Hospitals in Viet Nam - World Health Organization (WHO) Hospital autonomy reforms in Viet Nam were initiated in the 1990s, with a new policy allowing hospitals to charge user fees It is well recognized that public hospitals in Viet Nam need to strengthen its finance and management and be effectively governed at the system level to drive improvement in quality and efficiency
Hospital emergency response checklist - World Health Organization (WHO) hospital-based emergency management principles and best practices and integrates priority action required for rapid, effective response to a critical event based on an all-hazards approach The tool is structured according to nine key components, each with a list of priority action to support hospital managers and emergency planners in achieving:
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
Global report on infection prevention and control 2024 But HAIs are a daily threat in every hospital and clinic, not only during epidemics and pandemics Lack of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in health care settings not only affects the application of infection prevention and control (IPC) best practices but also equity and dignity among both those providing and receiving care
Safe management of wastes from health-care activities, 2nd ed. This handbook – the result of extensive international consultation and collaboration – provides comprehensive guidance on safe, efficient, and environmentally sound methods for the handling and disposal of health-care wastes in normal situations and emergencies Future issues such as climate change and the changing patterns of diseases and their impacts on health-care waste management are
The High 5s Project Medication Reconciliation Implementation Guide Page . . . An elderly woman was admitted to a hospital with a working diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia Appropriate antibiotics and symptom management were ordered and commenced Two days later the patient suffered a myocardial infarction and it was found that a beta-blocker (cardiac medication) had been omitted on admission
Clinical management of COVID-19 - World Health Organization (WHO) WHO develops most up-to-date technical guidance for clinical management of COVID-19 patients, including optimized supportive care interventions and therapeutics based on ongoing “living” assessment of new evidence generated by the global community