When preparing future practitioners means protecting health care
… Protecting health care is now a more pressing concern … Committee of the Red Cross's Health Care in Danger project, has devised a massive open …
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Protect Health Care: Spared Hospital (poster)
… of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. Based on real cases, they …
Working together to protect health care
… Too many lives are being lost that could be saved. The consequences of violence against health-care workers are much greater than the sum of …
A road map for protecting health-care services
… Health Care in Danger newsletter - March 2016 The headlines …
African Union: Protection of health care services in armed conflict and other emergencies
… Violence against the sick, the wounded, health-care …
Protecting health care: Liberian Army sets example
… The Armed Forces of Liberia have recently integrated in their military training manual a … and practical measures for the protection of health care, setting the example for other armies in …
Gaza: Damaged water and sewage systems pose health danger
… the Gaza Strip are still deprived of safe drinking water. Repairs to sewage systems and … environment, worsening the risks to public health. This aggravated an already serious … patients to hospitals and other health-care facilities, ambulance services, and …
The Humanitarian Podcast: First episode focuses on safe access to health care in Pakistan
… the need for and the work and impact of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative of the …
Pakistan: ICRC launches online training to address violence in health-care settings
… Health-care workers, now more than ever, have a right … the threat of violence and harassment against health-care workers, causing significant … the framework of the ICRC's Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative, the training …
Protect Health Care: Medical Ethics (poster)
… A woman and a baby that survived because health-care workers provided impartial treatment – … told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. Based on real cases, they …
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