Syria 2022 SHCC Factsheet

Submitted by Insecurity Insight

The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) identified 42 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Syria in 2022, a decrease from 82 in 2021. In these incidents, at least 19 health workers were arrested and 10 others killed, impacting health care providers’ ability to maintain safe staffing levels. Health facilities were damaged at least 11 times, impacting the population’s access to health care.