World Red Cross and Red Crescent day 2020
… Celebrating the amazing work of health care workers and volunteers on the frontlines … of people like them: around the world, in dangerous and unstable places, neutral, …
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Florence Nightingale award: Why the 2020 medal is special
… 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, … medal is also related to Health Care in Danger (HCID), an initiative of the …
“An emergency within an emergency” – Red Cross nurses on conflict and COVID-19
… conflict zone and now facing a massive public health crisis. I'm based in the main Maiduguri … into the emergency ward whose lives are in danger, or if they're at risk of losing a … 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
… staff who put themselves on the line to care for others while working in the most dangerous conditions. 12 May marks 200 years … 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
… in the walls intersect with posters about danger of landmines and how to stay safe. It's … 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
… Station in La Peñita, Panama, is long and dangerous enough, yet migrants still have … 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
… easy to come by and many places lack basic health care facilities. For tens of millions of … "I am really scared of COVID-19 as it is a dangerous disease. If coronavirus hits here …
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 four COVID-19 … . On top of 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
… Even in today's ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , health-care facilities have been targeted by … are disrupted, people's lives are put in danger. During health crises or in times of …
COVID-19 crisis is becoming a protection crisis
… 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 … The third point is the health care in danger related issues. It is important to …
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