… and their families be given comprehensive care. The level of explosive-hazard … overshadow daily life, affecting the mental health and development of whole communities. … that must not be forgotten. Health care in danger. Prisons, migration and use of force. …
… with international law rules and standards. “Health care workers play a critical role to save … jobs is crucial to guarantee the continuing care of affected communities,” Mr Meffre added. …
… The access to essential needs such as basic health care is also dangerously limited in several … and prevention work, support access to health care and deliver emergency assistance …
… / ICRC Jeremy Trur, the ICRC Health Officer in charge of the First Aid … to fire burns. Unfortunately, during fights, health care is not always accessible whether it be too …
… and ensuring access to first aid and medical care. From the 2000s onward, the partnership … from explosive hazards. Improving Access to Health Care Barda, 1994 Paul Grabhorn/ICRC … by conflict, the ICRC launched the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support program in the …
… Oromia and Tigray. In 2024, assisting health facilities that treated individuals … 756,900 persons provided with curative care and free hospital services. 7,500 … victims of unexploded ordnance. Supporting Health Services Over 620,000 …
… 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 …
… used in other roles that put them in great danger, such as carrying supplies. Read more … conflict. But women and girls have specific health, protection and other needs that we seek … or maintain people’s access to health care and other essential services; our weapons …
… from school because we have no one to take care of our mother,” said Fatima, a … and had been receiving cancer treatment at a health centre hundreds of kilometres away. But … months has placed countless more lives in danger. Having already had to leave their …
… child, and he wanted revenge. Attacks on health facilities add pressure on the already … denying communities access to health care. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Mari Aftret Mortvedt … killed the patient," she says. This kind of danger is a brutal reality for health workers …
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