Ethical decisions - good but not always easy to make
… treat first, a civilian or a combatant? Under international humanitarian law all wounded … Similarly, when cooperating with local health-care systems or treating local populations, …
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Health Care in Danger: Community of Concern
… It first travelled to Stockholm to take part in the 150th anniversary celebrations of the … media. A round-table on the safety of Swedish health-care personnel was also organized, and …
Health Care in Danger: Violent Incidents Affecting the Delivery of Health Care, January 2012 to December 2013
… 2012 to December 2013, ICRC documented 1,809 incidents of assaults or threats against patients, health-care personnel, ambulances or medical …
Protect Health Care: Fast-Tracking of Ambulances (poster)
… that survived because the ambulance he was being transported in was fast-tracked at a … of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. Based on real cases, …
Protect Health Care: Respect for Red Cross Volunteers (poster)
… gave access to Red Cross volunteers during a riot – this is one of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. Based on real cases, …
Protect Health Care: Respect for Red Crescent Volunteers (poster)
… gave access to Red Crescent volunteers in a riot – this is one of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. Based on real cases, …
Promoting Military Operational Practice That Ensures Safe Access to and Delivery of Health Care
… This Health Care in Danger report compiles a complete set of …
Armed groups, hospital managers and ambulance drivers can protect health care in many ways
… Three new HCiD publications bring together important steps non-State armed … drivers can take to improve access to health care and make its delivery safer. Too often, …
Health care in danger: Meeting the challenges
… A humanitarian worker caught up in the conflict in Mali, a religious leader in … d'Ivoire, and many others striving to protect health-care services share their stories of courage …
Liberian army sets out to protect health-care workers
… The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) recently incorporated HCiD recommendations into their … while preserving people's access to health-care services. In true military fashion, the …
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