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WHO Sounds Alarm Over Attacks On Iran's Health Infrastructure, Cites Damage to Tehran's Pasteur Institute
Since March 1, 2026, over 20 verified attacks have hit hospitals, labs, and drug factories, killing health workers and disrupting services for the injured and sick.
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Iran To Gulf: Expanding War Leaves Thousands Dead Across Middle East
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said on March 28 that at least 3,461 people had been killed, including 1,551 civilians
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"Enough Blood Has Been Spilled": WHO Chief On Sudan Hospital Attack Killing 64
The strike targeted Al-Daein Teaching Hospital, leaving it non-functional and depriving thousands to access critical medical services. Among those killed were multiple patients, two female nurses and a male doctor.
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20% Spike In Ukraine Health Crisis, Millions Impacted, Says WHO Report
A new World Health Organization report shows a 20% rise in attacks on Ukraine's health care in 2025, pushing millions into deeper crisis.
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AIIMS Delhi Cyberattack Highlights Security Risks, Online Operations Resume After Two Weeks
AIIMS Delhi was hit by a cyberattack two weeks ago, crippling the online services of Delhi's leading hospital, which resumed online registrations on Wednesday. The November 23 attack on AIIMS Delhi was followed by a series of failed attempts to hack the country's top medical research organisation, the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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Parliament Passes Bill To Protect Healthcare Workers Against Violence
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a legislation that provides for up to seven years in jail for those attacking healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus or during any situation akin to the current pandemic.
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Doctor Attacked During Virus Duty Hails Ordinance To Protect Health Workers
A doctor pelted with stones while screening residents of a locality in Indore earlier this month, on Thursday welcomed the ordinance to protect healthcare workers on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus from acts of violence.
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"It Will Ensure Safety": PM Modi On Tough Law On Attacks On Health Workers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said tougher punishment for attacks on health care workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus fight will "ensure the safety of our professionals" and manifested the government's commitment to protect "each and every healthcare worker".
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"Zero Tolerance": Centre Brings Tough Law On Attacks On Health Workers
With attacks increasing on healthcare workers amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government has brought in an ordinance to protect doctors. Attacks on health care workers have been made a non-bailable offence and will carry an imprisonment from six months to seven years, union minister Prakash Javadekar has announced.
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"They Wanted To Kill Us With Stones": Cop On Attack On Quarantine Team
The group who had attacked police and healthcare workers at the minority-dominated Padarayanapura in the city on Sunday night had raised slogans ''kill police'' when the team went to quarantine some people, the police alleged in an FIR.
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WHO Sounds Alarm Over Attacks On Iran's Health Infrastructure, Cites Damage to Tehran's Pasteur Institute
Since March 1, 2026, over 20 verified attacks have hit hospitals, labs, and drug factories, killing health workers and disrupting services for the injured and sick.
-
Iran To Gulf: Expanding War Leaves Thousands Dead Across Middle East
The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said on March 28 that at least 3,461 people had been killed, including 1,551 civilians
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"Enough Blood Has Been Spilled": WHO Chief On Sudan Hospital Attack Killing 64
The strike targeted Al-Daein Teaching Hospital, leaving it non-functional and depriving thousands to access critical medical services. Among those killed were multiple patients, two female nurses and a male doctor.
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20% Spike In Ukraine Health Crisis, Millions Impacted, Says WHO Report
A new World Health Organization report shows a 20% rise in attacks on Ukraine's health care in 2025, pushing millions into deeper crisis.
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AIIMS Delhi Cyberattack Highlights Security Risks, Online Operations Resume After Two Weeks
AIIMS Delhi was hit by a cyberattack two weeks ago, crippling the online services of Delhi's leading hospital, which resumed online registrations on Wednesday. The November 23 attack on AIIMS Delhi was followed by a series of failed attempts to hack the country's top medical research organisation, the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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Parliament Passes Bill To Protect Healthcare Workers Against Violence
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a legislation that provides for up to seven years in jail for those attacking healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus or during any situation akin to the current pandemic.
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Doctor Attacked During Virus Duty Hails Ordinance To Protect Health Workers
A doctor pelted with stones while screening residents of a locality in Indore earlier this month, on Thursday welcomed the ordinance to protect healthcare workers on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus from acts of violence.
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"It Will Ensure Safety": PM Modi On Tough Law On Attacks On Health Workers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said tougher punishment for attacks on health care workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus fight will "ensure the safety of our professionals" and manifested the government's commitment to protect "each and every healthcare worker".
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"Zero Tolerance": Centre Brings Tough Law On Attacks On Health Workers
With attacks increasing on healthcare workers amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government has brought in an ordinance to protect doctors. Attacks on health care workers have been made a non-bailable offence and will carry an imprisonment from six months to seven years, union minister Prakash Javadekar has announced.
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"They Wanted To Kill Us With Stones": Cop On Attack On Quarantine Team
The group who had attacked police and healthcare workers at the minority-dominated Padarayanapura in the city on Sunday night had raised slogans ''kill police'' when the team went to quarantine some people, the police alleged in an FIR.
