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Tabib: Protection of health care hits the big screen

… Tabib , meaning "doctor" in Arabic, is a short film set in … make Tabib and why he backs the message that health workers are #NotATarget. I remember … Red Cross and the ICRC: joining their Health Care in Danger initiative seemed like the most …

Article

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. …

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 …

Law and policy topic

African Union: Protection of health care services in armed conflict and other emergencies

… Violence against the sick, the wounded, health-care

Event

Haiti: Delivering health care amid growing insecurity

… Roadblocks and check points. Very few ambulances and some unequipped. … threats and acts of aggression towards healthcare workers and facilities. Closure of health

Article

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 …

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DRC: Health-care system on verge of collapse in North and South Kivu

… 17-06-2025 Kinshasa (ICRC)  – The International Committee … concerned about the overall decline in the health-care system in North and South Kivu, in

News release
Juin 2025, Kalehe, Sud-Kivu – Centre de santé de Bushushu, territoire de Kalehe, Sud-Kivu. Cette structure qui couvre une aide de santé de 25.000 habitants, a été victime de pillage lors des récentes hostilités. Grâce au soutien du CICR, les enfants de 0 à 15 ans et autres personnes vulnérables y sont soignés gratuitement.

Protecting health care - a matter of Life & Death

In August 2011, the ICRC launched the Life&Death campaign, part of the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) project – a global …

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Australia: Working to end violence against health care

… Attacks against health-care workers, hospitals and … Crescent Societies created the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) project, a global initiative to …

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Protect Health Care: Fast-Tracking of Ambulances (poster)

… that survived because the ambulance he was being transported in was fast-tracked at a … of the stories told by the new set of five Health Care in Danger posters. Based on real cases, …

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