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Around 15 percent of hospital expenditure in high-income countries is due to mistakes in care or patients being infected while in hospitals. The three organisations outline the steps governments, health services and their workers, together with citizens and patients, urgently need to take to improve health care quality.
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Making hospitals safe in emergencies - World Health Organization (WHO)
In emergencies, disasters and other crises, a community must be able to protect the lives and well-being of the affected population, particularly in the minutes and hours immediately following impact or exposure. The ability of health services to function without interruption in these situations is a matter of life and death. For a safe hospital to remain accessible and functioning at maximum ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Hospitals in the Western Pacific - World Health Organization (WHO)
Hospitals are the dominant component of health service delivery. Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) is impossible without clearly identifying the role of hospitals and optimizing their performance. Nevertheless, countries continue to struggle to improve hospital planning and management. Facility-level challenges such as weak management ...
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COMPREHENSIVE SAFE - World Health Organization (WHO)
ction for 2015.” This comprehensive Safe Hospital framework is intended to guide global and national actions for implementing safe hospitals as a major priority in the post-2015 framework on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and in country and community.
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Hospitals - World Health Organization (WHO)
Hospitals are integral to effective health systems and to achieving health-related Sustainable Development Goals. Hospitals and their workers serve communities as places where health services and care are received in times of greatest need. The COVID-19 pandemic put a significant strain on hospital workers who served tirelessly to meet demand.
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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).
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Sepsis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Hospitals and clinics should follow effective rules for infection prevention and control. Antibiotics should be used appropriately to treat infections. Sepsis is always a serious condition but people living with HIV, tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases are at higher risk. Treatment
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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 ...
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