Attacks on healthcare in conflict-affected countries: a comparison of temporal trends in ongoing conflicts in Lebanon, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory, Sudan and Ukraine using WHO SSA and SHCC data, 2018–2024
Temporal trend analyses of five ongoing armed conflicts revealed that spikes in attacks on healthcare were either associated with the immediate or early phases of the conflict or with major conflict escalations. Although major differences exist between the WHO SSA and SHCC database, particularly regarding the reported number of attacks, the observed patterns were largely similar.
Authors
- Fredrik Granholm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1255-8832)
- Danielle N. Poole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9845-3571)
- Krzysztof Goniewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4368-6850)
- Frits van Osch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4329-2560)
- Dennis G. Barten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7185-9491)
- Derrick Tin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0804-5313)
- Jayra Usmany
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Sundsvall Municipality (SE)
- Polish Air Force Academy (PL)
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Yale University (US)
- VieCuri Medisch Centrum (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Population Health Metrics
- Published
- 2025-12-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-025-00442-5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82