Chapter 2: The beneficiaries
DEFINITIONS AND AFFORDED PROTECTION
The main beneficiaries are:
➪ The wounded and the sick
They are:
➪ In need of medical assistance or care
➪ Refrain from any act of hostility
➪ Treated with a protected status and enjoy immunity against direct attacks
“...those persons, whether military or civilian, who are assigned by a party to the conflict exclusively for medical purposes and to the administration of medical units and transports.”
Wounded civilians
Civilian doctors
Civilian nurses
Military medical personnel
Ambulance drivers
Persons in charge of collecting the wounded from the battlefield
Hospital directors
Medical volunteers from National Red Cross or Red Crescent Societies
Paramedical staff
Other workers involved in health-care services