Humanitarian Visa d'Or 2017: Get clicking to win ICRC’s top photo award
… photojournalists to address the issue of health care in danger and respect for medical services during …
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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 …
Operational update on Libya: Fierce fighting amid fears of protracted violence
… two months. Respecting neutral and impartial health care in general remains a major concern. Threats against health care personnel and delays affecting …
Nigeria: Facts and figures from January to June 2021
… we provide food, water, shelter, medical care and physical rehabilitation, livelihood … items to affected people and health care facilities supported by the ICRC. … their programs. COPIES of the Healthcare in Danger (HCiD) manual for medical trainers were …
Central African Republic: Contending with COVID-19 in the midst of a serious humanitarian crisis
… with barrier gestures, as well as helping health facilities and prisons to introduce … become a disease spreader. We must also take care not to place our staff at risk." Adjusting … emergency programmes to deal with the health crisis By adapting to the new reality …
Pakistan newsletter: July-December 2016
… people with disabilities, and our work in Health Care in Danger. In conversation with Rafia Qaseem Baig …
General and specific protection of women under international humanitarian law
… and illtreatment, to ensure their adequate care. GC IV, Arts.14; 15 Parties to a conflict … acts are prohibited: violence to the life, health, or physical or mental well-being of … to protect the civilian population from danger expressly include the management of …
Israel and the occupied territories: President of the ICRC arrives in Gaza, calls for the protection of civilians
… life-saving surgery alongside local health-care workers. The ICRC has also been providing medical and other supplies to health-care facilities as well as livelihood …
Indonesia and Timor-Leste: Facts and figures, 2015
… of sexual violence and the protection of health care during armed conflicts and other … such as sexual violence and Health Care in Danger, during courses/presentations and field …
Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip: Facts & Figures 9 May 2024 – 12 April 2025
… sessions 1,549 Recipients of Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support … programme in collaboration with other health-care providers [1] . This programme is …
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