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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Transmission-based precautions (TBP) are used in addition to standard precautions for patients with known or suspected infection or colonization1 with transmissible and/or epidemiologically significant pathogens. The type of transmission-based precautions assigned to a patient depends on the transmission route of the microorganism: contact, droplet, or airborn

Tags: SOP, standards of care, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), transmission,

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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

Tags: SOP, standards of care, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC),

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World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

The report reveals that good IPC programmes can reduce health care infections by 70 %. oday, out of every 100 patients in acute-care hospitals, seven patients in high-income countries and 15 patients in low- and middle-income countries will acquire at least one health care-associated infection (HAI) during their hospital stay. On average, 1 in every 10 affected patients will die from their HAI. People in intensive care and newborns are particularly at risk. And the report reveals that approximately one in four hospital-treated sepsis cases and almost half of all cases of sepsis with organ dysfunction treated in adult intensive-care units are health care-associated

Tags: ipc, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), reports, Health Workers, occupational risk, safe hospitals, intensive care, sepsis, Hand Hygiene,

Source: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-s

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

2nd edition WASH FIT is a risk-based, continuous improvement framework with a set of tools for undertaking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) improvements as part of wider quality improvements in health care facilities. It is aimed at small primary, and in some instances secondary, health care facilities in low and middle income countries. An app, for front line data collection is also available in the Android Google Play store or as a web ap

Tags: water safety, safe water, Sanitation, Hygiene promotion, Hygiene, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), infection control, guideline,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

This course provides information on what facilities should be doing to be prepared to respond to a case of an emerging respiratory virus such as the novel coronavirus, how to identify a case once it occurs, and how to properly implement IPC measures to ensure there is no further transmission to HCW or to other patients and others in the healthcare facility. This course has been updated in January 2022 and highlights the latest WHO guidance to date. Please note that our guidance is continuously being updated and the other language versions of the course will gradually be updated too. This training is intended for healthcare workers and public health professionals, as it is focused on infection prevention and control. This course is also available in the following languages: русский - 日本語 - français - Bahasa Indonesia - Español - Português - Italiano - српски језик - 中文 - македонски јазик - Türkçe - język polski - Tiếng Việt - العربية - Nederlands - Tetun - বাংলা - فارسي - Soomaalig

Tags: Online Courses, infection control, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), novel coronavirus, nCOV,

Source: https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-IPC

Overview of technologies for the treatment of infectious and sharp waste from health care facilities (Arabic Version)

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

نظرة عامّة على التقنيّات المستخدمة لمعالجة النفايات المُعدِية والحادّة الناتجة عن مرافق الرعاية الصحيّة This document provides an overview of specific health care waste technologies for the treatment of solid infectious and sharp waste. For each technology, details of its operation, effects on the environment and health, requirements for installation, capacities for treating waste, examples of consumables and advantages and disadvantages are described. The document is designed for health care facility administrators and planners, WASH and infection prevention control staff, national planners, donors and partners

Tags: Waste management, technology, WASH, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Sharps waste,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand

Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control in outbreak preparedness, readiness and response at the national level

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

14 Dec 2021

Tags: ipc, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), outbreak prevention, Outbreak Preparedness Plan and Coordination,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream

Training courses on infection prevention and control (IPC)

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2021) CC

Tags: Online Courses, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), ipc, AMR, Antimicrobial resistance,

Source: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicatio

Germany’s National Public Health Institute (RKI), et al. (2021) C1

In Control imparts knowledge, provokes reflection and triggers curiosity. The first half of the book provides an overview of the organisations, principles, frameworks and themes that every professional deploying to health emergencies should be aware of. The second half of the book provides practical advice to help professionals survive and thrive during their mission – from staying healthy, protecting oneself from cyber-attacks and coping with stress to building trust among the host community or dealing with language barriers and the press. This handbook is free of charge and can be made available in small quantities as long as supply lasts. To order, please send this form to: incontrol-handbook@rki.d

Tags: global players, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), global health, SDGs, child protection, environmental health, health worker deployment, pre-deployment, laboratoires, Hygiene, Medical Waste Management, WASH, Sanitation, staying healthy, security, psychosocial well-being,

