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 …
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Azerbaijan: Closure of Barda office marks the end of over 25 years of impact
… independence. They may need urgent medical care as a result of combat. When conflict … is checking medical supplies we donated to health care structures in Azerbaijan. Over the … our team was conducting a comprehensive mine danger awareness session in a camp for …
Colombia: Living in the shadow of armed conflict
… the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health, the economy, and society as a whole, … a regrettable record of attacks on health-care workers, facilities and vehicles, and … for different people. Health care in danger It is becoming increasingly dangerous …
Traditional birth attendants in north-east Nigeria: “Without them, we would be doomed!”
… But not enough to survive. Famata has taken care of her two orphaned grandchildren since then. Nigeria is a dangerous place to become a mother, with at … be doomed," Samuel Okech, responsible for health programs in Maiduguri for the …
ICRC and NATO promote laws of war in London
… law (IHL), including the need to protect health-care workers, health facilities and patients … building, with images from 'Health Care in Danger' – an International Red Cross and Red …
Australia: Perspectives from an ICRC surgeon
… attend the World Medical Association's Global Health Summit. During his visit, we talked to him about his long career as an ICRC surgeon and perspectives on … medics on this issue? The Health Care in Danger (HCiD) project, which is addressing …
Not a Target: EU - ICRC campaign in Sweden
… be broadcasting a short film on the risks to health-care '#NotATarget' in Filmstaden cinemas … film screening is part of the 'Health-Care in Danger' campaign, aimed at raising awareness …
Syria: "Nobody wants to live near a hospital in Aleppo"
… weeks, six of the few remaining functioning health-care facilities in Aleppo had been destroyed … Spanish Red Cross is member of Health Care in Danger, an initiative of the International Red …
South Sudan: A pregnant mother’s long walk to a safe birth
… Giving birth in South Sudan is often dangerous and difficult. Medical care can be long distances away, forcing … travel on foot late in their pregnancy to a health facility – a hardship endured by …
Humanitarian aid workers and their protection under international law
… Therefore humanitarian workers, including health-care personnel, often face tremendous risks to … Action (ATHA), the Health Care in Danger project contributed to the panel …
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