I never realized that so many medical facilities had been bombed. The doctors who stay are true humanitarians.
May 06, 2016, 10:33 am
Doctors are dying in Syria
By Dabney P. Evans, contributor, and Lara S. Martin
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Last week, yet another Doctors Without Borders clinic was bombed — this time in Aleppo, Syria. The bombing followed a week of increasing violence, just as U.N. peace talks stall. The most recent destruction of medical facilities started with a series of Russian airstrikes last year on a hospital in Idlib and the bombing of a hospital close to the Turkish border, allegedly by Syrian military forces.
Since 2011, 358 strikes against medical facilities in Syria have resulted in the deaths of 726 medical personnel. The latest incident resulted in the death of the last pediatrician in Aleppo. With a near constant barrage of such reports, the legality of these bombings comes into question once again. One thing is certain — there is an urgent need to protect health workers in conflict settings.
Every 25 minutes, a Syrian is killed, intensifying the need for healthcare workers and hospitals. With the increase of violence directed toward health facilities, any piece of legislation that does not support the full protection of aid workers must be examined.
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Doctors are dying in Syria?
May 06, 2016, 10:33 am
Doctors are dying in Syria
By Dabney P. Evans, contributor, and Lara S. Martin
4
Getty Images
Last week, yet another Doctors Without Borders clinic was bombed — this time in Aleppo, Syria. The bombing followed a week of increasing violence, just as U.N. peace talks stall. The most recent destruction of medical facilities started with a series of Russian airstrikes last year on a hospital in Idlib and the bombing of a hospital close to the Turkish border, allegedly by Syrian military forces.
Since 2011, 358 strikes against medical facilities in Syria have resulted in the deaths of 726 medical personnel. The latest incident resulted in the death of the last pediatrician in Aleppo. With a near constant barrage of such reports, the legality of these bombings comes into question once again. One thing is certain — there is an urgent need to protect health workers in conflict settings.
Every 25 minutes, a Syrian is killed, intensifying the need for healthcare workers and hospitals. With the increase of violence directed toward health facilities, any piece of legislation that does not support the full protection of aid workers must be examined.
Continue reading at"
Doctors are dying in Syria?
