Insecurity Insight monitors attacks on health care in Pakistan, and based on its data, the Pakistan chapter of the 2024 Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) report Epidemic of Violence identified 39 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in 2024. In these incidents, polio vaccination campaigns came under attack 25 times, while 15 health workers were killed and seven kidnapped.

– Wild poliovirus type 1 remains endemic in Pakistan, with cases increasing from six in 2023 to 74 in 2024.

– There was a rise in targeted attacks on polio vaccination teams in the border areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where vaccine hesitancy and mistrust are high.

– Health worker shortages, rising medication costs and access barriers increased amid widespread distrust of the health care sector.

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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.