World Red Cross and Red Crescent day 2020
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Florence Nightingale award: Why the 2020 medal is special
… anniversary of 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, …
“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 …
Exceptional Florence Nightingale Medal awarded to nurses, midwives in captivity
… Geneva (ICRC) – The 2020 Florence Nightingale Medal pays tribute to nursing staff who put themselves on the line to care for others while working in the most … of the Nurse and the Midwife by the World Health Assembly in Nightingale's honor. This …
Armenia: Limited access to education – the unseen consequence of conflict
… first question is if we speak English. Learning that we do, she looks at us with delight … access to farmland and water, emergency health care as well as issues of economic, social and …
One call away: In Panama, helping bring migrants in Darién closer to their families
… The road travelled by those arriving at the Migrant Receiving Station in La … Previously, she was involved with first aid, health, water and sanitation activities in La … risks, ranging from lack of access to health care, dehydration, food shortage, illness, to …
COVID-19 in conflict zones – Visualizing the risk
… stakes couldn’t be higher. Physical distancing is often an impossible luxury. Soap and … easy to come by and many places lack basic health care facilities. For tens of millions of …
Afghanistan: Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic at Afghan Red Crescent hospital in Kabul
… Designated by Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) as one of only … the steadily growing COVID-19 danger, health care staff face the looming threat that put …
Malicious use of cyber technology can cause suffering during armed conflicts
… to UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting: Cyber Stability, Conflict Prevention and … Even in today's ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , health-care facilities have been targeted by …
COVID-19 crisis is becoming a protection crisis
… Remarks to Event "Safeguarding Civilians in a Pandemic" hosted by the … conflict has disrupted electricity, water and health systems as well as other essential … for States, especially those with weak healthcare systems, need to address this pandemic …
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