Medical Peace Work is an emerging field of expertise in health work, violence prevention, and peace-building. These interactive cases will introduce you to some of the key concepts, opportunities and dilemmas in the peace health field.

Domestic violence

Refugee health

Healing torture victims

Nuclear weapons

Crisis at the district hospital

Climate change and health

Further information

Narrative teaching cases
for group work and peer learning

About us
Medical Peace Work is a network of European organisations and teaching institutions concerned with building healthy and peaceful societies

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Resources

International Humanitarian Law

Ask the expert

  • What is IHL and how does IHL affect health workers? → Video
  • How IHL does protect medical professionals and facilities? → Video
  • What IHL provisions should healh professionals be aware of? → Video
  • What types of action might jeopardize the protections which IHL grants to health professionals and healthcare facilities? → Video
  • What challenges does IHL face in ensuring protection in contemporary conflicts? → Video

Links and documents

  • Respecting and Protecting Health Care in Armed Conflicts → PDF
  • Health Care in Danger → Link
  • Use of military armed escorts → PDF
  • What are humanitarian principles? → PDF

Medical Ethics & Dual Loyalty

Links and documents

  • World Medical Association – International Code of Medical Ethics → PDF
  • Dual Loyalty and Human Right In Health Professional Practice: Proposed Guidelines & Institutional Mechanisms → Link
  • Human Rights in Patient Care: a Theoretical and Practical Framework → PDF
  • Ethical Dilemmas for Physicians in Time of War → PDF
  • Doctors of the Dark Side: Ethics Study Guide

Do No Harm

Ask the expert

Links and documents

Peace and Health

Links and documents

  • Medical Peace Work E-book 5: Peace through health in violent conflict 
 → PDF
  • WHO Health as Bridge for Peace → Link
  • Peacebuilding through health initiatives → Link
  • An Introduction to Nonviolent Communication → PDF
  • How you can use the Nonviolent Communication process → PDF

Imprint

Authors: Dr Louisa Chan Boegli (MD) and Dr Gabriella Arcadu, 4change

Animation: Martin Pickles
Sound: Thomas Lowe, lowe frequency
Illustrations: Roger Libesch
Video production: Jonathan Cheetham
Subtitles: Biswajith Manimaran, every sheep
Case production: Karl Serwotka, promedia designbüro

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