Hands up for health workers | Merlin

Over 1,000 people raise their hands for health workers caught up in conflict

Tuesday 11 October 2011

Back in July, we launched a petition in the run up to Peace Day supporting health workers caught up in conflict. Thanks to all of you, our fantastic supporters, we gathered over 1,000 signatures! A real achievement. Those signatures are now on their way to Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the UN

Health workers at the heart of this year's UN summit

Friday 23 September 2011

This week our Chief Exec, Carolyn Miller has been busy at the UN summit in New York working with over 300 organisations as part of the Heath Workers Count coalition to champion the need for ‘more health workers, better supported’. The summit saw a number of key high-level events discuss the

Health worker Miatta calls for peace

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Miatta Gbanya, Nurse and Hands Up For Health Workers campaign ambassador, has worked in some of the most dangerous countries in the world – Liberia (where she is originally from), the DR Congo as well as North and Southern Sudan. Here she talks to Lotte, Merlin’s Campaign Officer about what

Recent news highlights the increasing danger facing health workers caught up in conflict

Wednesday 17 August 2011

Since we launched our new campaign action calling for support of health workers caught up in conflict, there’s been a steady flow of shocking stories about attacks on health workers in the news, most notably about assaults on doctors in Bahrain. A major report has also been launched by the International

Have you added your name to our call for peace yet?

Monday 01 August 2011

In the run up to Peace Day in September we’re joining with health workers caught up in conflict to call for peace. Get on board too by signing our petition and leaving a message of peace today! Health workers are risking their lives to save others, we need to support them. Your

UN makes a stand to protect hospitals and health workers on the frontline of conflict

Thursday 14 July 2011

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a new resolution which adds attacks on hospitals to the violations that may subject countries or groups to “naming and shaming”.

Under the resolution, sanctions could be applied not only to attacks against facilities but to attacks or threats against “protected persons,”

Take part in our new campaign action today!

Thursday 07 July 2011

Health workers call for peace. Join them. 21 September is Peace Day, a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, and a day here in the campaign team we’ll be joining with health workers caught up in conflict to call for peace. Will you join them too? 22 of the 34 countries

More trained midwives = more mothers saved

Monday 20 June 2011

Every minute of every day a mother dies of pregnancy-related causes. Most of these deaths take place in crisis countries, and are entirely preventable – in fact evidence tells us that 75% of mothers’ lives could be saved if only women had access to a skilled health worker. However, crisis countries

Let's put health workers at the heart of vaccination efforts

Monday 13 June 2011

Today world leaders and donors will meet at the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) conference to make vaccine commitments, deciding where and how millions of pounds will be spent. Access not cost matters Recent reports have told how large drug companies have agreed to slash the prices they charge countries

Risking their lives to save the lives of others

Friday 20 May 2011

Almost one hundred people attended an event on the need to better protect health workers caught up in conflict at this year’s World Health Assembly. Merlin’s campaign team, who were contributors to the event, were there alongside Merlin campaign ambassador Miatta, a health worker from Liberia. Along with Miatta the panel