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World Health Organization (WHO)
The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable.
Infection prevention and control GLOBAL - World Health Organization (WHO)
Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a practical, evidence-based approach preventing patients and health workers from being harmed by avoidable infections. Effective IPC requires constant action at all levels of the health system, including policymakers, facility managers, health workers and those who access health services. IPC is unique in the field of patient safety and quality of care ...
Beds, hospital beds (per 10 000 population) - World Health Organization ...
Beds, hospital beds (per 10 000 population) Appears in: Hospital bed density | Dementia health and social care facilities: Hospitals | Health service delivery | Visualisations Data Metadata Related indicators ... Gathering global data
Hypertension - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on hypertension including information on prevalence, risk factors, symptoms, prevention, treatment and WHO's work in this area.
Hospital emergency response checklist
Hospital emergency management is a continuous process requiring the seamless integration of planning and re- sponse efforts with local and national programmes. The principles and recommendations outlined in this tool are generic, applicable to a range of contingencies and based on an all-hazards approach.
WHO condemns killings of patients and civilians amid escalating ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) condemns the reported killing of more than 460 patients and their companions, as well as the abduction of six health workers, on 28 October from the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El Fasher.
WHO Guidelines
The development of global guidelines ensuring the appropriate use of evidence represents one of the core functions of WHO.
Promoting baby-friendly hospitals
In 2015, WHO and UNICEF began a process to re-evaluate and reinvigorate the BFHI programme. A WHO guideline Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services was published in 2017, based on a careful examination of evidence for each of the Ten Steps. An updated implementation guidance for countries implementing the BFHI was published in ...
Tuberculosis - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on tuberculosis (TB): includes key facts, definition, global impact, treatment, HIV and TB, multidrug-resistant TB and WHO response.
Medical waste - World Health Organization (WHO)
Medical waste WHO defines medical waste as waste generated by health care activities, ranging from used needles and syringes to soiled dressings, body parts, diagnostic samples, blood, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and radioactive materials. Waste management is an essential part of health care. Poor management of health care waste exposes health care workers, waste handlers and ...
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