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 …
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Pakistan: Spring Newsletter 2015
… promotion of international law. In the eld of health, the ICRC is partnering with various … paperless and entirely cashless 150 bed healthcare facility providing multiple medical … I came across the ICRC's Health Care in Danger project launched globally to address …
Women & War and the issue of Sexual Violence
… Schulte-Hillen, Sexual and Reproductive Health International Working Group Leader, … vulnerable, they frequently face heightened danger in these situations of violence, … will also talk about women as farmers, healthcare workers, mediators and reconciliators. In …
ICRC archives to be opened, 1966-1975
… Researchers must therefore be particularly careful to respect the privacy of the … d'accueil d'Eric Martin, symposium IHD ''The Health Care Cost Explosion'' … protection des populations civiles contre les dangers de la guerre indiscriminée, le 25 mai …
Health care in danger: The legal framework
… an introduction to the laws governing health care services in armed conflict, and explains why health-care workers need protection. Using …
D, Delegations, 1921-ongoing, 356 metres of shelf space
… Researchers must therefore be particularly careful to respect the privacy of the … Correspondance générale avec le Department of Health (Canberra) 29.06.1943 - 26.07.1945 D AO … protection des populations civiles contre dangers guerre indiscriminée 01.01.1955 - …
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 …
Nigeria: Lecturers exchange ideas on international humanitarian law
… with internally displaced people to the dangers faced by health-care workers," said Karl Anton Mattli, head of …
Contemporary Challenges to Humanitarian Action, 7th Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Lecture on International Humanitarian Law
… than ever in the history of mankind are healthier, better educated, live longer lives. … including food, shelter and medical care, contact with the outside world, or … or to attempt to flee present or imminent dangers, is the loss of contact with loved …
Engaging with armed groups to protect health care
… 36 armed groups, the ICRC – as part of the Health Care in Danger initiative – has produced a publication …
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