17 September 2023
/ World Patient Safety Day
Integrated Health Services
The department supports countries in moving their health systems towards universal health coverage, through equitable access to quality health services that are integrated, safe and people-centred across the care continuum. The department also leads the WHO efforts on essential health services and systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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World Patient Safety Day
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All →Multisectoral efforts to influence behaviours around healthy diet and exercise, while essential, have been insufficient to halt the rising prevalence of...
Hand hygiene is vital for safe health care delivery, yet practices at the point of care remain suboptimal worldwide. A comprehensive research agenda...
The WHO assessment tool on infection prevention and control (IPC) minimum requirements for primary health care facilities is a tool to support the implementation...
To better understand the extent of health system and essential health service disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has conducted four rounds...
World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) is an official World Health Organization (WHO) global public health day. It brings together patients, families, caregivers,...
Developed collaboratively by WHO, including the WHO Global Alliance for Care of the Injured, and the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, this guide...
10 January 2023
WHO international standard terminologies on siddha medicine
Siddha medicine is a popular health resource used across the world. Standard terminology relating to Siddha medicine is, therefore, an essential tool for...
10 January 2023
WHO international standard terminologies on ayurveda
Ayurveda is one of the popularly applied health resources across the globe. Standard terminology of Ayurveda is an essential tool for working on other...
