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Activity Report: ICRC in Iraq 2024
… Detention • 47,000 detainees gained improved health care access through technical support and … National Society Development, Health Care in Danger, Health, Water and Habitat, Economic …
Haiti: Influx of wounded patients exacerbates needs in hospitals
… and other humanitarian services. Some health facilities in the worst-hit areas are … conditions can no longer receive urgent care. Access to food, water and fuel is cut off … equipment, sanipit and probiotic products to health facilities that include Hôpital Saint …
COVID-19: Lessons from Philippines jails show how to fight infectious coronavirus disease
… packed people and (often) limited access to health care make for a risky situation. Overcrowding, … ventilation and infrastructures, deficient health, hygiene and sanitation conditions …
ICRC president: "We are witnessing a global and collective failure to protect civilians in armed conflicts"
… access to water, sanitation, electricity or health care – causing more death and disease, … civilians and civilian objects against the danger of being incidentally harmed by attacks …
Delivering emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict in Nigeria
… emergency aid, as well as supporting health-care services and livelihoods, particularly in … patients attended 23 ICRC-supported primary health-care centres and 3 mobile clinics …
We can build on good practices emerging from the pandemic to address the individual and systemic drivers of vulnerability
… us, that the pandemic has not solely been a health crisis: it has intensified existing … kept apart, shuttered schools, routine health care and vaccinations halted. We have seen the …
The invisible consequences of explosive devices in Colombia
… such as water sources, schooling and medical care. There is also a risk of losing … to leave their homes because of the constant danger posed by the presence of these devices. … to basic services such as education and health. Hugo Fiz, Former Head of the ICRC …
Azerbaijan: Activity highlights for 2023
… specialized in the fields of protection, health, forensics, and weapon contamination to … Our efforts to raise awareness about the danger of landmines and unexploded ordnance … vaccination services at primary-health-care centres upgraded by the ICRC. • 3,474 …
Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC alarmed by intensification of Gaza hostilities amid decimated healthcare system
… satisfactory conditions of shelter, hygiene, health, safety and nutrition, and that families … to comply with evacuation orders. Constant care must be taken to spare them. They must … have continued access to adequate medical care and other essential services. About the …
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