Patient safety - World Health Organization (WHO) 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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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
Health-care waste - World Health Organization (WHO) Health risks Health-care waste contains potentially harmful microorganisms that can infect hospital patients, health workers and the public Other potential hazards may include drug-resistant microorganisms which spread from health facilities into the environment Adverse health outcomes associated with health care waste and by-products also
Health system at breaking point as hostilities further intensify in . . . Israel’s intensified military operations continue to threaten an already weakened health system, amidst worsening mass population displacement and acute shortages of food, water, medical supplies, fuel and shelter Four major hospitals in Gaza (Kamal Adwan Hospital, Indonesia Hospital, Hamad Hospital for Rehabilitation and Prosthetics, and European Gaza Hospital) have had to suspend medical
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
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 implementation of IPC programmes at the national and health care facility levels across all WHO regions
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