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… Threat to public health For people living in conflict zones, the spread of COVID-19 … given the lack of life-saving health care for other medical needs. Featured …
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Missing persons: a humanitarian tragedy that must not be forgotten
… Thousands of families in Colombia continue to experience the … pain and a deterioration in their mental health, also continue facing multiple obstacles to access care routes, such as legal barriers to access …
We help people affected by armed conflict
… protection and assistance to those suffering the devastating effects of armed conflict. … conflict. But women and girls have specific health, protection and other needs that we … restore or maintain people’s access to health care and other essential services; our weapons …
Yemen: ICRC surgical team sets sail for war zone
… Marco Baldan grabbed the white and red International Committee of the Red Cross flag … 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 …
“An emergency within an emergency” – Red Cross nurses on conflict and COVID-19
… nurses to share their experiences and explain how COVID-19 is impacting their work. … conflict zone and now facing a massive public health crisis. I'm based in the main Maiduguri … is one of the few places they can get health care. Natasha Moon works at the main hospital …
Yemen: Even as global attention shifts, the world must not abandon Yemen
… 17-03-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – Seven years of raging conflict in Yemen has exhausted the … The access to essential needs such as basic health care is also dangerously limited in several …
ICRC Pakistan: Snapshot 2021
… The year 2021 has been an interesting one for the International … rehabilitation, humanitarian forensics and health, this year saw a healthy mix of the old … on the issue of violence against health care culminated in the passage of the Khyber …
Editorial: Mexico y Central America, the humanitarian priorities
… force and prision emergency: the 5 most pressing issues in 2022 By Jordi Raich, head of the … disappearances, worsening mental health and the lack of access to basic services such as health care and education. In a region affected by …
Colombia: Humanitarian situation and ICRC activities
… 2013 and outlook 2014 (PDF) The hope of being able to turn the page and leave behind a … DISAPPEARANCE “There used to be a health post here, but it’s gone now. It’s the … drop out of school, hinders access to health care services and prevents farmers from …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: The forgotten people of North Kivu
… The upsurge in armed conflict and other situations of … incidents in which people's access to health care was infringed, mostly in Goma. These …
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