Health care and violence: The need for effective protection
… Violence against health-care workers and facilities, … of the Movement launched the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative . This initiative has …
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The Humanitarian Podcast: First episode focuses on safe access to health care in Pakistan
… the need for and the work and impact of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative of the …
Ethiopia: Respecting and protecting health care during a conflict
… As part of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative, the ICRC seeks to …
Engaging with armed groups to protect health care
… 36 armed groups, the ICRC – as part of the Health Care in Danger initiative – has produced a …
Afghanistan: A health-care system on life support
… Afghanistan (IEA) took control of the country in August 2021, funding from development … infrastructure projects including in the health sector. It led to the immediate … prevent the collapse of the secondary-health-care system, the International Committee of …
Time to Act: Stopping Violence, Safeguarding Health Care
… What can we do to prevent attacks against patients, health workers, hospitals and ambulances? This … outlines the recommendations of the Health Care in Danger initiative. It is aimed at …
Respect for ethics is central to protecting health care
… On 3 October 2015, Médecins Sans Frontières' hospital in Kunduz, … bombed. 30 people were killed – including 13 health-care workers – and 37 injured. MSF declares …
Partnership is key to ending violence against health care
… Violence against health care is a persistent feature that … Crescent Movement started the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) Initiative to devote concerted …
Safeguarding health care: The role of Geneva’s permanent missions
… Council Resolution 2286 is the latest in a series of decisions calling for the … United Nations General Assembly, the World Health Assembly, ECOSOC's Humanitarian Affairs … 2286 was adopted in May 2016, health-care facilities and personnel have continued …
Joint statement on the protection of health care
… In the last few months, a number of attacks against health-care workers, medical transports and …
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