Illustrated by A. Scheffler and contribution by G. Medley
La prueba cutánea de la tuberculina le indicará si alguna vez ha tenido los microbios de la tuberculosis (TB) en el cuerpo.
Issue Brief 28: Cargiver Toolbox Part 2
A collection of important documents from the category "Standard precautions", including hand hygiene, waste management, infection and prevention control (IPC) measures.
The purpose of this document is to contribute to improved recognition of Buruli
ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) and encourage greater efforts in detecting
cases at an early stage of infection.Today, patients can be cured with antibiotics if
diagnosed early, thus avoiding unnecessary suff
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ering and disability.We hope that
all users of this document will help to achieve these objectives.
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A guide for developing a hygiene promotion program to increase handwashing with soap
First Global Patient Safety Challenge Clean Care is Safer Care
The WHO Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care provide health-care workers (HCWs), hospital administrators and health authorities with a thorough review of evidence on hand hygiene in health care and specific recommendations to impro
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ve practices and reduce transmission of pathogenic microorganisms to patients and HCWs. The present Guidelines are intended to be implemented in any situation in which health care is delivered either to a patient or to a specific group in a population. Therefore, this concept applies to all settings where health care is permanently or occasionally performed, such as home care by birth attendants.
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WaterAid is an international NGO that provides assistance for safe water supply,
sanitation and hygiene practice in the poor communities in the world.
HIV & AIDS Treatment in Practice no. 201
Document available in English, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and Swahili. For other languages check also: http://www.who.int/cholera/publications/OutbreakAssessment/en/
Where there is no doctor Chapter 3