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How attacking healthcare has become a strategy of war

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

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Abstract

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

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Health carePublic relationsBusinessPolitical scienceInternet privacyComputer securityComputer scienceHealthcare systemMedicinePublic administrationMEDLINEPatient careOperations researchHealth and Conflict Studies