Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240051023
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control in outbreak preparedness, readiness and response at the health care facility level
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240051023
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240051023
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control outbreak preparedness, readiness and response at the national level
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Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 924003272X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This document provides a practical framework of actions and toolkit for strengthening infection prevention and control (IPC) outbreak preparedness, readiness and response at the national and subnational level. The document is targeted at IPC decision-makers, including IPC focal points or others in charge of IPC at the national or subnational level, and is geared towards outbreak response incident managers, outbreak management IPC task forces and national IPC committees. Other target audiences include safety and quality leads and managers, regulatory bodies and allied organizations, including academia, national IPC professional bodies and nongovernmental organizations involved in IPC activities.
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 924003272X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This document provides a practical framework of actions and toolkit for strengthening infection prevention and control (IPC) outbreak preparedness, readiness and response at the national and subnational level. The document is targeted at IPC decision-makers, including IPC focal points or others in charge of IPC at the national or subnational level, and is geared towards outbreak response incident managers, outbreak management IPC task forces and national IPC committees. Other target audiences include safety and quality leads and managers, regulatory bodies and allied organizations, including academia, national IPC professional bodies and nongovernmental organizations involved in IPC activities.
Global strategy on infection prevention and control
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240080511
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240080511
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
WHO benchmarks for strengthening health emergency capacities
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240086765
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The WHO Benchmarks for International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Capacities was first published in 2019 and serves as a capacity-building tool and reference document to guide development/updating of country health security plans, including the national action plan for health security (NAPHS). It is now updated to a second edition which incorporates lessons learned from recent health emergencies, as well as alignment with updated IHRMEF tools, the HEPR framework, the WHO Director-General’s ten proposals to build a safer world together, and to build back better through multi-hazard and whole-of-society approaches to support better preparedness for future emergencies. Over 250 relevant technical leads contributed to this edition, by providing inputs from WHO regional offices, countries, partners and participation in global consultation meetings. The second edition is titled “WHO Benchmarks for Strengthening Health Emergency Capacities: Support for the Implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR) and Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Resilience (HEPR) Capacities”. WHO benchmarks are further digitalized for easy and quick use, along with a reference library, which is currently being updated. The audience for this document includes WHO Member States, health ministries and other relevant ministries, healthstakeholders, partners, nongovernmental organizations and academia to support building capacities at the country level.
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240086765
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The WHO Benchmarks for International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Capacities was first published in 2019 and serves as a capacity-building tool and reference document to guide development/updating of country health security plans, including the national action plan for health security (NAPHS). It is now updated to a second edition which incorporates lessons learned from recent health emergencies, as well as alignment with updated IHRMEF tools, the HEPR framework, the WHO Director-General’s ten proposals to build a safer world together, and to build back better through multi-hazard and whole-of-society approaches to support better preparedness for future emergencies. Over 250 relevant technical leads contributed to this edition, by providing inputs from WHO regional offices, countries, partners and participation in global consultation meetings. The second edition is titled “WHO Benchmarks for Strengthening Health Emergency Capacities: Support for the Implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR) and Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Resilience (HEPR) Capacities”. WHO benchmarks are further digitalized for easy and quick use, along with a reference library, which is currently being updated. The audience for this document includes WHO Member States, health ministries and other relevant ministries, healthstakeholders, partners, nongovernmental organizations and academia to support building capacities at the country level.
Ebola and Marburg treatment centres
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240090088
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This manual addresses the design and construction of healthcare facilities supporting the response to Ebola and Marburg (E&M) disease outbreaks, particularly in treatment centres (TCs). It provides technical guidance, minimum requirements, practical tools and layout examples, and references for planning, designing, building, and operating healthcare facilities (TCs and others) to respond to E&M disease outbreaks in low– and middle-income contexts and resource-limited settings. The manual complements other World Health Organization (WHO) literature and contributes to the standardization of facility design and operation for safe and humane care and treatment of patients.
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240090088
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
This manual addresses the design and construction of healthcare facilities supporting the response to Ebola and Marburg (E&M) disease outbreaks, particularly in treatment centres (TCs). It provides technical guidance, minimum requirements, practical tools and layout examples, and references for planning, designing, building, and operating healthcare facilities (TCs and others) to respond to E&M disease outbreaks in low– and middle-income contexts and resource-limited settings. The manual complements other World Health Organization (WHO) literature and contributes to the standardization of facility design and operation for safe and humane care and treatment of patients.
A checklist for respiratory pathogen pandemic preparedness planning
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240084517
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240084517
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
National outbreak response handbook by the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240094369
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
The National outbreak response handbook by the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) provides national public health agencies, ministries of health and partners with practical guidance as they respond to outbreaks in their country or territory. The Handbook can be used to inform outbreak preparedness and response plans at the national and subnational levels, including to ensure complementarity with existing national outbreak response plans. It summarizes effective organizational structures that can be implemented during national outbreak response, highlights best practices based on GOARN partners’ collective experiences, and references key technical and operational resources that have been developed by GOARN and its partners. This version (2024) of Handbook has been developed following extensive consultation across multidisciplinary GOARN partners and WHO technical teams, including collective response experiences. It is accompanied by an online portal version on the GOARN Knowledge Platform.
