Hand hygiene continues to be considered 1 of the most important methods of preventing transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens and reducing the incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Issues affecting hand hygiene practices in
By the very nature of reusability, processing for reusable medical devices has been and continues to be risk prone. Healthcare systems have historically been slow to embed best practice quality control elements into everyday reprocessing workflow
Blood-borne occupational exposure of medical personnel refers to the harm caused by the exposure of medical and health workers to blood, body fluids, and laboratory culture fluids in the process of diagnosing, treating, nursing, preventing, testing
Efforts to reform global pandemic preparedness and response are happening too slowly, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response said on Monday.