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… The Health Care in Danger project was a central topic at the 12th … a key role in preventing violence against health-care personnel and facilities. In this …
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Health Care in Danger: Community of concern
… protect the sick and the wounded, as well as health-care personnel and facilities, during armed … Arabic and Portuguese. Health Care in Danger on the web On 14 August 2014, …
Health Care in Danger Newsletter - December 2014
… Society. The latest newsletter of the Health Care in Danger project features a variety of articles …
Health Care in Danger: We must learn from each other
… Editorial - Health Care in Danger Newsletter, December 2014 And the … number and the seriousness of attacks against health-care workers and facilities and medical …
Health Care in Danger: "We told them they had to let us work"
… What were the main challenges to providing health care in Mali? The first challenge was … order to protect our hospitals and staff from danger. Next, I went to speak with the various …
Health Care in Danger: We still need to do a lot of advocacy
… of cholera. We asked Veronica Kenyi, SSRC health manager, to tell us how her National … in South Sudan affecting the delivery of health care? Health facilities are being looted and …
Health Care in Danger: New tool for State armed forces
… of military operations on the delivery of health care. Data gathered by the ICRC since 2012 in … Violent Incidents Affecting the Deliver y of Health Care , show that weapon bearers are …
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 …
Chad: Law passed to protect red cross emblem
… display it as they do their work, in serious danger. In recent years the ICRC has been … law. In addition, in connection with its "Health Care in Danger" campaign, it has organized a …
Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, 2014
… direct attacks on civilians (including health-care personnel), and massive destruction of … way conflicts are waged, with ever increasing dangers for all humanitarian workers deployed …
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