Jul 17, 2015 · 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.

Feb 17, 2017 · Standard precautions are essential to prevent hospital-acquired infections. These include washing hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub before and after examining a patient, safely storing and disposing of infectious waste and sharp objects, and sterilizing and disinfecting instruments in the labour and delivery room and newborn ...

Health care-associated infection (HAI), also referred to as "nosocomial" or "hospital" infection, is an infection occurring in a patient during the process of care in a hospital or other health care facility which was not present or incubating at the time of admission.

Nov 29, 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.

May 30, 2024 · 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 ...

Strengthening pre-hospital and hospital sys-tems to ensure the best outcomes for those severely injured in an event. 4, 5 Essential surgery and emergency care capacity at a local level can ensure that injured patients receive immediate life-saving treatment. Maternal and new born emergency care. Provision of psychosocial support for the af-

Sep 20, 2017 · The purpose of this Guide for evaluators is to provide guidance to evaluators on applying the checklist, rating a hospital’s safety and calculating the hospital’s safety index. The evaluation will facilitate the determination of the hospital’s capacity to continue providing services following an adverse event, and will guide the actions …

Aug 18, 2023 · 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.

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 and for health workers who want to know what WHO and ILO recommend for the protection of their health and safety

of hazardous health care waste per hospital bed per day; while low-income countries generate on average 0.2 kg of hazardous health care waste per hospital bed per day. (5) The management of health care waste is an integral part of a national health care system. However, it was found that between 20% and 60% of health care facilities in