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Community of Action: Sharing good practices in safeguarding medical vehicles

… vehicles under attack While attacks on health-care facilities in different conflict zones are … of the main pillars of the Health Care in Danger (HCID) initiative. Experts took part in …

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Not a Target: EU - ICRC campaign in Hungary

… be broadcasting a short film on the risks to health-care #NotATarget in ZRT cinemas in Budapest. … screening is part of the 'Health-Care in Danger' campaign, aimed at raising awareness …

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Cholera, crowding and creative construction in Lebanon

… is essential to avoid devastating health and humanitarian consequences. Joe … working to increase access to health care. "One of the first days on this project, I … to reduce this as part of our healthcare in danger programme. "Then if you remember the …

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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 …

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South Sudan: A pregnant mother’s long walk to a safe birth

… is often dangerous and difficult. Medical care can be long distances away, forcing … travel on foot late in their pregnancy to a health facility – a hardship endured by … between pregnancies) and recognition of danger signs. On 23 November 2015, Nyakuouth …

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Syria: "Nobody wants to live near a hospital in Aleppo"

… weeks, six of the few remaining functioning health-care facilities in Aleppo had been destroyed … Red Cross is member of Health Care in Danger, an initiative of the International Red …

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Not a Target: EU - ICRC campaign in Sweden

… be broadcasting a short film on the risks to health-care '#NotATarget' in Filmstaden cinemas across … screening is part of the 'Health-Care in Danger' campaign, aimed at raising awareness …

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ICRC and NATO promote laws of war in London

… law (IHL), including the need to protect health-care workers, health facilities and patients in … building, with images from 'Health Care in Danger' – an International Red Cross and Red …

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Australia: Perspectives from an ICRC surgeon

… the World Medical Association's Global Health Summit. During his visit, we talked to … perspectives on challenges to global health care. We know that one of the biggest … medics on this issue? The Health Care in Danger (HCiD) project, which is addressing …

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Colombia: Living in the shadow of armed conflict

… impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health, the economy, and society as a whole, … a regrettable record of attacks on health-care workers, facilities and vehicles, and … for different people. Health care in danger It is becoming increasingly dangerous to …

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