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- World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 - World Health Organization (WHO)
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 handling and disposal of health-care wastes in normal situations and emergencies Future issues such as climate change and the changing patterns of diseases and their impacts on health-care waste management are
- Interagency Integrated Triage Tool
The Interagency Integrated Triage Tool (IITT) is a triage tool developed to provide an integrated set of protocols for routine triage of adults and children
- 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
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