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 values...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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New York :
Columbia University Press
2021.
Paris : Cyberlibris |
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
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| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • Perilous medicine, the struggle to protect health care from the violence of war, Leonard Rubenstein, 2021, New York, Columbia University Press, 1 vol. (xvi-392 pages), 978-0-231-19246-0 |
Table des matières:
- 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