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Common ethical principles of health care in conflict and other emergencies

… The World Medical Association (WMA), the International Committee of Military Medicine … have adopted the " Ethical Principles of Health Care in Times of Armed Conflict and Other …

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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 …

Statement

Health care in danger: Launch of a common core on ethics

… mark the launch of The Ethical principles of health care in times of armed conflict and other …

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Photo gallery - Health care in danger: Launch of a common core on ethics

… ICRC President Peter Maurer introduces the launch event. Vincent Bernard, … of Operations and the heads of four major health care organizations. Babak Ali Naraghi, Head of …

Peter Maurer on ethical principles of health care in conflict

… of the ICRC, at the launch of the " Ethical Principles of Health Care in Times of Armed Conflict and Other …

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South Sudan: Patients dying after fighting compels medical staff to leave hospital

… 10-07-2015 Geneva/Juba - The International Committee of the Red Cross … arrived at the hospital in need of medical care. Given the generalized sense of … the fighting are also left with minimal health services. Kodok Hospital normally …

News release

Sudan: Promoting respect for children’s rights during armed conflict

… the effects of armed conflict on children, in particular the recruitment and use of … worked with NSAGs in the framework of the "Health Care in Danger" project. Violence against …

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Health care in danger: Latest news

… The impact of violence on health-care workers was a central topic at the 20th Inter-American Conference of the Red Cross in

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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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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 …

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