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12 June 2015 | A World Health Organization and World Bank Group report launched today shows that 400 million people do not have access to essential health services and 6% of people in low- and middle-income countries are tipped into or pushed further into extreme poverty because of health spending.

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The African Partnerships for Patient Safety (APPS) programme issued an evaluation into its partnership-based approach aimed at improving infection prevention and control (IPC) and the safety of health services. The findings of this evaluation are of particular relevance in the current global health context. The report describes the perceived and actual value that hospital-to-hospital partnerships add and whether, and to what extent, such a model can stimulate the spread of patient safety and IPC improvements beyond the immediate hospitals involved in each partnership.

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January 2016 -- Recovering from Ebola requires getting essential health services back up and running in a safe and reliable way, and addressing the weaknesses of the system. WHO is supporting Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone on the road to recovery.

• Infection prevention and control, and patient safety
• National and regional surveillance systems
• Building a fit-for-purpose workforce
• Essential package of services