Healthocide and medical neutrality: a call for action and reflection

Joelle M Abi-Rached^{1

2}, Ala I Sharara³, Mona P Nasrallah³, Firass Abiad^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon ja205@aub.edu.lb.
² Department of History and Archaeology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁴ Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁵ Ministry of Public Health, Beirut, Lebanon.

Joelle M Abi-Rached et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2025.

. 2025 Aug 5;10(8):e018656.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018656.

Joelle M Abi-Rached^{1

2}, Ala I Sharara³, Mona P Nasrallah³, Firass Abiad^{4

5}

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon ja205@aub.edu.lb.
² Department of History and Archaeology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁴ Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁵ Ministry of Public Health, Beirut, Lebanon.

No abstract available

Keywords: Health education and promotion; Health policy; Violence.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

1. The New Arab; [14-Dec-2024]. 90,000 syrians may have entered Lebanon since assad ousted.https://www.newarab.com/news/90000-syrians-may-have-entered-lebanon-assa... Available. Accessed.
1. ICRC . How does law protect in war? - Online casebook; [29-Nov-2024]. Israel/Lebanon/Hezbollah conflict in 2006.https://casebook.icrc.org/case-study/israellebanonhezbollah-conflict-2006 Available. Accessed.
1. Lebanese ministry of public health, report from October 8, 2024 to January 27, 2025
1. Chughtai A. Al Jazeera; 2024. Israel has killed 1 out of every 55 people in Gaza.https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2024/10/8/one-year-of-israels-wa... Available.
1. OHCHR UN commission finds war crimes and crimes against humanity in israeli attacks on Gaza health facilities and treatment of detainees, hostages. 2024. [27-Mar-2025]. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/10/un-commission-finds-war-... Available. Accessed.