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African Partnerships for Patient Safety banner
Launch of new patient safety initiative.

African Partnerships for Patient Safety forms part of the WHO response to the increasing commitment and momentum for action on patient safety across Africa. It is a bidirectional initiative involving hospitals in Africa and Europe ensuring patient safety receives prominence within health care.

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NEW DOCUMENTS

WHO Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Health Care - Summary [pdf 2.22Mb]

Global priorities for patient safety research [pdf 1.05MB]

:: All WHO Patient Safety documents

FEATURES

Case studies on patient safety research
Examples of research in each of the key patient safety research areas.

Learning from error
Booklet and video in 6 languages exploring how multiple weaknesses can lead to error.

Safe surgery fact file
Global pulse oximetry
Working to provide affordable, robust pulse oximetry devices for operating rooms in the developing world.


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WHO Patient Safety

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10,000 FOR 2010

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PANDEMIC H1N1 2009

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NEWSLETTER

WHO Patient Safety newsletter - No 1


PATIENT SAFETY FACT FILE

10 facts on patient safety