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A human rights approach to health care in conflict

WEBAttacks on and interference with health care services, providers, facilities, transports, and patients in situations of armed conflict, civil disturbance, and state repression pose …

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Mental health and the law: What else is needed for particularly

WEBIntroduction. Globally, mental disorders are among the top seven causes of health-related disability.1 Almost 80% of the global burden occurs in low- and middle …

Category:  Health Go Health

Breaking the silence: Advocacy and accountability for attacks on

WEBWhen hospitals are damaged or destroyed in armed conflict, the loss is far greater than the physical structures: safe spaces are lost, health outcomes worsen and trust in health …

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Care for victims of sexual violence, an organization pushed to its

WEBOver the past ten years, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has provided medical care to almost 118,000 victims of sexual violence. Integrating related care into MSF general …

Category:  Medical Go Health

The legal framework applicable to insecurity and violence affecting …

WEBEnsuring respect for, and protection of, the wounded and sick and delivery of health care to them were at the origin of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, as well as the …

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A human rights approach to health care in conflict

WEBA human rights approach can encourage the active involvement of the local health workforce in helping to establish plans and programmes for protection, identifying …

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A way forward in protecting health services in conflict: moving …

WEBThe dominant health security paradigm in complex environments is under-standably rooted in the work of humanitarian aid agencies, as well as local Red Cross and Red Crescent …

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War and the body, war and the mind

WEBWar has a profound effect on both the human body and the human mind. This issue of the Review will explore the place of the body in war and address various issues such as the …

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Catrin Schulte-Hillen International Review of the Red Cross

WEBCatrin Schulte-Hillen is a midwife and has a Master’s degree in public health, a license in applied epidemiology and statistics, and a Diploma in business administration. She has …

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The Changing Role of the Nurse

WEBThen, too, the role of the nurse extended beyond the hospital walls and nurses practiced in the community caring for families in homes, in clinics, and at work. Nurses could make …

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Harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence for humanitarian

WEBData-driven artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are progressively transforming the humanitarian field, but these technologies bring about significant risks for the protection …

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Mental health during the Syrian crisis: How Syrians are dealing …

WEBLooking at the physical damage caused by the Syrian war, one can begin to imagine the scale of the psychological toll that eight years of crisis have taken on the Syrian people. …

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Resolutions Resolutions of the 33rd International Conference …

WEBResolution 1,“Movement-Wide Commitments for Community Engagement and Accountability. Resolution 2,“Statement on Integrity of the International Red Cross and …

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The Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian …

WEBClimate change and environmental degradation have severe humanitarian consequences. They threaten lives and livelihoods and water and food security, worsen …

Category:  Food Go Health

The humanitarian impact and implications of nuclear test …

WEBThe people of the Pacific region have suffered widespread and persisting radioactive contamination, displacement and transgenerational harm from nuclear test explosions. …

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Nuclear arsenals: Current developments, trends and capabilities

WEBIn this article, the highly destructive potential of global nuclear arsenals is reviewed with respect to nuclear force structures, evolution of nuclear capabilities, modernization …

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ICRC Position Paper: International humanitarian law and cyber

WEBIn the ICRC’s view, international humanitarian law (IHL) limits cyber operations during armed conflicts just as it limits the use of any other weapon, means or method of warfare …

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Families of the missing: Psychosocial effects and therapeutic …

WEBIt occurs when a person is missing with no clarity about his or her absence or presence.7 Ambiguous loss is the most stressful type of loss because there is no proof of finality.8 …

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