A street play draws attention to protection of health care workers in South Sudan
… hour-long street play. The project, which was initiated by the Health Care in Danger project, began in April 2017. …
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Protecting health care together
… The Health Care in Danger community is a unique force of change. …
Ready-to-use workshop on protection of health care in armed conflict
… for the impartial and safe provision of health care in conflicts and other emergencies? The ICRC …
Understanding violence affecting health care
… forms of violence, actual and threatened, against health care in armed conflicts and other emergencies? …
NorCross: Helping to ensure safe access to health care in other countries
… one of the National Societies most actively involved in the HCiD project. NorCross has, … National Societies to ensure safe access to health care in their countries. Frederik Siem, HCiD …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Pakistan: Report addresses violence against health care in Peshawar
… Addressing Violence Against Health Care in Peshawar, …
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