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Mozambique: Families fleeing attacks seek shelter in COVID-19 hotspot; Country’s largest treatment centre opens

… Mozambique are trading this life-threatening danger for the risk of COVID-19 . The new … will help the community respond to the health crisis, but these families cannot return … burned to the ground, schools and health care facilities looted and destroyed, and …

News release

ICRC’s operational response to COVID-19: We’re all in this together

… spreading rapidly, countries with weak health systems are likely to be under intense … of already vulnerable people in even greater danger. Our appeal for 254 million Swiss francs … They usually have little access to medical care, good nutrition, and information on what …

Statement

South Sudan: Patients dying after fighting compels medical staff to leave hospital

… arrived at the hospital in need of medical care. Given the generalized sense of insecurity … the fighting are also left with minimal health services. Kodok Hospital normally serves … noted that both international and national health care providers have been forced to leave …

News release

Malicious use of cyber technology can cause suffering during armed conflicts

… Even in today's ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , health-care facilities have been targeted by malicious … are disrupted, people's lives are put in danger. During health crises or in times of …

Statement

South Sudan: Angry man with gun in hand terrifies a hospital

… child, and he wanted revenge. Attacks on health facilities add pressure on the already … denying communities access to health care. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Mari Aftret Mortvedt … killed the patient," she says. This kind of danger is a brutal reality for health workers …

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Violence, economic hardships, and climate changes deepen humanitarian crisis in Yemen

… from school because we have no one to take care of our mother,” said Fatima, a … and had been receiving cancer treatment at a health centre hundreds of kilometres away. But … months has placed countless more lives in danger. Having already had to leave their …

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We help people affected by armed conflict

… used in other roles that put them in great danger, such as carrying supplies. Read more … conflict. But women and girls have specific health, protection and other needs that we seek … or maintain people’s access to health care and other essential services; our weapons …

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An ICRC employee talks to a child during a distribution of essential household items.

Yemen: ICRC surgical team sets sail for war zone

… good safety systems in place. "If there is danger then we go in the safe room and then we … we going to be able to provide the medical care needed?" she said. "But I still go. I …

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Ethiopia: 2024 Facts & Figures

… Oromia and Tigray.  In 2024, assisting health facilities that treated individuals … 756,900 persons provided with curative care and free hospital services. 7,500 … victims of unexploded ordnance. Supporting Health Services         Over 620,000 …

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Azerbaijan: The impact of three decades of humanitarian action

… and ensuring access to first aid and medical care. From the 2000s onward, the partnership … from explosive hazards. Improving Access to Health Care  Barda, 1994 Paul Grabhorn/ICRC … by conflict, the ICRC launched the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support program in the …

 Agstafa district. With the support of the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society, the ICRC staff of Barda Sub-Delegation distributes fertilizers to the residents of Tatli and Yaradullu villages to help increase harvesting.

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