Some of the world’s foremost aid organizations are urging the world not to target hospitals, medical staff, and patients in war zones—especially after the April 27 bombing of a hospital in Aleppo, Syria, that killed 50, including 6 medical staff, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
“We are outraged at the alarming frequency of attacks on health personnel and facilities in Syria,” states a joint press release of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
Last year a medical facility was bombed every week in Syria, according to MSF. There were 2,400 attacks on health care personnel, facilities, transport, and patients across 11 countries during the 3 years up to December 2014, according to the Red Cross.
The Wednesday attack on the Al Quds hospital in Aleppo sparked outrage not only because of the large number of casualties, but also because it appeared as if intended to kill maximum civilians.
