Ethiopia: A dispatch from West Tigray and North Amhara
… and deliver medicines and supplies to health care facilities and ambulances, which we had … know some hospitals there are already running dangerously low on supplies. …
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Ethiopia: Hospitals in Mekelle struggling to care for wounded as medical supplies run out; Red Cross ambulances evacuate the injured
… state capital Mekelle, local hospitals and health facilities are running dangerously low on medical supplies to care for the wounded as well as other mounting …
Checklist: Domestic Implementation of International Humanitarian Law Prohibiting Sexual Violence
… ensure the provision of access to appropriate care for all victims/survivors without … treatment’; or ‘serious injury to body or health’. See, for example, ICTY, Prlić, Trial … special measures to protect children from the dangers of armed conflict, including sexual …
Cameroon: Humanitarian needs are immense in this neglected crisis
… to leave for their own safety. Schools, health facilities and humanitarian … no longer move freely, and access to health care, education and markets is disrupted. … in situations where humanitarians are in real danger. The ICRC engages in dialogue with all …
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Operational Update December 2020
… bodies from the battlefield are extremely dangerous because the terrain is littered with … hygiene facilities, clean water Mental health and psychosocial support Damage to … the region, as of early December: HEALTH CARE 15 hospitals and medical facilities …
ICRC study: Over 41% health workers experienced violence in last 2 months
… Over 41 per cent of health-care workers reported having experienced some … Mirwais Khan, who heads the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative of the ICRC. "We …
Papua New Guinea: Two midwives passionately work to reduce maternal and infant mortality
… 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 … specialized nurses, birth complications and dangers associated with pregnancy can go …
Webinar: International health and humanitarian organizations welcome the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
… nuclear weapons and a big win for planetary health. The International Committee of the Red … challenges for providing medical care and other humanitarian assistance to … of nuclear war." Experts now assess that the danger of nuclear war is as great as it was …
Climate change in the Central African Republic: what threats?
… serious in a country where access to health care is extremely limited. The situation is … Swiddening is bad for the environment and dangerous for those who clear the land in this …
ICRC and Jordan: Fighting back against a pandemic
… 2021). It took the lives of many frontline health workers, destroyed economies, and … disinfectant wipes and rubber gloves. Healthcare staff in the above-mentioned places of … Geneva Conventions protecting journalists on dangerous missions and on Ethics of …
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