Security Risk Management for Health Care (SR4H) Handbook
Insecurity Insight has developed a comprehensive handbook on security risk management tailored specifically for the health sector. Healthcare provision has unique characteristics that shape its specific exposure to security risks in conflict zones. The Security Risk Management for Health Care (SR4H) Handbook – available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish - provides guidance on how to implement a range of actions intended to promote respectful and violence-free environments and prepare individuals or organisations to face and respond appropriately to violent incidents, also dealing with the aftermath of such events.

While this handbook is primarily aimed at health programme managers providing frontline services, it is also highly relevant for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working with partners who implement healthcare services. The handbook helps to identify practical activities that local health partners can implement and that NGO partners can include in partnership agreements and budget for. The SR4H Handbook brings together some of the best practices on security risk management and proposes a framework adapted for healthcare providers working with limited resources. The objective is to promote an approach that considers the safety and security of health professionals while ensuring patients’ access to care.