Emergency | Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition

Reaching hospitals in besieged east Aleppo has become a danger in itself

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Only 11 ambulances for 250 thousand people remain in besieged eastern Aleppo and at least five have been hit by bombs in the past month, wounding drivers and first aid providers.

Kiev: Triage in Crisis

Thursday, February 20, 2014

In the Ukrainian capital, triage centers have sprung up around Independence Square, where dozens of people have died in the fighting. This video of three minutes and eleven seconds comes from The New York Times' website. See the related article, Converts Join with Militants in Kiev Clash.

Turkey Passes Bill that Criminalizes Emergency Medical Care

Friday, January 3, 2014

The Turkish parliament passed a bill today that will criminalize emergency medical care and punish doctors with heavy fines and imprisonment for assisting those in need. Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is urging the president of the Turkish Republic, Abdullah Gul, not to sign the bill, which would have a chilling effect on access to medical care.