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ICRC urges concrete steps to protect health care in conflict

… Last year, an ICRC team reached Dammaj, a town in northern Yemen, to deliver medical supplies … and facilities so they can save lives. Our Health Care in Danger project seeks better protection …

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Working towards safer access to health care in Rivers state

… Access to health care is not always safe in the Niger Delta region and elsewhere in … doctor recounted how his life had been put in danger as he conducted operations under fire, …

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Understanding violence affecting health care

… forms of violence, actual and threatened, against health care in armed conflicts and other emergencies? …

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Ethical principles of health care in conflict and emergencies

… has me deliver speeches with words of warning and caution, and with descriptions of the … at the launch of our "Ethical principles of health care in times of armed conflict and other …

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Protecting health care together

… The Health Care in Danger community is a unique force of change. …

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Health care in Gaza: Mental health support for frontline workers

In war and conflict, emergency workers witness … terrible violence and suffering. Protecting health care and ensuring its effectiveness includes …

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Malaysia: Young volunteers learn that “Health Care in Danger” is really a matter of life and death

… Armed conflict and other emergencies spark an increased need for medical assistance, but attempts to provide health care often leave volunteers, facilities and …

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Civilian air rescue operation wins the Health Care in Danger special award for the Arma 3 contest

… The winner of the Health Care in Danger (HCID) special award for the Arma 3 …

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Study on the management and operationalization of Health Care in Danger as a cross-cutting initiative

In 2019, the ICRC commissioned an external evaluation of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative. This …

Report

Gaza: Protecting health care in conflict

… "Health-care workers, facilities and transport must be respected and protected during armed conflicts, they must not be attacked … itself to repair the facility. Health Care in Danger is an ICRC-led project, which aims at …

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