Lessons learnt from the Ebola epidemic
… there were incidents of violence against health-care personnel who were trying to tackle the … and emergency response. Read: Health Care in Danger Newsletter, January-June 2015 …
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Humanitarian aid workers and their protection under international law
… Therefore humanitarian workers, including health-care personnel, often face tremendous risks to … Action (ATHA), the Health Care in Danger project contributed to the panel …
Kyrgyzstan: A look back at 2014 and forward to the remainder of 2015
… reasons, while providing support regarding health-related issues, in particular … organization's standard procedures. Health care For many years, Penal Institution 31 … those addressed by the Health Care in Danger project. Contact with traditional …
Gaza: Protecting health care in conflict
… "Health-care workers, facilities and transport must be … or misused," says Erin O'Connor, ICRC health delegate in Gaza. During the 2014 … itself to repair the facility. Health Care in Danger is an ICRC-led project, which aims at …
Yemen: people in desperate need of assistance
… Every day brings new challenges and new dangers. CC BY-NC-ND/ICRC/A. Mahyoub Saada … conditions. Homes, hospitals, civilians and health workers have been attacked. Water and … Wounded have the right to receive medical care Rules of war in a nutshell …
ICRC president says the world must wake up to the suffering in Yemen
… restrictions are having a dramatic impact on health care," added Mr Maurer. "Health facilities … the fighting makes getting to hospital a dangerous venture. It's a terrible downward …
Sri Lanka: Our principles in action
… human rights Assessment of prison health services Red Cross and Red Crescent … Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict, Health Care in Danger, and Migration. The Head of Delegation …
Australia: 4th Commonwealth Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference on IHL
… sexual violence, ensuring respect for health care, protection of cultural property, and … Meeting G8 Group of Eight HCID Health Care in Danger HE His/ Her Excellency ICC …
Protecting health care - a matter of Life & Death
… launched the Life&Death campaign, part of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) project – a global initiative to …
Australia: Ensuring war games play by the rules
… including a civilian casualty and a Health Care in Danger incident, to increase the level of …
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