Ukraine SSA: Attacks on Health Care with Four-Tier Certainty Levels

The World Health Organization (WHO) Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) tracks incidents of violence and obstruction against health services in Ukraine. Updated through March 2026, the system records physical, verbal, and psychological acts that interfere with curative or preventive health delivery.

Use Cases

• Trend analysis of 'Confirmed' attacks to monitor violations of health service neutrality
• Categorizing incidents by 'level of certainty' to filter for high-confidence data points
• Assessing the 'immediate impact' on health care delivery to prioritize emergency response

Strengths

• Uses a standardized four-tier certainty scale (Rumour, Possible, Probable, Confirmed)
• Adheres to the official WHO Health Emergencies Programme definition of health care attacks
• Includes non-physical violence such as psychological threats and service obstruction

Limitations

• Includes 'Rumour' level data which may lack objective verification
• Potential geographic bias toward areas with active SSA partner presence
• Unknown total record count and specific column schema

Provenance

Source

World Health Organization

Collection Method

Systematic collection from SSA partners, eyewitnesses, and media reports

Time Range

2015 - 2026

Freshness

Updated through March 2026.

Geography

Ukraine