Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Between 04-07 November 2025: In Tuwe Tuwe village, Itombwe health zone, Fizi territory, South Kivu province, the Tuwe Tuwe Health Centre was ransacked and stripped of vital equipment during clashes between Twiraneho militia (M23 allies) and FARDC. Source: Kivu Morning Post
06 November 2025: In Mutele neighbourhood, N'sele commune, Kinshasa city, a doctor was shot and killed in his home at night by FARDC. Soldiers destroyed at least three walls to enter his home. Source: Congo Quotidien
06 November 2025: In Kasheke village, Kalehe territory, South Kivu province, three health workers from the General Reference Hospital were attacked and seriously injured by M23 rebels on accusations of treating Wazalendo fighters and their families. The medical director was evacuated to Bukavu for intensive care treatment. Sources: Info Plus and Le Haut Panel
11 November 2025: In Kolwezi city, Lualaba province, doctors and health workers marched in protest to the provincial governor's office, over the death of their colleague - medical director of the Mupanja Reference Hospital- who died in unclear circumstances in a police cell 09-10 November, shortly after his arrest during a road accident. Sources: Actualite and Radio Okapi
Nigeria
30 October 2025: In Uruagu town, Nnewi North, Anambra state, a neurosurgeon with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital was abducted by an armed group while on the way home from work. Source: Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
SHCC Attacks on Health Care
This section aligns with the definition of attacks on health care used by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC).
Sudan
Incident briefs: 29 October-11 November; 15-28 October; 01-14 October; 17-30 September; 03-16 September; 20 August-02 September; 06-19 August; 23 July-05 August; 09-22 July: 25 June-08 July; 11-24 June; All
SHCC factsheets (EN): 2023; 2022; 2021. (AR): 2023; 2022; 2021
Asia
Afghanistan
Around 29 October 2025: In Kabul city and province, doctors and hospital staff were ordered by the Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice to keep their beards, while female doctors were instructed to wear the hijab. Source: ACLED1
Myanmar
Insecurity Insight identified 1803 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Myanmar since the military coup on 01 February 2021 and 28 October 2025. During these incidents health facilities were reportedly damaged or destroyed 435 times, 160 health workers were killed and 903 arrested. Almost three-quarters of these incidents were attributed to the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF).
Since January 2025, restrictions to medicine access and transportation have increased. Beginning in early August, the junta authorities restricted the transport of medical supplies, including sanitary pads, baby diapers, mosquito nets, and oxygen cylinders, from Mandalay to conflict-affected townships in Sagaing region and Chin, Kachin, and northern Shan states (areas mainly controlled by ethnic armed groups and the PDF). Transportation of these items now requires an approval letter from the junta's regional administration. Female sanitary pads and baby diapers were specifically banned because authorities suspected the PDF was using them as gauze for wound treatment.
