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New tool helps hospitals prepare to face violence

… The Security Survey for Health Facilities is a new tool to help hospitals and other health-care facilities prepare for attacks against … (MSF) – as part of the Health Care in Danger (HCID) initiative. Federico Sittaro …

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Urgent action needed to reduce the risks of nuclear weapons

… on the alarming evidence of the increasing danger that nuclear weapons will be used – … and long-term effects on people, societies, health-care systems and the environment.  The …

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Pakistan newsletter: July-December 2016

… for people with disabilities, and our work in Health Care in Danger. In conversation with Rafia Qaseem Baig …

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Ukraine: A warm room and hot tea at a contentious checkpoint

… get warm and drink tea." The volunteers offer health care, tell travelers what documents are … wounded to the basement. It was difficult and dangerous, and we had to act very fast. And …

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The breach of humanitarian rules persists in Colombia

… of war. This type of hazard is a latent danger in urban and rural areas where the … the country experienced in mid-2016, health institutions in Cauca, Boyacá and … injured had access to health services and care protocols. All these situations served to …

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Reaffirming the importance of integrated protection of civilians

… error, and placing them in the cross-hairs of danger when things go wrong. She cited recent … the rise of new actors and the attacks on health care personnel and medical facilities have …

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Humanitarian challenges 2017: ICRC Colombia Report

… of war. This type of hazard is a latent danger in urban and rural areas where the … individuals 1,500 people had access to health services, including 810 wounded and … injured had access to health services and care protocols. All these situations served to …

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EHL list of documents

… Ä¿ðâýãñäèéí Îëîí Óëñûí Áàéãóóëëàãà http://www.care.org/ http://www.refintl.org/ Äàíèéí … Methodology Guide M3 1. Situation: Who is in danger? What is the nature of the danger? Who … card.” What would you say? Boy: Health Boy: First I will ask him for the …

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Why is health care in danger in Papua New Guinea Highlands?

… Papua New Guinea The wrecked rooms of a health-care clinic, destroyed in the midst of a … stood abandoned for more than a year, with health-care workers too scared to stay in the …

Protection of civilians in armed conflict

… ICRC. The tragedies I've seen so far in my career have left deep scars within me. Unlike … damage to critical infrastructure, such as health care, water and electricity. … Cross Red Crescent Movement Health Care in Danger Initiative. Debates like this can play …

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