Rémi Russbach

Number of articles written: 6 articles

Rémi Russbach

Number of articles written: 6 articles

Rémi Russbach was born in Geneva in 1941, specialized in paediatrics. Since 1969 he has carried out many missions as a delegate for the ICRC, including a year in Viet Nam in 1970.Dr. Russbach was appointed Chief Medical Officer of the ICRC and Head of the Medical Division, which he founded, in 1977. In 1986 he set up the training course entitled Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP). He has been Vice-President of the International Society for Disaster Medicine (ISDM) since 1987.

Published articles

article IRRC No. 292

Anti-Personnel Mines: A disgrace for humanity author: Rémi Russbach

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article IRRC No. 284

Health protection in armed conflicts author: Rémi Russbach

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article IRRC No. 284

The role of the doctor in ICRC visits to prisoners author: Dr Hernán Reyes, Rémi Russbach

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article IRRC No. 284

ICRC surgical activities author: Rémi Russbach, Robin Charles Gray, Robin Coupland

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article IRRC No. 260

The International Committee of the Red Cross and Health author: Rémi Russbach

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article IRRC No. 247

Medical Supplies for Emergency Medical Actions author: Rémi Russbach

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