Common ethical principles of health care in conflict and other emergencies
… have adopted the " Ethical Principles of Health Care in Times of Armed Conflict and Other … by the ICRC through the Health Care in Danger initiative shows that, in armed …
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Protecting the delivery of health care: Steps in the right direction
… need to continue working together to protect health-care workers and facilities. Driven by that … commitment, Resolution 4, " Health Care in Danger: Continuing to protect the delivery of …
Health-care providers, patients suffer thousands of attacks on health-care services over the past five years, ICRC data show
… 03-05-2021 Geneva (ICRC) – Health-care providers and patients have suffered … Polkowski, the head of ICRC's Health Care in Danger initiative, which seeks to ensure safe …
New Report - Domestic Normative Frameworks for the Protection of Health Care
… ICRC has released a new report, part of its Health Care in Danger campaign, with recommendations for …
Making better use of data on attacks against health care
… What do we really know about violence against health care in conflict? Not enough, according to a … These efforts include the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) project and initiatives launched …
Pakistan: Report addresses violence against health care in Peshawar
… Addressing Violence Against Health Care in Peshawar, a research report compiled … hospitals. The organization’s Health Care in Danger (HCiD) programme is a global initiative …
Pakistan: Essay writing contest focuses on violence against health care
… competition is "Trends of violence against health-care workers and facilities". The competition … 2019. The ICRC initiated the Health Care in Danger programme in Pakistan in 2015 and we …
Peter Maurer on ethical principles of health care in conflict
… at the launch of the " Ethical Principles of Health Care in Times of Armed Conflict and Other … Crescent Movement, began the Health Care in Danger project. The latest report on violent …
Iran: Tackling the challenge of violence against health-care workers
… place today on the challenges of protecting health-care workers from violence during conflict and … said Ali Naraghi, Head of the Health Care in Danger project, a Red Cross and Red Crescent …
Burkina Faso – food, water and health care are scarce
… basic services, particularly food, water and health care, under increasing strain. The population … this vital resource. Getting water can be a dangerous task for women Fetching water is …
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