Ethiopia: A dispatch from West Tigray and North Amhara
… In mid-November, after the first week of … and deliver medicines and supplies to health care facilities and ambulances, which we had …
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Ethiopia: Hospitals in Mekelle struggling to care for wounded as medical supplies run out; Red Cross ambulances evacuate the injured
… Addis Ababa (ICRC)–A day after fighting around the Tigray 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
… International humanitarian law (IHL) prohibits … 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 …
Cameroon: Humanitarian needs are immense in this neglected crisis
… Since 2014, the Lake Chad crisis has been … 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. …
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Operational Update December 2020
… persist One month after a ceasefire deal in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict came into … 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 form of violence in the …
Papua New Guinea: Two midwives passionately work to reduce maternal and infant mortality
… Joanne Nanguhori is from East Sepik and Jinny Mombu from Southern Highlands, 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 …
Webinar: International health and humanitarian organizations welcome the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
… Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entering into force, we celebrate this essential … 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 …
Climate change in the Central African Republic: what threats?
… With many meteorological stations having fallen into disuse or now obsolete, the … serious in a country where access to health care is extremely limited. The situation is …
ICRC and Jordan: Fighting back against a pandemic
… was the Spanish flu of 1918, which reportedly infected 500 million people—one-third of the … 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 …
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