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Hospitals - World Health Organization (WHO) 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 among staff, services, infrastructure and supply chains to deliver high-quality care.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

COMPREHENSIVE SAFE - World Health Organization (WHO) r functionalities. “Safe hospital” is a widely used term, but this framework takes into account the critical roles that different types of health facilities play in ensuring a safer health system – including health centres, laboratories, clinics (including those that provide prevention services and health promotion), small and medium ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

PHC measurement framework and indicators The PHC measurement framework and indicators and accompanying annex of technical specifications aims to support countries to track, monitor and improve PHC capacities and performance towards the achievement of UHC and the SDGs. The framework and indicators build on globally and regionally established frameworks and indicator lists for health systems and UHC, while filling critical gaps on ...