Perilous medicine the struggle to protect health care from the violence of war
"Pervasive violence against hospitals, patients, doctors, and other health workers has become a horrifically common feature of modern war. These relentless attacks destroy lives and the capacity of health systems to tend to those in need. Inaction to stop this violence undermines long-standing...
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Columbia University Press
[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: When the hospital is a battlefield
- Protection of health care in war : a brief history
- Denying care to enemies
- Counter-terrorism : the devouring monster
- Health care as a strategic target : Syria
- Recklessness : the Saudi assault on Yemen
- Obstruction : the Israel-Palestinian conflict
- Armed groups : threats and violence by non-state actors
- Challenges in making norms matter
- Conclusion: Toward humanity and dignity