Introducing the ICRC Surgical Learning Hub
Surgical Learning Hubs concept and implementation is one of the key deliverables of the Hospital Surgical Capacity Building Project. The poster explains how setting up STHs is crystalizing all the …
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Introducing the ICRC Surgical Training Hub
Surgical Training Hubs concept and implementation is one of the key deliverables of the Hospital Surgical Capacity Building Project. The poster explains how setting up STHs is crystalizing all the …
Introducing the Hospital Surgical Capacity Building Project (HSCB)
ICRC’s General Assembly renewed in 2019 its strong commitment to continue to be present and further develop an agile hospital surgical workforce, both ICRC and local, in countries affected by …
Introducing the Hospital Surgical Capacity Building Project (HSCB)
ICRC’s General Assembly renewed in 2019 its strong commitment to continue to be present and further develop an agile hospital surgical workforce, both ICRC and local, in countries affected by …
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement appeals for 250 million Swiss francs to assist people affected by the armed conflict in Ukraine
01-03-2022 Geneva (ICRC/IFRC) - With the humanitarian situation in Ukraine and neighbouring countries deteriorating rapidly, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and International …
Explosive Weapons with Wide Area Effect: A Deadly Choice in Populated Areas
The use of explosive weapons with a wide impact area in populated areas is one of the main causes of civilian harm in today’s armed conflicts. This report provides a broad evidence-based assessment …
Explosive Weapons with Wide Area Effect: A Deadly Choice in Populated Areas
The use of explosive weapons with a wide impact area in populated areas is one of the main causes of civilian harm in today’s armed conflicts. This report provides a broad evidence-based assessment …
Study on the Management and Operationalization of Health Care in Danger as a cross-cutting Initiative
In 2019, the ICRC commissioned an external evaluation of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative. This evaluation took a case study approach to address a knowledge gap in how HCiD was being …
Azerbaijan: Activity highlights for 2021
ICRC continued their operations in 2021 to provide humanitarian protection and assistance to the conflict-affected population. Thousands of people received support through a number of programs …
Armed conflict in Ukraine: A statement by Florence Gillette, head of ICRC delegation in Kyiv
26-02-2022 Kyiv (ICRC) – "As the armed conflict in Ukraine evolves and escalates, the anguish and fear people have endured for the past three days deepen. We are extremely concerned that the conflict …
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