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Bookmark or Share- Infection prevention and control - World Health Organization (WHO)Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a practical, evidence-based approach preventing patients and health workers from being harmed by avoidable infections. Effective IPC requires constant action at all levels of the health system, including policymakers, facility managers, health workers and those who access health services. IPC is unique in the field of patient safety and quality of care ...
- Hospitals - World Health Organization (WHO)Hospitals complement and amplify the effectiveness of many other parts of the health system, providing continuous availability of services for acute and complex conditions. They concentrate scarce resources within well-planned referral networks to respond efficiently to population health needs. They are an essential element of Universal Health ...
- Patient safety - World Health Organization (WHO)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 in Viet Nam - World Health Organization (WHO)Viet Nam's hospital system consists of a public-private mix, in which the public hospitals play substantial roles in providing health care services to the people. Overall, public hospitals are key drivers of efficiency and healthcare cost escalation. Hospital autonomy reforms in Viet Nam were initiated in the 1990s, with a new policy allowing ...
- Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in health-care facilities in low ...Overview. This toolkit aims to support countries in implementing Objective 4 of the Global Action Plan – ‘‘optimize the use of antimicrobial medicines” – by providing practical guidance on how to implement antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes in the human health sector at the national and health-care facility level in low- and ...
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