Emergency care - World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency care is powerfully aligned with the primary health care agenda as it provides first contact clinical care for those who are acutely ill or injured Pre-hospital and facility-based emergency care is a high impact and cost-effective form of secondary prevention
Mpox toolkit for health-care workers How to recognize an mpox case Care for people with mild mpox ld, uncomplicated mpox should isolate at home if conditions allow The patient should stay in a separate room or, if not po mp Pr 3 Maintain daily communication with home-isolated patients and inform them about signs of complications requiring urgent care Care for people with severe or complicated mpox
WHO concerned about escalating health crisis in West Bank WHO remains concerned about the escalating health crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory, including the West Bank, where attacks on health infrastructure and increased restrictions on movement are obstructing access to health care
Health system at breaking point as hostilities further intensify in . . . Continued hostilities and military presence inhibit patients from accessing care, obstruct staff from providing care, and prevent WHO and partners from resupplying hospitals With each hospital forced out of service, patients lose access to health care, and WHO and partners’ efforts, to sustain Gaza’s health system are undone
WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and mental health . . . WHO highlights urgent need to transform mental health and mental health care Report urges mental health decision makers and advocates to step up commitment and action to change attitudes, actions and approaches to mental health, its determinants and mental health care
Prehospital Toolkit - World Health Organization (WHO) 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 prehospital care can help address a wide range of conditions across the life course, including injury, complications of pregnancy, exacerbations of non-communicable diseases, acute infections and sepsis The prompt
Strengthening acute care systems saves lives, but urgent action is needed Since that time, tens of thousands of health workers have been trained in BEC across more than 60 countries WHO Chief Nurse Amelia Tuipulotu at the eventUSCF Tyler Stepaniak“Strengthening health systems and supporting health workers to deliver effective acute care is essential to UHC and health security
New WHO guidance calls for urgent transformation of mental health policies The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched new guidance to help all countries reform and strengthen mental health policies and systems Mental health services worldwide remain underfunded, with major gaps in access and quality In some countries, up to 90% of people with severe mental health conditions receive no care at all, while many existing services rely on outdated institutional
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Home care for families and caregivers Accurate measurements and readings from a pulse oximeter are important signs in determining if and when a COVID-19 patient at home may need urgent care at a healthcare facility As a general rule, a decline below 90%, or a progressive downwards trend, can be an early warning of need for further medical assessment