Ethical principles of health care in conflict and emergencies
… has me deliver speeches with words of warning and caution, and with descriptions of the … at the launch of our "Ethical principles of health care in times of armed conflict and other …
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Working towards safer access to health care in Rivers state
… Access to health care is not always safe in the Niger Delta region and elsewhere in … doctor recounted how his life had been put in danger as he conducted operations under fire, …
ICRC urges concrete steps to protect health care in conflict
… Last year, an ICRC team reached Dammaj, a town in northern Yemen, to deliver medical supplies … and facilities so they can save lives. Our Health Care in Danger project seeks better protection …
Peter Maurer on ethical principles of health care in conflict
… of the ICRC, at the launch of the " Ethical Principles of Health Care in Times of Armed Conflict and Other …
Common ethical principles of health care in conflict and other emergencies
… The World Medical Association (WMA), the International Committee of Military Medicine … have adopted the " Ethical Principles of Health Care in Times of Armed Conflict and Other …
Pakistan: Report addresses violence against health care in Peshawar
… Addressing Violence Against Health Care in Peshawar, …
Unsung heroes of Pakistan: Health care workers caught in violence
… Naseem Akhtar, Nurse, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College emergency … argue that we had medical emergencies to take care of." CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Asim Rafiqui / … / ICRC / Asim Rafiqui / NOOR Attacks against health-care workers, hospitals and ambulances …
Protecting the delivery of health care: Steps in the right direction
… At the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and … need to continue working together to protect health-care workers and facilities. Driven by that …
Conflict and the struggle for health care in north-east Nigeria
… Sitting in the cool shade of a towering Neem tree, … grandchild. Upon first sight, the Shokwari health centre seems rudimentary at best. It … the city's main hospital to get basic health care. "The hospital is overcrowded, sometimes …
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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