Health Care in Danger: "We told them they had to let us work"
… The general hospital in Timbuktu, where Abdoul Aziz Ould Mohamed … What were the main challenges to providing health care in Mali? The first challenge was …
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Health Care in Danger: A priority for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
… Health Care in Danger, an ambitious project of the Red Cross …
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 …
Marking Ten Years of Health Care in Danger in the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
… This report marks ten years of the Health Care in Danger initiative in the International Red …
Malaysia: Young volunteers learn that “Health Care in Danger” is really a matter of life and death
… Armed conflict and other emergencies spark an increased need for medical assistance, but attempts to provide health care often leave volunteers, facilities and …
Civilian air rescue operation wins the Health Care in Danger special award for the Arma 3 contest
… The winner of the Health Care in Danger (HCID) special award for the Arma 3 …
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 …
Health care under threat in Colombia
… Humanitarian challenges 2020 In 2020, the peace agreement signed between … recorded 218 cases of aggression against health workers and facilities, some of them … illegal mining. Seeking or providing medical care has become an act of courage in …
Gaza: Protecting health care in conflict
… "Health-care workers, facilities and transport must be respected and protected during armed conflicts, they must not be attacked … itself to repair the facility. Health Care in Danger is an ICRC-led project, which aims at …
Health care in Gaza: Mental health support for frontline workers
… In war and conflict, emergency workers witness … terrible violence and suffering. Protecting health care and ensuring its effectiveness includes …
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