Antimicrobial resistance Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death
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
Hospitals - World Health Organization (WHO) Hospitals are also an essential part of health system development Currently, external pressures, health systems shortcomings and hospital sector deficiencies are driving a new vision for hospitals in many parts of the world
Sepsis - World Health Organization (WHO) eating a healthy diet breastfeeding for newborns Hospitals and clinics should follow effective rules for infection prevention and control Antibiotics should be used appropriately to treat infections Sepsis is always a serious condition but people living with HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases are at higher risk Treatment
Primary health care Primary health care (PHC) addresses the majority of a person’s health needs throughout their lifetime This includes physical, mental and social well-being and it is people-centred rather than disease-centred PHC is a whole-of-society approach that includes health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care