Patient safety
WHO fact sheet on patient safety, including key facts, common sources of patient harm, factors leading to patient harm, system approach to patient safety, and WHO response.
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Global report on infection prevention and control 2024
This second global report on IPC provides updated evidence on the harm caused to patients and health workers by HAIs and AMR, and presents an updated global analysis of the
World Hand Hygiene Day 2025
An average university hospital generates 1,634 tons of health care waste each year and this number is increasing 2-3% per year (especially since COVID-19); wealthier countries generate more waste.
Hospitals
Hospital functions and organization vary according to health-care delivery organizations and each hospital''s unique position in the system. Good management structures ensure coordination
Safe management of wastes from health-care activities, 2nd ed.
This handbook – the result of extensive international consultation and collaboration – provides comprehensive guidance on safe, efficient, and environmentally sound methods for the
Prehospital Toolkit
Timely care and rapid transport save lives, reduce disability and improve long term outcomes. Prehospital emergency care is a key component of the health care system. Strengthening
Infection prevention and control
Out of every 100 patients in acute-care hospitals, seven patients in high-income countries (HICs) and 15 patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will acquire at least one health care-associated
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Israel''s intensified military operations continue to threaten an already weakened health system, amidst worsening mass population displacement and acute shortages of food, water,
Green hospitals for a healthier future
Its green hospital programme is implemented throughout all operational aspects and infrastructures – from creating green facilities such as a pedestrian walk, a bike lane, and a healing
Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital Maldives recognized as a National
Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) is a publicly funded hospital in the capital of Malé, Maldives and is the largest healthcare facility in country. Its primary function is to provide high quality