Protecting health care: Experts share best practices during regional meet
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South Sudan: World Bank and ICRC partner to save and change lives
… Since 2019, the World Bank and ICRC have partnered to expand access to health care for conflict-affected and hard-to-reach …
“Still? This is The Word That Hurts The Most”
… IS THE WORD THAT HURTS THE MOST REPORT ASSESSING THE NEEDS OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF MISSING … Delegado-Geral de Polícia) SES State Health Secretariat SDH Human Rights … material assistance to family members being cared for). 33 BRAZILIAN CONTEXT 5.9 PRESS AND …
Annual Report 2020
… of victims of war, and to promote respect for international humanitarian law. In 2020, the … people, supported over 1,250 hospitals and health centres, and visited places of … Beneficiaries WOUNDED AND SICK Medical care Hospitals supported Structures Physical …
Remarks by Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC Near and Middle East Regional Director
… Briefing on Humanitarian situation of Stranded and … needs remain huge, including mother and child healthcare, pediatrics, surgery, mental health, and …
Nigeria: Healthcare in Danger Training Module for Medical Students, Healthcare Workers and Teachers
… violence generate immediate and additional health-care requirements for wounded and sick people. These requirements increase at the very time when insecurity …
How diverse leadership shaped responses to COVID-19 within the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
… The Humanitarian Advisory Group (HAG) in collaboration with the Global Network for … their programs and workplaces to new public health requirements – leaders from countries … shape humanitarian responses. The global health emergency caused by COVID-19 is a …
Burkina Faso: When water scarcity meets conflict
… Burkina Faso has been experiencing a humanitarian … What little water they do have, they ration carefully. Hygiene and sanitation are … women. Samuel TURPIN/ICRC Q: What is the health care situation in rural areas? …
Honduras: The displaced
… Many people who migrate, whether alone or in caravans, flee for different reasons … bus driver a couple of times about the girl´s health, but both times he ignored her and the … her family received support and mental health care from the ICRC. "Psychosocial support has …
DR Congo: Huge numbers of people in dire need of assistance following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo
… Goma residents who had fled the city. Prime Minister Sama Lukonde said that, in the first … to Goma. This includes providing water and health care and reuniting separated families. They …
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