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Health Care in Danger

WEBThe health-care system in Gaza is under severe strain. A convoy of seven vehicles from the ICRC delivering medical supplies to health facilities came under fire on Tuesday, …

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World Health Day

WEBGeneva (ICRC) – On World Health Day, 7 April, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is issuing a report on "Violent incidents affecting health care," showing …

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Yemen: Conflict has catastrophic consequences for health care

WEBThe people of Yemen, young, and old, are suffering catastrophic consequences because of the country’s two year conflict, and nowhere is that more visible than in the health care …

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Yemen: Women and girls struggle to access essential healthcare

WEBWomen and Girls access to health care in Yemen: 4.71 million children and women are acutely malnourished, including 1.14 million pregnant or lactating women who require …

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Ethiopia: New footage from Tigray shows widespread destruction …

WEBThe ICRC supported 94 health facilities in Ethiopia in 2022, including 29 in Tigray. Our teams offered consultation services to more than 400,000 patients at the primary health …

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Health-care workers & patients suffer thousands of attacks on …

WEBHealth-care workers and patients have suffered through thousands of attacks on health-care systems five years on from the U.N resolution calling for an end to impunity for …

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Yemen: Red Cross/Crescent opens COVID-19 care centre ahead of …

WEBGeneva (ICRC) – In an effort to boost a health system devastated by war, the Red Cross and Red Crescent opened a free treatment centre for COVID-19 patients in Yemen, …

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Ethiopia: Aid arrives in Mekelle to fortify paralyzed health care

WEBICRC teams began to distribute medical supplies today (14 December 2020) to Ayder Hospital, the Regional Health Bureau, and the ERCS pharmacy in Mekelle, the Tigray …

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Lebanon: Hospitals need urgent medical supplies, people need …

WEBThe International Committee of the Red Cross is working across Beirut to provide ongoing support to people in the city. With more than 6000 people left injured by the August 4 …

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Yemen: Hospitals and health care on the brink of collapse

WEBYemen: Hospitals and health care on the brink of collapse. As airstrikes continue to rain down on Yemen and the fighting enters a second month, Yemen’s health system is …

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New study shows health care in danger in 22 countries

WEBThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is publishing its 22 country report today (May 15) recording over 900 direct attacks on health-care workers, transport and …

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Syria: Al Hol field hospital introduces COVID-19 preventative …

WEBAs the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic picks up pace, the International Committee of the Red Cross urges all not to overlook people in places of detention and …

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Myanmar: New centre brings physical rehabilitation services to …

WEBYangon / Kyaing Tong (ICRC) - The first physical rehabilitation centre in Shan State has officially opened its doors in Kyaing Tong. The International Committee of the Red Cross …

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Libya: COVID-19 and conflict collide in Libya, deepening the

WEBWar-torn Libya’s COVID-19 cases have increased more than 15-fold in less than two months, spiking from 571 in June to more than 7,500 today. More than half a million …

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Iraq: Three Baghdad Hospitals Receive Trauma Kits Amid Unrest

WEBBaghdad/Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has supplied three medical facilities in Baghdad with trauma kits over the last four days to …

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Syria: Field Hospital Opens For Displaced People In Al-Hol Camp

WEBA new field hospital will open in Al Hol camp this week. It is being set up to treat patients wounded in war or suffering from illness. Colleagues from the International Committee of …

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Yemen: Hidden Wounds Inflicted By The Four-year Conflict that …

WEBOne year after the signing of the Stockholm Agreement, the humanitarian situation in Yemen remains catastrophic. More than 24 million people (out of 30.5 million) need aid, …

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DRC: the influx of civilians wounded by heavy weapons …

WEBThe ICRC is transporting the wounded by boat to Bukavu to relieve the Ndosho hospital. Between 1 October 2023 and 29 February 2024, 112 people injured in clashes were …

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Yemen: Amidst aid funding shortfall, millions are threatened by …

WEBICRC Yemen funding: · The ICRC’s Yemen budget this year is our largest yet – 128 million CHF (118 million Euro/143 million USD), an indication of the deepening need. · More …

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Yemen: Millions prepare for Ramadan amid floods, conflict and

WEBICRC (Sanaa) - People across Yemen will mark Islam’s holy month this year amid ongoing conflict, seasonal diseases, floods and rising prices, in a country where the economic …

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Libya: Survivors mourn, call for humanitarian assistance, medicine

WEBAfter devastating floods killed thousands of people in Libya’s northeast, survivors mourn family and friends that perished in the disaster. Thousands of people are displaced and …

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World Humanitarian Day 2019

WEBWorld Humanitarian Day 2019. GENEVA - World Humanitarian Day this year (Monday August 19) honours women humanitarians who serve, and support affected communities …

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