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240094369
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
The National outbreak response handbook by the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) provides national public health agencies, ministries of health and partners with practical guidance as they respond to outbreaks in their country or territory. The Handbook can be used to inform outbreak preparedness and response plans at the national and subnational levels, including to ensure complementarity with existing national outbreak response plans. It summarizes effective organizational structures that can be implemented during national outbreak response, highlights best practices based on GOARN partners’ collective experiences, and references key technical and operational resources that have been developed by GOARN and its partners. This version (2024) of Handbook has been developed following extensive consultation across multidisciplinary GOARN partners and WHO technical teams, including collective response experiences. It is accompanied by an online portal version on the GOARN Knowledge Platform.
Global report on infection prevention and control 2024
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240103988
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
This global report is an update of the previous edition issued in 2022 and provides a snapshot of the implementation of the WHO recommendations and standards aimed at making health care settings a safe environment through best practices in IPC, including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and waste management. It highlights the burden of health care-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the related harm to both patients and health workers in care settings. It presents also an updated global situation analysis of the implementation of IPC programmes at the national and health care facility levels, including a focus on the WHO regions. Finally, it highlights recent landmark political and implementation documents, which indicate directions, actions, indicators and targets for countries and the international IPC community to help them to progress in the implementation and improvement of IPC. The report is primarily aimed at those in charge of making decisions and formulating policies in the field of IPC at national, subnational and facility levels. This includes policy-makers, senior managers, administrators who are managing health budgets, and IPC focal points at national (ministry of health, public health institutes, etc.), subnational and health care facility levels.
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240103988
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
This global report is an update of the previous edition issued in 2022 and provides a snapshot of the implementation of the WHO recommendations and standards aimed at making health care settings a safe environment through best practices in IPC, including water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and waste management. It highlights the burden of health care-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and the related harm to both patients and health workers in care settings. It presents also an updated global situation analysis of the implementation of IPC programmes at the national and health care facility levels, including a focus on the WHO regions. Finally, it highlights recent landmark political and implementation documents, which indicate directions, actions, indicators and targets for countries and the international IPC community to help them to progress in the implementation and improvement of IPC. The report is primarily aimed at those in charge of making decisions and formulating policies in the field of IPC at national, subnational and facility levels. This includes policy-makers, senior managers, administrators who are managing health budgets, and IPC focal points at national (ministry of health, public health institutes, etc.), subnational and health care facility levels.
Minimum standards and recommendations for medical teams responding to highly infectious disease outbreaks
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240092889
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Infectious diseases with epidemic potential remain a significant and constant threat to the health and security of populations around the world, requiring robust health emergency preparedness, readiness and response systems and capacities at local and national levels. Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs), the EMT Initiative and its global network focus on establishing common quality standards and recommendations for medical teams to respond to health emergencies rapidly and effectively, as well as strengthening and supporting national capacities through strong collaboration and coordination. This publication defines minimum standards for the establishment of such critical capacities in a predictable and quality assured manner, and will enhance the interoperability between national, regional, and international capacities. This will contribute to the development and classification of respective specialized care teams (SCT) within the EMT framework and will provide guidance to member states, ministries of health, national and international EMTs and other key stakeholders to develop capacities and trainings, preparing for, or responding to outbreaks of highly infectious diseases.
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9240092889
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Infectious diseases with epidemic potential remain a significant and constant threat to the health and security of populations around the world, requiring robust health emergency preparedness, readiness and response systems and capacities at local and national levels. Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs), the EMT Initiative and its global network focus on establishing common quality standards and recommendations for medical teams to respond to health emergencies rapidly and effectively, as well as strengthening and supporting national capacities through strong collaboration and coordination. This publication defines minimum standards for the establishment of such critical capacities in a predictable and quality assured manner, and will enhance the interoperability between national, regional, and international capacities. This will contribute to the development and classification of respective specialized care teams (SCT) within the EMT framework and will provide guidance to member states, ministries of health, national and international EMTs and other key stakeholders to develop capacities and trainings, preparing for, or responding to outbreaks of highly infectious diseases.
Challenges of Healthcare Systems in the Era of COVID-19
Author: Niccolò Persiani
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031431146
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
In light of the Covid 19 pandemic and its impact on healthcare systems, this book examines health care innovations and service management models and discusses significant reforms and organizational and managerial changes in the healthcare systems of countries in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. It features contributions that shed new light on the impact of the pandemic on healthcare organizations and the lessons that can be drawn from this crisis for management practice. The book covers topics such as best practices in healthcare delivery, healthcare management, process and product innovation, digitization and information technologies, healthcare governance, collaborative healthcare experiences and networks, healthcare financing, and healthcare policy reform. It is aimed at scholars and practitioners in healthcare, as well as anyone interested in innovation in healthcare services and management.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031431146
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
In light of the Covid 19 pandemic and its impact on healthcare systems, this book examines health care innovations and service management models and discusses significant reforms and organizational and managerial changes in the healthcare systems of countries in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. It features contributions that shed new light on the impact of the pandemic on healthcare organizations and the lessons that can be drawn from this crisis for management practice. The book covers topics such as best practices in healthcare delivery, healthcare management, process and product innovation, digitization and information technologies, healthcare governance, collaborative healthcare experiences and networks, healthcare financing, and healthcare policy reform. It is aimed at scholars and practitioners in healthcare, as well as anyone interested in innovation in healthcare services and management.