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Mexico: Violence Against Health Care in Conflict - 2025
By Insecurity Insight at ReliefWeb
· July 13, 2026
· 1 min read
. Key findings: Armed violence inside hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and rehabilitation centers continued in 2025, with these types of incidents nearly doubling in Sinaloa state. Recorded incidents involving health worker killings and kidnappings also persisted, as did the use of restraints against
Key takeaway The Sinaloa Cartel was named in four incidents, all occurring on April 7 in Culiacan Rosales city, Sinaloa state, when cartel members entered four rehabilitation centers.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: July 13, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? . Key findings: Armed violence inside hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and rehabilitation centers continued in 2025, with these types of incidents nearly doubling in Sinaloa state. Recorded incidents involving health worker killings and kidnappings also persisted, as did the use of restraints against
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