Health care in danger: Train and Support Health Care Personnel

Conference participants could pledge to:

• Strengthen the capacity of health care personnel to manage stress and to respond safely to interpersonal and collective violence while on duty
• Train health care personnel on their rights and responsibilities stemming from IHL (in armed conflict), IHRL (peace time) and health care ethics
• Train health care personnel on the correct use of the emblems and other appropriate identification
• Train health care personnel in safety and security/risk management, and provide mentoring and guidance.

Action plan

Indicator(s) which could be considered:

• Number of health care personnel trained in stress management and operational debriefings
• Number of Trainers of Trainers (ToT) educated that can replicate relevant trainings
• Number of health care personnel trained on rights and responsibilities of health care personnel
• Number of health care personnel trained on the correct use of the emblems and other appropriate identification
• Number of health care personnel trained in safety and security/risk management.