United Kingdom)

Publication Details

Journal: BMJ
Published: 2025-10-23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r2153
Citations: 11
Primary Topic: Health and Conflict Studies
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 30.97

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article

How attacking healthcare has become a strategy of war

Elisabeth Mahase, Mun-Keat Looi, Will Stahl-Timmins, Madeline Hutcheson

Oct 23, 2025

11 citations

BMJ

Health and Conflict Studies

30.97

article

How attacking healthcare has become a strategy of war

Elisabeth Mahase, Mun-Keat Looi, Will Stahl-Timmins, Madeline Hutcheson

October 23, 2025article en

11 citations

Abstract

BMJVol. 391

BMJ Group (United Kingdom)

Openalex Percentile: Top 0%

Health and Conflict Studies

30.97

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