Health Care in Danger newsletter: July – November 2015
… What do ethics have to do with protecting health care? How can we make sure doctors and nurses … too? This edition of the Health Care in Danger newsletter allows you to reflect on the …
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Health Care in Danger Newsletter: January-June 2015
… How can we protect hospitals, health care workers and patients from attacks? The June Newsletter of the Health Care in Danger project brings you interesting examples …
Health Care in Danger Report: The untold suffering
… others, five babies and three mothers. A health-care centre occupied by security forces for … that must be addressed. The Health Care in Danger (HCiD) project is a Red Cross and Red …
Health care in danger: Military assistance in facilitating safe access to health care
… and an military tank meet at an interchange. Health-care providers and military personnel often … respect the secure and impartial delivery of health care. ICRC / T. Gassmann / …
Health care in danger: The human cost
… The law says hospitals, ambulances and health-care workers must be protected and should … Worldwide, the lack of safe access to health care is causing untold suffering to …
Health Care in Danger Strategy: Evaluation Report
… completed in August 2022, assessed the ICRC's Health Care in Danger Strategy. The evaluation identified …
Health Care in Danger: Community of Concern
… game module that would promote respect for health-care personnel and facilities. The winner of … Read: Health Care in Danger Newsletter, January-June 2015 …
Health Care in Danger: Meeting the Challenges
… "Health Care in Danger: Meeting the Challenges" is a … how violence can disrupt the delivery of health care. In some cases, entire communities …
Health care in danger: Meeting the challenges
… d'Ivoire, and many others striving to protect health-care services share their stories of courage … hope in the new publication Health Care in Danger – Meeting the Challenges . Four years …
Health Care in Danger: Making the Case
… issues of today: violence against health care. Attacking health-care structures and personnel, and …
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