New e-learning on health care responsibilities in times of conflict
… Are you a doctor wondering how to interact with the media, or a nurse … numbers of deceased patients? If so, the Health Care in Danger project's new e-learning module …
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Round-up of ICRC Activities in Afghanistan between July and September 2014
… Visiting detainees and protecting the civilian … killed on the battlefield. Providing health care The 444-bed Mirwais Regional Hospital in …
Lack of resources for prisons is having a severe impact on the lives of millions of detainees
… Statement Annual Conference of the International Corrections and Prisons … to adequate food, sanitation and medical care. We also try to ensure they can maintain … which in turn leads to severe security and health risks for detainees and staff. Many …
Namibia: Prison chiefs from around the world seeking better conditions for detainees
… (ICRC) – At the annual conference of the International Corrections and Prisons … facilities where hygiene is inadequate, health care unavailable and safety impossible to …
New e-learning module for health-care professionals
… 30-10-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – A new e-learning module , specifically designed to help health-care personnel understand the effects of …
Autonomous weapon systems technical, military, legal and humanitarian aspects
… Expert meeting report The ICRC convened an international … and moral challenges need to be considered carefully. There is the question of whether … could. 11 US Surgeon General’s Office, Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT) IV Operation Iraqi …
Refugees, returnees and displaced persons: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
… Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced … the ability of National Societies to operate, care should be taken not to overstretch their … as water-distribution and sanitation systems, health-care facilities, schools and social …
The ICRC and the Iran-Iraq war: The ICRC Library digs up the Annual Reports
… thousands of people are still listed as “missing” – no-one knows what happened to them. On … seriously w ounded o r sick persons w hose health required their repatriatio n , w hich w … refuge in these centres, where they w ere cared for by the M inistry o f the In terio r, …
Central African Republic: Civilians still suffering the effects of the conflict
… 17-11-2014 Tensions mounted in Bangui again last weekend when … food rations again from the ICRC. Access to health care denied Many sick and wounded people could …
ICRC presents record budget for 2015 to meet vastly expanding needs
… 26-11-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – For 2015, the International Committee of the Red Cross … epidemic has tested the capacities of fragile health services and is further exacerbating … to health needs, particularly surgical care for the wounded, health care for …
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