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

Rikke Ishøy, Chief Strategic Advisor, riish@rodekors.dk

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

The DRC supports the capacity building of partner national societies, including, together with the ICRC, by supporting the implementation of the safer access framework. In Denmark, the DRC published and open-ed in a mainstream news paper on the protection of healtcare and joined the I'm not a target campaign. The DRC has taught IHL protection of health care at a Master of Disaster management module at the University of Copenhagen for several years.

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

See above and reporting on health clinics for persons with no Danish ID.

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?

Data is collected on the health care facilities for asylum seekers run by the DRC. As there has not been a pressing issue, it has not been used for action. Neither is it an issue at the health clinics for persons with no Danish ID. The DRC has initiated a study on volunteer safety and security risks with a particular focus on urban area volunteers in Africa, which will seek to identify best practises with regards to managing safety and well-being. The study is linked to the volunteer alliance and IFRC volunteer plan of action.

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?

As far as DRC's own delegates are concerned, the Stay Safe toolkit is in use as well as training in the fundamental principles. They - as well as all volunteers in Denmark - sign a code of conduct building on the Fundamental Principles.

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?

The Danish Government has signed Resolution 4. Health Care in Danger has been an agenda item for several meetings of the National IHL Committee. For several years, the DRC has had a dialogue with the Danish Government on neutral, independent humanitarian access and the protection of the humanitarian space. The DRC has a beginning dialogue with the MoD on its training of armed forces in the countries where Denmark is engaged on conflict.

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