DRC: Performing war surgery without electricity
How do you ventilate a patient on the operating table without electricity? What's the difference between a war-wounded patient and one injured in a traffic accident? Dr Obady Kamble, a surgeon in …
How do you ventilate a patient on the operating table without electricity? What's the difference between a war-wounded patient and one injured in a traffic accident? Dr Obady Kamble, a surgeon in …
Nearly everywhere that the ICRC works, it is alongside ordinary people who commit their energy, passion, and knowledge to strengthen their communities through the toughest of times. These people, …
Violence and conflict cause physical wounds, but they also cause unseen mental wounds. Emotional, psychological and psychosocial suffering of victims is often overlooked, however it can be just as …
In war and conflict, emergency workers witness and experience terrible violence and suffering. Protecting health care and ensuring its effectiveness includes providing appropriate mental health …
Brussels, 21 September - 50 years ago, the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement adopted the Fundamental Principles (Neutrality, Independence, Impartiality, Humanity, Universality, Unity, Voluntary …
Conflict has made life hard for everyone in eastern Ukraine, but older people suffer more than most. The ICRC is distributing food wherever possible, but living on a front line remains a grim …
08-10-2015 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is calling on engineers, designers, the scientific and innovation community, persons with disabilities, humanitarians, …
By Tadateru Konoé, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross The 50th anniversary …
All aspects of life have been impacted in Yemen. Death and displacement have become daily occurrences. Food imports are critically low, essential municipal services including electricity and water …
To celebrate 50 years of Fundamental Principles , the ICRC, the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (International Federation) and the Austrian Red Cross (ARC) hosted a …
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