Health Care in Danger: Community of Concern
… media. A round-table on the safety of Swedish health-care personnel was also organized, and … You can still find us at www.healthcareindanger.org , but there are now even more …
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Health care in danger: The legal framework
… an introduction to the laws governing health care services in armed conflict, and explains why health-care workers need protection. Using …
Health Care in Danger: Community of concern
… protect the sick and the wounded, as well as health-care personnel and facilities, during armed … Arabic and Portuguese. Health Care in Danger on the web On 14 August 2014, …
Health Care in Danger Newsletter - December 2014
… Society. The latest newsletter of the Health Care in Danger project features a variety of articles …
Health Care in Danger: Meeting the Challenges
… "Health Care in Danger: Meeting the Challenges" is a … how violence can disrupt the delivery of health care. In some cases, entire communities …
Health care in danger: Meeting the challenges
… d'Ivoire, and many others striving to protect health-care services share their stories of courage … hope in the new publication Health Care in Danger – Meeting the Challenges . Four years …
Health Care in Danger Strategy: Evaluation Report
… completed in August 2022, assessed the ICRC's Health Care in Danger Strategy. The evaluation identified …
Health Care in Danger: Community of Concern
… game module that would promote respect for health-care personnel and facilities. The winner of … Read: Health Care in Danger Newsletter, January-June 2015 …
Health care in danger: The human cost
… The law says hospitals, ambulances and health-care workers must be protected and should … Worldwide, the lack of safe access to health care is causing untold suffering to …
Health care in danger: Military assistance in facilitating safe access to health care
… and an military tank meet at an interchange. Health-care providers and military personnel often … respect the secure and impartial delivery of health care. ICRC / T. Gassmann / …
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