Published on, Aug. 25 -- August 25, 2025 2:18 AM

From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances being targeted in horrifying numbers, according to the UN for reproductive health and rights, UNFPA.

Attacks against health facilities doubled between 2023 and 2024, and more than 900 health workers were killed last year, the reported.

Humanitarian aid workers were also killed in record numbers in 2024. Yet, 2025 is outpacing even these dark statistics at a time when funding for humanitarian work is shrinking and support services established over decades are struggling to operate.

The nearly two-year-long Israeli war has devas...