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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 conflict …

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Philippines: Strengthening the protection of health care workers in Mindanao

… 24-06-2025 To improve delivery of health care services in Mindanao, health care workers … the world, heightened its Healthcare in Danger prevention campaign in the Philippines …

News release
Hospital staff puts up an ICRC-donated poster saying "No weapons allowed"

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 …

News release

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 …

Article

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 …

Report

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 …

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Pakistan: Report addresses violence against health care in Peshawar

… Addressing Violence Against Health Care in Peshawar, a research report compiled by … hospitals. The organization’s Health Care in Danger (HCiD) programme is a global initiative …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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