Leaving them behind: healthcare services in situations of armed conflict

Leaving them behind: healthcare services in situations of armed conflict

Published Jan 2017

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F. Siem

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In the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2016, the international community agreed to ‘leave no one behind’. However, the community is doing precisely that by failing to act as millions living in conflict-affected areas are deprived of access to healthcare services. The few healthcare services operating in these situations are attacked with impunity. We need to seek new ways to protect healthcare workers operating in armed conflicts.

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