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Nigeria: Facts and figures from January to June 2021

… we provide food, water, shelter, medical care and physical rehabilitation, livelihood … items to affected people and health care facilities supported by the ICRC. … their programs. COPIES of the Healthcare in Danger (HCiD) manual for medical trainers were …

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Operational update on Libya: Fierce fighting amid fears of protracted violence

… two months. Respecting neutral and impartial health care in general remains a major concern. Threats against health care personnel and delays affecting …

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Florence Nightingale award: Why the 2020 medal is special

… the birth of Florence Nightingale. The World Health Assembly has designated 2020 as the … who are often the first and only point of care in their communities. On this occasion, … medal is also related to Health Care in Danger (HCID), an initiative of the …

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Humanitarian Visa d'Or 2017: Get clicking to win ICRC’s top photo award

… photojournalists to address the issue of health care in danger and respect for medical services during …

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Papua New Guinea: Two midwives passionately work to reduce maternal and infant mortality

… but they share the same passion – to take care of the sick and the vulnerable. This … of Nursing in 2018. Joanne's work with rural health facilities brought her face to face with … nurse for a short stint at the Pombreal Health Centre in 2018. Mothers and babies were …

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Catalogue of publications and films in Arabic

… ‫ مطبوعات‬- ‫الرعاية ال�صحية في خطر‬ 156 Health Care In Danger - Publications 172 ‫ �أفالم‬- ‫الرعاية …

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Libya: COVID-19 and conflict collide, deepening humanitarian crisis

… today . More than half a million people need health care assistance as conflict, COVID-19 and … have been bombed out of their homes, health care facilities have been destroyed, …

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Ukraine crisis: Intensifying hostilities endanger civilian lives and infrastructure

… the lives of many civilians in serious danger, while civilian infrastructure providing … the dangers of mines and the lack of health care. All possible measures should be taken to …

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What is the humanitarian impact of the COVID-19 pandemic?

… are already overlapping with existing health and economic crises." The past months … Mozambique are trading this life-threatening danger for the risk of COVID-19. The new … the ICRC most is the weak state of health care structures [in areas affected by conflict] …

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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 have been massively attacked …

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