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Venezuela in 2020: humanitarian work to help those hardest hit by violence and the pandemic

… 2020, the social and economic crisis in Venezuela continued to take its toll on the … deliver medical supplies, train forensic and healthcare staff, start and continue key …

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Pakistan: New law to prevent violence against health-care workers, facilities and patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

… The International Committee of the Red Cross … to address the issue of violence against health-care workers, health-care facilities, medical …

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Ethiopia: Respecting and protecting health care during a conflict

… As part of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative, the ICRC seeks to …

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Syria: ICRC president urges “new approach” by international community after decade of brutal crisis

… 29-03-2021 The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, … to clean water or electricity. Half of all health facilities are out of service or only … camp provides emergency life-saving surgical care and medical consultations. We also …

News release

ICRC Activities in Iraq: Annual Report 2020

… The ICRC has been working in Iraq continuously since 1980 to address … It expanded its support to hospitals, primary health centers, physical rehabilitation … Sulaymaniyah, and Dohuk. STRENGTHENING HEALTH CARE SERVICES & HELPING PEOPLE WITH …

Report

The international community must redouble its efforts to address the challenges facing mine action

… Statement Maintenance of international peace and security: … standards and provides blast trauma care training for health personnel and first responders during …

Statement

Photojournalism: call for participation for the 2021 Humanitarian Visa d’Or Award

… 2021. Download the call for entry Every year since 2011, the ICRC has awarded the … photojournalists to address the issue of health care in danger and respect for medical …

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: The art of stopping the moment

… also just to feel it. The custom requires crying over the body of the deceased, dressing it … to the latest data from the Ministry of Health of the DR Congo, 894 cases of infection … Stopping the spread of the virus requires careful handling of the bodies of people …

Legislative Checklist: Protecting Health Care from Violence

… compatibility study) that cover some of the main challenges related to the protection of health care during armed conflict and other …

Publication

Health-care providers, patients suffer thousands of attacks on health-care services over the past five years, ICRC data show

… 03-05-2021 Geneva (ICRC) – Health-care providers and patients have suffered … thousands of attacks on health-care systems in the roughly five years since the UN …

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