Violence Against Healthcare in Conflict: 2025 Report

About this episode: An annual report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition assesses attacks on healthcare facilities and workers in conflict. In this episode: the implications for international humanitarian law as drone warfare surges, state forces increasingly perpetrate attacks, and cuts to foreign aid exacerbate healthcare gaps. Guest: Joe Amon , PhD, MSPH, is the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health and Human Rights . Host: Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management , a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department. He served as the Baltimore City Commissioner of Health from 2005 to 2009. Show links and related content: Care in the Crosshairs: Violence Against Health Care in Conflict 2025 —Safeguarding Health in Conflict Rethinking Humanitarian Health —Public Health On Call (May 2026) Violence Against Health Care in Conflict: 2024 Report —Public Health On Call (June 2025) Transcript information: Looking for episode transcripts? Open our podcast on the Apple Podcasts app (desktop or mobile) or the Spotify mobile app to access an auto-generated transcript of any episode. Closed captioning is also available for every episode on our YouTube channel. Contact us: Have a question about something you heard? Looking for a transcript? Want to suggest a topic or guest? Contact us via email or visit our website .

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Violence Against Healthcare in Conflict: 2025 Report is an episode from Public Health On Call by The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

This episode is 14:44 long.

This episode was published on Jun 3, 2026.

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