The Other Humanitarians: Emergency First Responders and the Problem of Eradication-Level Harm

The Other Humanitarians: Emergency First Responders and the Problem of Eradication-Level Harm

VIEWPOINT Adriana Petryna International humanitarian law (IHL) provides a framework to protect health workers and health facilities from violent attacks in conflict zones, which are on the rise and well documented.[1] The year 2023 was the deadliest in a decade for health workers, patients, and medical facilities.[2] However, if the level of protection is low for facility-based health workers, it is likely even lower for the first responders w…