Resolution 4 : Health Care in Danger: Continuing to protect the delivery of health care together | Power of humanity: Red Cross Red Crescent

National Society

Name, position and email of the focal person

Dick Clomén, Head of Policy dick.clomen@redcross.se

1. Which measures have you put in place in order to enhance the secure functioning of health care (personnel, facilities and medical transport)?

Swedish Red Cross is currently reviewing its own security routines for the whole organization with the aim to ensure safe access and security for our staff and volunteers.

What strategies has your National Society adopted to promote and implement the HCiD recommendations throughout the country?

Swedish Red Cross has not adopted any strategy for internal implementation. With regard to external actors we work in line with the Swedish Red Cross pledge (OP3200059) to mobilize the armed forces and Swedish health-care stakeholders, in particular Swedish ambulance services.

2. What concrete actions have you conducted to collect and analyze data related to violence against the wounded and sick, health care personnel and facilities, and medical transport? How did you use this information to develop practical measures to address such violence?

None

3. What actions have you taken to enhance your staff and volunteers’ understanding of the rights and responsibilities of health care personnel? In addition, have you implemented concrete measures (e.g. Safer Access Framework, “Stay Safe” toolkit, uphold and abide by the Fundamental Principles, etc.) to ensure the safety of health care delivery?

Swedish Red Cross communicates frequently through our internal channels on HCiD and relevant IHL-provisions. A dissemination campaign on HCiD wich involves volunteers. Swedish Red Cross is currently reviewing its own security routines for the whole organization with the aim to ensure safe access and security for our staff and volunteers.

4. As an auxiliary to your government, what activities have you initiated with your government to promote and advocate efforts to address the issue of violence against the wounded and sick, health-care personnel and facilities, and medical transport?

A working group on the protection of health-care in armed conflicts has been established by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Swedish Red Cross is an active member with ambition to support the government and other actors to engage for the protection of health-care.
We have been working closely with parliamentarians to promote this issue and together we have developed a checklist för Swedish parliamentarians on the protection of health-care.

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