Hospitals - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 2, 2025 · Hospital functions and organization vary according to health-care delivery organizations and each hospital’s unique position in the system. Good management structures ensure coordination …
Global report on infection prevention and control 2024
Nov 29, 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 …
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 …
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 …
Health system at breaking point as hostilities further intensify in ...
May 22, 2025 · Israel’s intensified military operations continue to threaten an already weakened health system, amidst worsening mass population displacement and acute shortages of food, water, …
Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital Maldives recognized as a National ...
Jul 2, 2023 · Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) is a publicly funded hospital in the capital of Malé, Maldives and is the largest healthcare facility in country. Its primary function is to provide high quality …
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.
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 …
Safe management of wastes from health-care activities, 2nd ed.
Jun 12, 2014 · This handbook – the result of extensive international consultation and collaboration – provides comprehensive guidance on safe, efficient, and environmentally sound methods for the …
Patient safety - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sep 11, 2023 · 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.