Mexico Annual Report 2019
… hindered the delivery of basic education and health-care services. In the spotlight: A New Phase in … institutes and agencies providing mental health and one agency to another looking for …
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The 103rd Empress Shôken Fund awards
… factors limit access to medical care in various regions of Nigeria; knowledge … is no guarantee of receiving even basic health care. This project will enable the … issues; its focus will be on young people, health, social welfare, the cultivation of …
ICRC in Yemen: Our work in 2015
… training sessions to 278 arms carriers and health personnel. t helped restore and … Centers (PRC) of Ministry of Public Health & Population in Sana’a, Aden, Mukalla … of more than 350 persons from some of the care, in a strictly impartial and neutral …
War on words: Is journalism disappearing from conflict zones?
… universal acknowledgement that hospitals and health-care workers should be protected in conflict …
Ukraine: ICRC steps up aid amid fragile ceasefire
… or destroyed and basic services, such as health care and education, disrupted. At the same … contains 60 kilos of basic food items. Health Lugansk The ICRC will shortly be …
Philippines: Round-up of activities in central Mindanao
… water for vulnerable communities in Pikit Health: Life-saving support without distinction … Everybody understands that we have to take care of our water system,” Tani added. A … devices and recurrent armed clashes pose danger to communities. With the prevailing …
ICRC Activities in Egypt 2021
… healthcare workers against COVID-19. Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Program … response training skills and Health Care in Danger (HCiD) dissemination sessions through …
Report: Colombia: humanitarian challenges 2016
… find more than 79,000 missing persons -The danger posed by mines and unexploded devices … and restrictions on their movement. care and education. So the possibility of a … of access to basic services such as water, health Violations of the rules of armed …
Ukraine: A warm room and hot tea at a contentious checkpoint
… warm and drink tea." The volunteers offer health care, tell travelers what documents are …
Migration: Our work in the Americas
… points also alert local authorities and health facilities to the migrants’ ordeals, and … People are seeking job opportunities, health care and education for their children, and to … irregular migrants face journeys full of danger and struggle, most taking weeks or …
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