Insecurity Insight monitors attacks on health care in the Central African Republic (CAR), and based on its data, the CAR chapter (in English and French) of the 2024 Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) report Epidemic of Violence identified 16 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in CAR in 2024. In these incidents, medical supplies were looted and health workers were robbed. Reporting barriers mean that the actual number of incidents and the severity of the problem are likely much greater.

– An mpox outbreak, flooding and cross-border displacements heightened the country’s humanitarian crisis, impacting 2.8 million people.

– Vulnerable demographic groups such as the elderly, the displaced and children under five years of age were especially negatively impacted by disruptions to health services.

– Attacks on health care caused psychological trauma that forced some health workers to resign, intensifying pressure on the remaining staff.

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Published every two weeks, Insecurity Insight’s Attacks on Health Care New Brief tracks global threats and violence as well as protests and other events affecting the delivery of and access to health care. Explore our interactive map to see where incidents happened.