Protect Health Care: Fast-Tracking of Ambulances (poster)
… of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. Based on real cases, they show …
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Protect Health Care: Respect for Red Cross Volunteers (poster)
… of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. Based on real cases, they show …
Protect Health Care: Respect for Red Crescent Volunteers (poster)
… of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. Based on real cases, they show …
Promoting Military Operational Practice That Ensures Safe Access to and Delivery of Health Care
… This Health Care in Danger report compiles a complete set of … impact of such operations on the delivery of health care in armed conflict. The report is …
Health Care in Danger: Community of Concern
… media. A round-table on the safety of Swedish health-care personnel was also organized, and … You can still find us at www.healthcareindanger.org , but there are now even more …
Ethical decisions - good but not always easy to make
… Similarly, when cooperating with local health-care systems or treating local populations, … health-care personnel at risk and thus endangers the provision of medical care. …
Health Care in Danger: Latest news
… the serious consequences of violence against health-care workers and facilities. Similarly, other … discussing issues related to Health Care in Danger (HCiD). Participants were given an …
Respect for ethics is central to protecting health care
… bombed. 30 people were killed – including 13 health-care workers – and 37 injured. MSF declares … Cross (ICRC) as part of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative recorded 2,398 …
Health Care in Danger newsletter: July – November 2015
… What do ethics have to do with protecting health care? How can we make sure doctors and nurses … too? This edition of the Health Care in Danger newsletter allows you to reflect on the …
Health Care in Danger: Voices of the Community of Concern
… gathered around a common goal – to protect health care. This community is made up of doctors, … experience with us Visit the Health Care in Danger website Sign up to our newsletter and …
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