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2024-10-07 05:47:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 655DD65812DD57A9231EC21F645D4EE4F7463E4398CFCD71EFC06115A23FD205
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The bombing of healthcare workers and facilities is widespread. In 2020, NGO Safeguarding Health reported cases in 17 countries: https://www.safeguardinghealth.org/sites/shcc/files/SHCC%202021%20Report%20No%20respite%20Violence%20against%20health%20care%20in%20conflict.pdf The Syrian government, with the assistance of Russia, did it every four days in Syria: https://www.emro.who.int/syria/news/in-4-years-494-attacks-on-health-killed-470-patients-and-health-staff-in-syria.html Likewise, Russia does it systematically in Ukraine: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Attacks-on-Hospitals-from-Syria-to-Ukraine-Improving-Prevention-and-Accountability-Mechanisms.pdf
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