Attacks on health care in conflict zones averaging more than four a day in 2026, WHO says

GENEVA: Attacks on health care facilities, workers and patients in conflict zones including Ukraine and Gaza have continued to rise in 2026, reaching an average of more than four per day, the World Health Organization said on Friday. There have been more than 900 attacks between January and August this year, resulting in at least 900 deaths and more than 1,400 injuries, according to WHO data presented in Geneva ‌by Altaf Musani, ‌the agency’s director of humanitarian and disaster management.

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