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Promoting Military Operational Practice That Ensures Safe Access to and Delivery of Health Care

… This Health Care in Danger report compiles a complete set of … impact of such operations on the delivery of health care in armed conflict. The report is …

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Speech by ICRC president addressing attacks on health-care personnel, facilities and vehicles

… that have passed since then, attacks on health-care personnel, facilities and vehicles have … Cross Red Crescent Movement's Health Care in Danger initiative, we believe that there are …

Article

Australia: New report outlines how military forces can better protect health-care workers and patients

… military practice that better protects health-care workers and patients in armed conflict … , is part of the ICRC-led "Health Care in Danger" project, which aims to address …

News release

The Humanitarian Podcast: First episode focuses on safe access to health care in Pakistan

… the need for and the work and impact of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative of the International …

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New York: ICRC and WHO urge concrete steps to better protect health care in conflict

… of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are seeking stronger … protect people providing or receiving health care in conflict situations. A high-level … In 2012 the ICRC launched the Health Care in Danger project, a four-year effort to secure …

News release

Blaise Matuidi teams up with the ICRC to protect health-care workers in conflict zones

… 19-05-2021 Geneva (ICRC) – In an ideal world, health-care workers who risk their lives to save … Polkowski, head of the ICRC's Health Care in Danger initiative. Thanks to the support of Mr …

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Armed groups, hospital managers and ambulance drivers can protect health care in many ways

… drivers can take to improve access to health care and make its delivery safer. Too often, … in English and Spanish . Read: Health Care in Danger newsletter, July – November 2015   …

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The challenge of access to maternal health care for women in the Central African Republic

… face major obstacles to access the maternal health care they need. In a country racked by … often with a traditional midwife, despite the dangers such a choice entails. Nearly one …

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Patients arriving for appointments at Doukouma health centre, supported by the ICRC. Doukouma, Central African Republic, 9th December 2024.

ICRC: 600 violent incidents recorded against health care providers, patients due to COVID-19

… harassment or stigmatization against health care workers, patients and medical … the head of the ICRC's Health Care in Danger initiative. "These attacks have a …

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Ensuring the Preparedness and Security of Health-Care Facilities in Armed Conflict and Other Emergencies

… the wounded and sick and maintaining the health of people affected by armed conflict … recommendations that emerged from two Health Care in Danger experts' workshops on ensuring the …

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