Physician advocacy, international humanitarian law, and the protection of health care workers in conflict zones

Physician advocacy, international humanitarian law, and the protection of health care workers in conflict zones

International humanitarian law in its current form cannot be relied upon as the sole mechanism of prevention and response to attacks on health care in conflict zones

Violence against healthcare workers cannot be fought alone but is contained with the commitment of a network of individuals. A willingness demonstrated in the Sala Marani of the Aoui in a meeting organized by the Gynecology B unit, directed by Dr. Valentino Bergamini, and by Dr. Stefano...