Myanmar: Facts and figures for 2018
… The International Committee of the Red Cross has … their livelihoods , supporting primary health care, hospitals and physical rehabilitation …
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Humanitarian needs are enormous around the world, but together we can address them.
… We live in a war-torn world, where millions of people … Ukraine How you can help Afghanistan Health-care services in Afghanistan are in urgent …
Explosive weapons in populated areas: Technical considerations relevant to their use and effects
… weapons that have wide-area effects are used in populated areas, with devastating effects … Officer and Ammunition Technician with a career including explosives safety management, … to treat surgically, and may have ongoing health impacts (Kalinich et al., 2005; Wolf et …
Papua New Guinea: Two midwives passionately work to reduce maternal and infant mortality
… Joanne Nanguhori is from East Sepik and Jinny Mombu from Southern Highlands, 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 …
Libya: COVID-19 and conflict collide, deepening humanitarian crisis
… (ICRC)— War-torn Libya's COVID-19 cases have increased more than 15-fold in less than two … today . More than half a million people need health care assistance as conflict, COVID-19 and …
Nigeria: Facts and figures from January to June 2021
… Over 2.9 million people have been internally displaced by the armed conflict in … we provide food, water, shelter, medical care and physical rehabilitation, livelihood … items to affected people and health care facilities supported by the ICRC. …
Lessons learnt from the Ebola epidemic
… During the Ebola epidemic in Guinea, there were incidents of violence against health-care personnel who were trying to tackle the …
What is the humanitarian impact of the COVID-19 pandemic?
… ICRC Africa deputy regional director Linh Schroeder gave evidence to the UK … threats are already overlapping with existing health and economic crises." The past months … the ICRC most is the weak state of health care structures [in areas affected by …
Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Facts and figures, 2015
… During 2015, the ICRC focused on helping people … on ICRC and IHL organized by the School of MidCareer Diplomats. • 70 officials from the … of sexual violence and the protection of health care during armed conflicts and other …
Azerbaijan: Activity highlights for 2023
… In 2023, the International Committee of the … specialized in the fields of protection, health, forensics, and weapon contamination to … vaccination services at primary-health-care centres upgraded by the ICRC. • 3,474 …
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