International health care organization

1. International health care organization

Name: Patel Vaibhav R
Group: 17LL4(a)
Acceptor: Tatyana Gavrilova

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International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement
The name Red Cross generally refers to the humanitarian
movement.
Founded: 1863, Geneva, Switzerland
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Volunteers: Around 17 million
Focus: Humanitarianism
Founders: Henry Dunant, Gustave, Guillaume Henri
Dufour, Louis Appia, Théodore Maunoir.

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The International Red Cross and Red Crescent
Movement is an international humanitarian movement
with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and
staff worldwide.
was founded to protect human life and health, to
ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and
alleviate human suffering.
The movement consists of several distinct
organizations that are legally independent from each
other. The movement's parts are.

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a
private humanitarian institution founded in 1863 in Geneva,
Switzerland, in particular by Henry Dunant and Gustave
Moynier. Its 25-member committee has a unique authority
under international humanitarian law to protect the life
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies (IFRC) was founded in 1919 and today it coordinates
activities between the 190 National Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies within the Movement.
National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies exist in
nearly every country in the world. Currently 190 National
Societies are recognized by the ICRC and admitted as full
members of the Federation.

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Fundamental principles
At the 20th International Conference in Neue Hofburg, Vienna,
from 2–9 October 1965, delegates "proclaimed" seven fundamental
principles which are shared by all components of the Movement.
1) Humanity
Its purpose is to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the
human being.
2) Impartiality
It makes no discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs,
class or political opinions
3) Neutrality
In order to continue to enjoy the confidence of all, the Movement
may not take sides in hostilities.

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4) Independence
The Movement is independent. Countries must always maintain their
autonomy so that they may be able at all times to act in accordance with
the principles of the Movement.
5) Voluntary Service
It is a voluntary relief movement not prompted in any manner by desire
for gain.
6) Unity
It must be open to all. It must carry on its humanitarian work throughout
its territory.
7) Universality
all Societies have equal status and share equal responsibilities and
dutiesin helping each other, is worldwide.

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Activities of the International Committee
of RC.
to monitor compliance of warring parties with the
Geneva Conventions.
to organize nursing and care for those who are
wounded on the battlefield.
to supervise the treatment of prisoners of war.
to help with the search for missing persons in an
armed conflict (tracing service).
to organize protection and care for civil
populations.

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Activities of the International
Federation of RC.
to promote humanitarian principles and values.
to provide relief assistance in emergency situations of
large magnitude, such as natural disasters.
to support the national societies with the provision of
equipment and relief supplies.
to support local health care projects.
to support the national societies with youth-related
activities.

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Financial Matters of ICRC
The 2009 budget of the ICRC amounts to more than 1 billion Swiss
francs.
Most of that money comes from the States, including Switzerland in its
capacity as the depositary state of the Geneva Conventions, from
national Red Cross societies, the signatory states of the Geneva
Conventions, and from international organizations like the European
Union.
All payments to the ICRC are voluntary and are received as donations
based on two types of appeals issued by the Committee: an
annual Headquarters Appeal to cover its internal costs and Emergency
Appeals for its individual missions.

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Financial Matters of IFRC
The main parts of the budget of the IFRC are funded by
contributions from the national societies which are members
of the IFRC and through revenues from its investments.
The exact amount of contributions from each member
society is established by the Finance Commission and
approved by the General Assembly. Any additional funding,
especially for unforeseen expenses for relief assistance
missions,
It is raised by "appeals" published by the IFRC and comes
for voluntary donations by national societies, governments,
other organizations, corporations, and individuals.

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Goal of red cross
Goal 1: Reduce the number of deaths, injuries
and impact from disasters.
Goal 2: Reduce the number of deaths, illnesses
and impact from diseases and public health
emergencies.
Goal 3: Increase local community, civil society
and Red Cross Red Crescent capacity to address
the most urgent situations of vulnerability.

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Goal 4: Promote respect for diversity and
human dignity, and reduce intolerance,
discrimination and social exclusion.
To achieve these goals, we need a responsive
and focused organization where resources are
aligned and efforts can be scaled up when and
where most needed.

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Achievement
In 1864, 12 countries signed the original Geneva
Convention, which called for the humane treatment of sick
and wounded soldiers, regardless of nationality, and the
civilians who came to their aid.
Dunant experienced financial setbacks that forced him to
declare bankruptcy in 1867, and he resigned from the Red
Cross.
In 1901, he received the first-ever Nobel Peace Prize; his
citation for the award stated: “Without you, the Red Cross,
the supreme humanitarian achievement of the nineteenth
century would probably have never been undertaken.

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During World War I, the organization
experienced significant growth, going from some
100 local chapters in 1914 to more than 3,800
chapters four years later. The Red Cross recruited
20,000 nurses for military service and provided
support for U.S. and Allied troops as well as
civilian refugees.
In World War II, the organization’s efforts
included recruiting more than 104,000 nurses for
the armed forces and sending more than 300,000
tons of supplies abroad. In 1941, the Red Cross
started a national blood donation program to collect
blood for U.S. armed forces

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DRAWBACKS
“The Red cross secret disaster” IN 2012,
TWO MASSIVE STORMS pounded the
United States, leaving hundreds of thousands
of people homeless, hungry or without power
for days and weeks.
During Sandy, emergency vehicles were
taken away from relief work and assigned to
serve as backdrops for press conferences,
angering disaster responders on the ground.

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After both storms, the charity’s problems left
some victims in dire circumstances or vulnerable
to harm, the organization’s internal assessments
acknowledge.
Handicapped victims “slept in their wheelchairs
for days” because the charity had not secured
proper cots.
In one shelter, sex offenders were “all over
including playing in children’s area” because Red
Cross staff “didn’t know/follow procedures.”

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Red Cross Relations With India
The International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) first opened up an office in India in 1982.
It has focused its attention on Jammu and
Kashmir, but has recently ventured into states
affected by Maoist violence.
For over 15 years, the ICRC has been
visiting detainees in Jammu and Kashmir and
submitting reports on jail conditions to the
authorities.

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Our main activity in India is to visit prisoners in
the state of Jammu and Kashmir and we been doing
this since 1995.
"But now we are investigating new activities in
other areas of India affected by affected by armed
violence, like for instance Chhattisgarh with the
Naxalite situation. And we are doing this primarily
in cooperation with the health authorities and the
Indian Red Cross.