World Health Organization (WHO) The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable
Mental health WHO fact sheet on mental health covering risks and protective factors, promotion and prevention, care and treatment, and WHO's work in this area
Health promotion - World Health Organization (WHO) “Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health ” Health Promotion Glossary, 1998 A brief history of Health Promotion The first International Conference on Health Promotion was held in Ottawa in 1986, and was primarily a response to growing expectations for a new public health movement around the world It launched a series of
Seguridad del paciente Panorama general El principio más básico de cualquier servicio de atención de salud es, ante todo, no hacer daño Sin embargo, se ha demostrado sobradamente que, tanto en los países poco desarrollados como en los desarrollados, se causan muchos perjuicios a los pacientes que tienen graves repercusiones humanas, morales, éticas y económicas y que se podrían prevenir La seguridad del
Global guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infection Overview The first ever Global guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) were published on 3 November 2016, then updated in some parts and published in a new edition in December 2018 They include a list of 29 concrete recommendations on 23 topics for the prevention of SSI in the pre-, intra and postoperative periods, which are based on 28 systematic reviews of the
Hypertension - World Health Organization (WHO) WHO fact sheet on hypertension including information on prevalence, risk factors, symptoms, prevention, treatment and WHO's work in this area
Infection prevention and control GLOBAL 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
Primary health care Primary health care (PHC) addresses the majority of a person’s health needs throughout their lifetime This includes physical, mental and social well-being and it is people-centred rather than disease-centred PHC is a whole-of-society approach that includes health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care