ICRC launches guide to health care in conflict zones
(Vatican Radio) Medical ethics is an often controversial subject, and even more so
when medical professionals are working in a warzone. Limited resources and extreme
conditions mean doctors and nurses often must make decisions which would never come
up under normal circumstances. To help suggest some solutions, the International
Committee for the Red Cross has launched a guide on "The responsibilities of health-care
personnel working in armed conflicts and other emergencies" The co-author of the
guide, Dr Robin Coupland, gives some examples of the dilemmas that doctors often face
in conflict zones. Listen: