The Coalition, along with the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the Government of Switzerland released a report a meeting of Ministers of Health Meeting on Protection of Health Care from Violence, that took place on 23 May 2022 at the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva, Switzerland.
This closed meeting brought together the Ministries of Health of five countries, to share their experience, practices and ideas on protecting health care from violence. This report therefore does not reflect a consensus view but rather is intended to serve as a refresher for those who took part in the meeting and to provide a general overview of the outcomes for interested stakeholders. The responses given were cross-cutting and, in some cases, combined into one statement. But they can nevertheless be broken down into the following four interconnected themes:
1) Identifying key stakeholders, defining the issue and understanding its challenges
2) Collecting data and sharing knowledge
3) Championing a multi-factorial approach driven by ministerial leadership
4) Ongoing engagement on implementation
The report is available in English [link], French [ link] and Arabic [ Link]