WHO: Attacks on health care in conflict zones surge in 2026

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.

Ukraine, Lebanon and ‌the ⁠occupied Palestinian territory ⁠account for the largest share of reported incidents, although attacks have also been recorded in countries including Iran, Sudan, Myanmar, Syria, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Musani said.

In Gaza, all ⁠36 hospitals have been damaged and only about half remain ‌partially functional, while in Sudan 37 percent of ‌health facilities are reported non-functional this year, he said.