Source: https://www.incontrol-handbook.org/

WHO aircraft disinsection methods and procedures

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

Tags: Disinfection, aircrafts, infetion control, travellers,

Source: https://extranet.who.int/iris/restricted

	Transmission-based precautions for the prevention and control of infections: aide-memoire World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(4) Download (5) Add to my MEDBOX Transmission-based precautions (TBP) are used in addition to standard precautions for patients with known or suspected infection or colonization1 with transmissible and/or epidemiologically significant pathogens. The type of transmission-based precautions assigned to a patient depends on the transmission route of the microorganism: contact, droplet, or airborn Tags: SOP, standards of care, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), transmission, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Standard precautions for the prevention and control of infections: aide-memoire World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(3) Download (3) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: SOP, standards of care, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Global report on infection prevention and control World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(14) Download (29) Add to my MEDBOX The report reveals that good IPC programmes can reduce health care infections by 70 %. oday, out of every 100 patients in acute-care hospitals, seven patients in high-income countries and 15 patients in low- and middle-income countries will acquire at least one health care-associated infection (HAI) during their hospital stay. On average, 1 in every 10 affected patients will die from their HAI. People in intensive care and newborns are particularly at risk. And the report reveals that approximately one in four hospital-treated sepsis cases and almost half of all cases of sepsis with organ dysfunction treated in adult intensive-care units are health care-associated Tags: ipc, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), reports, Health Workers, occupational risk, safe hospitals, intensive care, sepsis, Hand Hygiene, Source: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-s
	Water and Sanitation for Health Facility Improvement Tool (WASH FIT): A practical guide for improving quality of care through water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(1466) Download (490) Add to my MEDBOX 2nd edition WASH FIT is a risk-based, continuous improvement framework with a set of tools for undertaking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) improvements as part of wider quality improvements in health care facilities. It is aimed at small primary, and in some instances secondary, health care facilities in low and middle income countries. An app, for front line data collection is also available in the Android Google Play store or as a web ap Tags: water safety, safe water, Sanitation, Hygiene promotion, Hygiene, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), infection control, guideline, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) in the context of COVID-19 World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO Open external link (828) Add to my MEDBOX This course provides information on what facilities should be doing to be prepared to respond to a case of an emerging respiratory virus such as the novel coronavirus, how to identify a case once it occurs, and how to properly implement IPC measures to ensure there is no further transmission to HCW or to other patients and others in the healthcare facility. This course has been updated in January 2022 and highlights the latest WHO guidance to date. Please note that our guidance is continuously being updated and the other language versions of the course will gradually be updated too. This training is intended for healthcare workers and public health professionals, as it is focused on infection prevention and control. This course is also available in the following languages: русский - 日本語 - français - Bahasa Indonesia - Español - Português - Italiano - српски језик - 中文 - македонски јазик - Türkçe - język polski - Tiếng Việt - العربية - Nederlands - Tetun - বাংলা - فارسي - Soomaalig Tags: Online Courses, infection control, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), novel coronavirus, nCOV, Source: https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-IPC
	Overview of technologies for the treatment of infectious and sharp waste from health care facilities (Arabic Version) World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(26) Download (27) Add to my MEDBOX نظرة عامّة على التقنيّات المستخدمة لمعالجة النفايات المُعدِية والحادّة الناتجة عن مرافق الرعاية الصحيّة This document provides an overview of specific health care waste technologies for the treatment of solid infectious and sharp waste. For each technology, details of its operation, effects on the environment and health, requirements for installation, capacities for treating waste, examples of consumables and advantages and disadvantages are described. The document is designed for health care facility administrators and planners, WASH and infection prevention control staff, national planners, donors and partners Tags: Waste management, technology, WASH, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Sharps waste, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/hand
	Framework and toolkit for infection prevention and control in outbreak preparedness, readiness and response at the national level World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(58) Download (71) Add to my MEDBOX 14 Dec 2021 Tags: ipc, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), outbreak prevention, Outbreak Preparedness Plan and Coordination, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	Training courses on infection prevention and control (IPC) European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2021) CC Open external link (948) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: Online Courses, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), ipc, AMR, Antimicrobial resistance, Source: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicatio
	In Control. A Practical Handbook for Professionals Working in Health Emergencies Internationally Germany’s National Public Health Institute (RKI), et al. (2021) C1 Open external link (864) Add to my MEDBOX In Control imparts knowledge, provokes reflection and triggers curiosity. The first half of the book provides an overview of the organisations, principles, frameworks and themes that every professional deploying to health emergencies should be aware of. The second half of the book provides practical advice to help professionals survive and thrive during their mission – from staying healthy, protecting oneself from cyber-attacks and coping with stress to building trust among the host community or dealing with language barriers and the press. This handbook is free of charge and can be made available in small quantities as long as supply lasts. To order, please send this form to: incontrol-handbook@rki.d Tags: global players, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), global health, SDGs, child protection, environmental health, health worker deployment, pre-deployment, laboratoires, Hygiene, Medical Waste Management, WASH, Sanitation, staying healthy, security, psychosocial well-being, Source: https://www.incontrol-handbook.org/
	WHO aircraft disinsection methods and procedures World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(34) Download (33) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: Disinfection, aircrafts, infetion control, travellers, Source: https://extranet.who.int/iris/restricted

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