Ready-to-use workshop on protection of health care in armed conflict
… for the impartial and safe provision of health care in conflicts and other emergencies? The ICRC …
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New e-learning module for health-care professionals
… 30-10-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – A new e-learning module , specifically designed to help health-care personnel understand the effects of …
Understanding violence against health care: A gender perspective
… What are the main obstacles and challenges to safe access to and provision of health care in conflict for girls, boys, women and …
Australia: Ways forward to protect health care
… How can the international community better protect health care providers and patients in the midst of …
When preparing future practitioners means protecting health care
… Protecting health care is now a more pressing concern … Committee of the Red Cross's Health Care in Danger project, has devised a massive open …
A road map for protecting health-care services
… Health Care in Danger newsletter - March 2016 The headlines …
NorCross: Helping to ensure safe access to health care in other countries
… one of the National Societies most actively involved in the HCiD project. NorCross has, … National Societies to ensure safe access to health care in their countries. Frederik Siem, HCiD …
Gaza: Damaged water and sewage systems pose health danger
… the Gaza Strip are still deprived of safe drinking water. Repairs to sewage systems and … environment, worsening the risks to public health. This aggravated an already serious … patients to hospitals and other health-care facilities, ambulance services, and …
Sudan: Delivering life-saving care to support a health system in crisis
… Atbara, Sudan Nearly two years into the armed conflict in Sudan, the country's health system is on the brink of collapse. … or destroyed. The toll on patients and caregivers is staggering. In many of the …
New e-learning on health care responsibilities in times of conflict
… Are you a doctor wondering how to interact with the media, or a nurse … numbers of deceased patients? If so, the Health Care in Danger project's new e-learning module …
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