Hospitals - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年12月28日 · Hospitals matter to people and often mark central points in their lives. They also matter to health systems by being instrumental for care coordination and integration. They often provide a setting for education of doctors, nurses and other health-care professionals and are a critical base for clinical research.
Healthcare waste - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年10月24日 · According to WHO/UNICEF, in 2021, only 61% of hospitals had basic health-care waste services. The situation is far worse in fragile contexts, where based on 2023 data, only 25% of health facilities had basic health care waste management services (2).
evaluating the quantities and types of waste produced in different facilities b. Creating national action plans and developing national health care waste management guidelines c. Building capacity at the national level to enhance the way health care waste is managed in low-income countries A WHO guideline was drafted to assist administrators
Medical devices - World Health Organization (WHO)
2021年6月30日 · Member States recognized in World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions WHA60.29 (2007) and WHA 67.20 (2014) that medical devices are indispensable for health-care delivery but that their selection, regulation and use present enormous challenges, especially for low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).
Occupational health: health workers - World Health Organization …
2022年11月7日 · Safeguarding the health, safety and well-being of health workers is fundamental for well-functioning and resilient health systems. Health workers face a range of occupational risks associated with biological, chemical, physical, ergonomic and psychosocial hazards including violence, affecting the safety of both health workers and patients. The protection of health, …
Cyber-attacks on critical health infrastructure
2024年2月6日 · This WHO questions and answers page explains how cyber-attack have emerged as a threat to public health and safety by deliberately targeting hospitals and associated critical health infrastructure. It discusses how Member States and key stakeholders across public health authorities, healthcare, law enforcement and industry, should move forward collaboratively to …
Patient safety - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年9月11日 · Sepsis is a serious condition that happens when the body’s immune system has an extreme response to an infection. The body’s reaction causes damage to its own tissues and organs. Of all sepsis cases managed in hospitals, 23.6% were found to be health care associated, and approximately 24.4% of affected patients lost their lives as a result (9).
Hospitals play a critical role in providing communities with essential medical care during all types of disaster. De-pending on their scope and nature, disasters can lead to a rapidly increasing service demand that can overwhelm the functional capacity and safety of hospitals and the health-care system at large. The World Health Organization
Hospitals in Viet Nam - World Health Organization (WHO)
2015年7月17日 · Besides the public hospitals, the country also has 182 private hospitals, mostly located in urban areas. Hospitals as first contact care It is estimated that hospitals in Viet Nam accommodate more than 50% of total health care visits and consume more than 95% of total health insurance spending.
Occupational hazards in the health sector - World Health …
Occupational hazards in the health sector. This e-tool is intended for use by people in charge of occupational health and safety for health workers at the national, subnational and facility levels and for health workers who want to know what WHO and ILO recommend for the protection of their health and safety