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- Hospital emergency response checklist
Hospital emergency management is a continuous process requiring the seamless integration of planning and re-sponse efforts with local and national programmes The principles and recommendations outlined in this tool are generic, applicable to a range of contingencies and based on an all-hazards approach
- Key facts and figures - World Health Organization (WHO)
These deficiencies in infrastructure, practices and culture have tremendous consequences on patient and health worker safety and so on all people’s lives Globally, out of every 100 patients, 7 in developed and 15 in developing countries will acquire at least one HAI in acute care hospitals HAIs in adult intensive care units and neonatal infection rates are 2–3 and 3–20 times higher
- 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
- 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
- Essential newborn care - World Health Organization (WHO)
High-quality universal newborn health care is the right of every newborn everywhere Babies have the right to be protected from injury and infection, to breathe normally, to be warm and to be fed All newborns should have access to essential newborn care, which is the critical care for all babies in the first days after birth Essential newborn care involves immediate care at the time of birth
- WHO Internship Programme
WHO's Internship Programme offers a wide range of opportunities for graduate and postgraduate students to gain insight in the technical and administrative programmes of WHO
- Mass Casualty Management - World Health Organization (WHO)
The WHO MCM Course is a learning program on mass casualty preparedness and response for emergency unit based clinical providers, managers, and logistics and administrative staff The course is based on the principles of mass casualty management and emphasizes the critical role of the emergency unit in enhancing patient outcomes The MCM course highlights preparedness activities, operational
- Infection prevention and control
Out of every 100 patients in acute-care hospitals, seven patients in high-income countries (HICs) and 15 patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will acquire at least one health care-associated infection during their hospital stay
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