Health care in danger: The human cost
… The law says hospitals, ambulances and health-care workers must be protected and should … the lack of safe access to health care is causing untold suffering to millions of people. …
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Health Care in Danger newsletter: July – November 2015
… What do ethics have to do with protecting health care? How can we make sure doctors and nurses …
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 …
Health Care in Danger Report: The untold suffering
… and premature baby section of a hospital killing, among others, five babies and three mothers. A health-care centre occupied by security forces for …
Five takeaways from the Health Care in Danger commissions
… Health Care in Danger newsletter - March 2016 In December …
Health Care in Danger: Collecting data on violence against health care is the first step in preventing it
… The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and … for collecting data on violence against health care. Participants will share challenges and …
Health Care in Danger exhibition at SHAPE, NATO
… ambulance at SHAPE (c) SHAPE Photographic "Health Care in Danger - an issue for our times" hosted at …
Health Care in Danger: The Responsibilities of Health-Care Personnel Working in Armed Conflicts and Other Emergencies
… A guidance document in simple language for health personnel, … of medical records - "Imported" health care (including military health care) - Data …
Health Care in Danger: Violent Incidents Affecting the Delivery of Health Care, January 2012 to December 2014
… This report is based on 2,398 incidents of violence against health care. The data on those incidents was …
10 Years of Health Care in Danger in the Movement
… While the protection of health care goes back to the very origins of the International Red Cross and …
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