Introduction Luigi Fratini, (Head of the Prevention Cell Unit, ICRC)

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Violence Against Healthcare

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University of Geneva

Violence Against Healthcare

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At the global level, there are many countries marked by violence affecting health care. The 'Health care in danger' project aims to establish practical measures and recommendations that can be implemented on the ground by policy-makers, humanitarian organizations and health professionals. In view of the multiplicity of actors and latitudes concerned, it is essential to be able to make available the tools needed to make informed decisions, guide behaviour in high-risk areas and provide everyone the means to create and optimize the dialogue between humanitarian professionals and health on the one hand and relevant authorities or other armed actors. This course covers various topics such as ethics, rights and responsibilities of the staff of health and pre-hospital personnel, issues related to international law and humanitarian law, international human rights, caregivers and patient safety as well as the role of communities to address and reduce violence against health care.

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Module 6: Members of the civil society: communities, National Societies, Religious Leaders, Health organizations and others

The purpose of this module is to highlight and understand the role civil society has in the medical mission. Civil society includes those who are actors themselves in the medical mission, as well as those who protect and promote access to health care. This module will look at how Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies, communities, medical associations and religious circles have the ability to strengthen the provision of health care and to influence relevant parties in showing respect for the medical mission. The module will allow learners to understand the bigger picture in terms of actors involved and their role in the concept of “health care in danger”.

Introduction Luigi Fratini, (Head of the Prevention Cell Unit, ICRC)5:43

Meet the Instructors

Angela Gussing
Regional Director for the Americas
International Committee of the Red Cross
Beat Stoll
Dr
PD, Coordinator of the Master of Science in Global Health, University of Geneva
Esperanza Martinez
Dr, Head of Health
International Committee of the Red Cross
Alexander Breitegger
Legal Adviser
International Committee of the Red Cross
Frederik Siem
Senior Adviser for Health Care in Danger
Norwegian Red Cross (NorCross)
Bruce Eshaya-Chauvin
Dr, Medical Advisor Health Care in Danger Project
International Committee of the Red Cross
Jamie Williamson
Head of Unit, Relations with Arms Carriers
International Committee of the Red Cross
Luigi Fratini
Head of Prevention Cell Unit, Law & Policy department
International Committee of the Red Cross

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Welcome to module six.

I'm Luigi Fratini, Head of Prevention Cell Unit in Geneva, ICRC,

International Committee of Red Cross.

Welcome to this module six.

I'm very happy to discuss and discover with you the role

of civil society in promoting and ensuring respect for

healthcare in situational conflict or violence.

Let's just imagine together for

a few seconds to be in a town, walking in the streets.

And suddenly we are faced with the situation of

demonstrations where you have police officers,

people who are shouting and the situation gets tense.

You have wounded people on the ground, lying, nobody helping them.

Ambulances are hampered to access to these places and

nobody is taking care of those who are really in need to be treated.

How the civic society, so how different actors like demonstrators,

police officers, general public, media are playing their role in

letting those actors understanding what is the importance of

getting access to places and treat people who are wounded.

So, how these people then when they get access are protected,

are ensured their respect to take care of people who are wounded.

So let's think of these elements and just reflect of your town,

your village, your country and who is surrounding you.

So on this module, we'll talk of something which is very common for you.

Something that you have everyday around you.

So this module will be complementary to the objective

of the MOOC and also with the other module.

We will go through this module focusing on four main actors.

Four main actors that have been choose among many others

but we felt that these ones are the ones that maybe we could better

represent their role in strengthening protection of medical care and

the healthcare in situation of violence or conflict.

So the first one that you will see is lesson one is on

national society, Red Cross and Red Crescent national,

societies, their role in providing health directly and also in advocating for

respect, the fundamental principle of the medical mission.

Second would be the communities.

Our communities are building up their resilience in order to cope with

resolution of violence, treating wounded people within their own communities.

And also, how they engage with authorities, ensuring respect for

and access to medical staff to their communities and

also initial respect for the wounded.

That third one would be on medical association,

medical associations as institution that facilitate and train medical staff.

And also that advocate for

the respect of the medical mission worldwide and

also nationally, when the situation of tensions.

The fourth, it will be on religious leaders, facilities and followers.

So religious as a circles, as a group of people.

And then we will focus how, we will see how in the recent conflicts

through a few examples, how these religious group played an important

role in protecting directly people who have been wounded.

And how they advocate for the respect of life and

in particular, the medical mission.

So as you see there are four actors, that we will discuss together.

And these actors will be maybe yes, maybe not important for you in the future.

When you will be part of the government, you will be part of a hospital as a staff,

you will be part of a national society as a volunteer.

You think there should be someone that will do more to

respect to the medical mission in your own context and environment.

And maybe you can take on that with some of them in order to

facilitate access to wounded people by ambulances or

other associations where taking care of people wounded.

But the same time ensuring and locating respect for their role and

their work in situational conflicts or emergencies.

So, without further hesitation, let's start, let's walk through this journey

and I hope you will enjoy, as I enjoy with my colleagues in building up this for you.

Thank you very much.

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