- Medical devices - World Health Organization (WHO)
Medical devices are used in many diverse settings, for example, by laypersons at home, by paramedical staff and clinicians in remote clinics, by opticians and dentists and by health-care professionals in advanced medical facilities, for prevention and screening and in palliative care
- Health topics - World Health Organization (WHO)
Substandard and falsified medical products Suicide prevention Sustainable development Syphilis
- Health technologies
Health technologies include medicines, medical devices, assistive technologies, techniques and procedures developed to solve health problems and improve the quality of life Such technologies are used in all types of health facilities, play a major role in contemporary health-care systems, and contribute directly to the quality of patient care
- Increases in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks threaten years of . . .
Immunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises and funding cuts jeopardize progress and leave millions of children, adolescents and adults at risk, warn WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi during World Immunization Week, 24–30 April
- 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
- Infection prevention and control
Marcos Oliveira Medical gloves are crucial for preventing infection when exposed to blood and body fluids, but they don't replace proper hand hygiene
- Clinical practice guidelines for influenza
This WHO Clinical practice guideline for influenza is an update and expansion from the previously published WHO guideline on the clinical management of patients with severe influenza or at risk of severe influenza These updated guidelines provide recommendations on the management of both severe and non-severe influenza and also includes recommendations on the use of antiviral medications to
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