AWaRe: handle antibiotics with care
WHO launched a global campaign to urge governments to adopt a tool, the AWaRe tool, to reduce the spread of…
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WASH in healthcare facilities – a baseline report from WHO-UNICEF
WHO, together with UNICEF, published their first comprehensive global assessment of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities compiling…
Save lives campaign 2019: Clean care for all – it’s in your hands
For 2019, the “SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands” campaign led by WHO calls on everyone to be inspired by the global…
WHO Global Survey on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Hand Hygiene
The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) unit at WHO is coordinating a global survey on the current level of progress…
2nd World Sepsis Congress – Maternal and neonatal sepsis session
On 5 and 6 September 2018, the Global Sepsis Alliance held their Second World Sepsis Congress. Every session was recorded…
World Antibiotic Awareness Week 12-16 November 2018
World antibiotic awareness week (WAAW) is coming up and WHO has developed many communication materials available for download. We encourage…
GLOSS in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The GLOSS research team –principal investigators from participating countries, PhD students leading secondary analyses, data analysts, and WHO staff– met…
New publication by our colleagues in Colombia
Our colleagues in Colombia have just published an article that aimed to compare the characterization of an obstetric population diagnosed with…
Today is World Sepsis Day!
In recognition of this day and the hard work by all the providers and country coordinators participating in GLOSS, WHO…
Second World Sepsis Congress 5-6 September 2018
Registration is now open for the 2nd World Sepsis Congress to be held completely online and for free on 5-6…