About this course: 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.

Who is this class for: This MOOC caters to all people interested in understanding the issues of violence against healthcare. Especially all people in training or already working in the humanitarian, medical, social and military, fields, including other actors operating in situations of armed conflict or emergency, such as authorities, the armed forces, police, judicial and other bodies facing the issues of violence against healthcare.

Created by: University of Geneva

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

Level	Beginner
Language	English
How To Pass	Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.

Syllabus

WEEK 1

General Introduction

2 videos, 5 readings

Module 1: Health-care personnel: ethical principles of health care in times of armed conflict and other emergencies

The purpose of this first module on violence against health care Is to highlight and understand the situations and the constraints faced on the ground in conflicts and emergencies. These sitautions will be analysed both from the health care providers perspecti...

12 videos, 1 reading

Graded: Health-care personnel: ethical principles of health care in times of armed conflict and other emergencies

WEEK 2

Module 2: The legal framework on the protection of health-care delivery

Today, an elaborate international legal framework exists whose aim is to guarantee protection of patients and health-care providers from violence in armed conflict or other emergencies. However, violence against patients and health-care providers remains a sad...

12 videos, 2 readings

Graded: International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law application (please read above case study text, before starting quiz!)

WEEK 3

Module 3: Ambulance and prehospital services in risk situations

This module will inform you of the the general security challenges that ambulance and prehospital services face in situations of armed conflict or other emergencies. Unfortunately, challenges also include targetted attacks or threats of violence against the am...

10 videos, 1 reading

Graded: Module 3: Ambulance and prehospital services in risk situations

WEEK 4

Module 4: Hospital managers: ensuring the preparedness and security of health-care facilities in armed conflict and other emergencies

This module speaks of how health services are valuable at any time, but particularly during emergencies resulting from any hazard (radio nuclear, disease, chemical, food safety, social/political, natural); during emergencies, hospitals may face the additional ...

12 videos, 1 reading

Graded: Healthcare Facilities

WEEK 5

Module 5 Weapons bearers: military operational practice to ensure safer access to and delivery of health care

This module speaks of the vital role Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) play as recipients and providers of health care. This lesson delineates different ways armed groups can pose a threat to the safe provision of health care, but also how armed groups act as hea...

8 videos, 2 readings

Graded: Measures and recommendations to improve arms carriers' respect for health care (please read the text here above before attempting this quiz !)

WEEK 6

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 mod...

8 videos, 5 readings

Graded: The Role of Civil Society in relation to Health Care

Global Summary Violence against Health Care

1 video

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