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Working together to protect health care across Asia-Pacific

… Representatives of health ministries, medical associations, … committed to work on ensuring that health care is safe from disruption and violence in … Maciej Polkowski, head of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative at International …

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Protect Health Care: Respect for Red Crescent Volunteers (poster)

… of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. Based on real cases, they show …

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Liberian army sets out to protect health-care workers

… while preserving people's access to health-care services. In true military fashion, the … manuals, and so on. Read: Health Care in Danger newsletter, July – November 2015 …

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Burkina Faso – food, water and health care are scarce

… basic services, particularly food, water and health care, under increasing strain. The population … this vital resource. Getting water can be a dangerous task for women Fetching water is …

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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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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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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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Pakistan: Report addresses violence against health care in Peshawar

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

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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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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 …

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