Violence Against Healthcare
Examine critical strategies and approaches for maintaining essential healthcare services in conflict-affected areas and emergency humanitarian situations.
Examine critical strategies and approaches for maintaining essential healthcare services in conflict-affected areas and emergency humanitarian situations.
Dive into the complex issue of violence against healthcare in conflict zones and emergencies with this comprehensive course. Developed by experts from the University of Geneva and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), this course examines the ethical, legal, and practical challenges faced by healthcare providers in high-risk situations. You'll explore topics such as international humanitarian law, the protection of medical facilities and personnel, and strategies for ensuring safe access to healthcare. Through case studies, expert interviews, and practical exercises, you'll gain valuable insights into how to address and mitigate violence against healthcare, making this course essential for healthcare professionals, humanitarian workers, and anyone interested in global health and conflict studies.
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What you'll learn
Understand the ethical principles of healthcare in conflict and emergency situations
Explore the legal framework protecting healthcare delivery in armed conflicts
Analyze challenges and solutions for ambulance and prehospital services in risk situations
Learn about hospital preparedness and security measures in emergencies
Examine military operational practices to ensure safer access to healthcare
Investigate the role of civil society in protecting and promoting healthcare access
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There are 8 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges facing healthcare delivery in conflict zones and other emergencies, as well as strategies to address these issues. The curriculum is divided into six main modules covering ethical principles, legal frameworks, ambulance and prehospital services, hospital security, military operational practices, and the role of civil society. Through a blend of theoretical study and practical case analyses, participants will gain a nuanced understanding of the complexities surrounding healthcare protection in high-risk environments. The course emphasizes the importance of multi-stakeholder collaboration and the implementation of practical measures to ensure safer access to and delivery of healthcare in challenging contexts.
General Introduction
Module 1 · 54 Minutes to complete
Module 1: Health-care personnel: ethical principles of health care in times of armed conflict and other emergencies
Module 2 · 3 Hours to complete
Module 2: The legal framework on the protection of health-care delivery
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Module 3: Ambulance and prehospital services in risk situations
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
Module 4: Hospital managers: ensuring the preparedness and security of health-care facilities in armed conflict and other emergencies
Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete
Module 5 Weapons bearers: military operational practice to ensure safer access to and delivery of health care
Module 6 · 1 Hours to complete
Module 6: Members of the civil society: communities, National Societies, Religious Leaders, Health organizations and others
Module 7 · 2 Hours to complete
Global Summary Violence against Health Care
Module 8 · 4 Minutes to complete
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Advocate for Healthcare Protection in Armed Conflict
Alexander Breitegger has served as a Legal Adviser at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Headquarters in Geneva, focusing on the intersection of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL), particularly concerning the protection of healthcare delivery in armed conflict and emergencies. He supports the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's Health Care in Danger (HCiD) initiative and has participated in expert consultations related to this topic from 2012 to 2014. Notably, he played a key role in drafting Resolution 4 on HCiD for the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in 2015 and contributed to the ICRC’s input for UN Security Council Resolution 2286, adopted by consensus in May 2016. Breitegger continues to provide legal advice on various multilateral initiatives addressing the protection of healthcare, including the WHO resolution on a Global Workforce of Health-Care Professionals for 2030. He holds a PhD in international law with a specialization in IHL from the University of Vienna, Austria, and a Master's Degree from the European Master on Human Rights and Democratization program.
Global Health Expert and Educator
Dr. Beat Stoll began his career as a primary healthcare physician with extensive clinical experience, including in developing countries, before shifting to focus on global health. He is now a leading expert in the field, with a special emphasis on teaching and training healthcare professionals. Dr. Stoll coordinates the Master of Science in Global Health at the University of Geneva and consults for the university, NGOs, and international organizations, particularly in health research and development in tropical regions.
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