Caring for Those Who Care: National Programmes for Occupational Health for Health Workers – Policy Brief

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• Corporate Authors:
  World Health Organization ; International Labour Organization
• Description:
  Health is a universal human right and a main contributor to well-being, economic development, growth, wealth and prosperity for all. Health systems play a key role in protecting, restoring and maintaining the health of patients and populations. A well-trained, motivated and supported health workforce is the backbone of every health system and without them, there would be no health care. Health workers around the world are at the front line of the daily battle to contain diseases and to save lives while often risking their own health and lives. Poor and unsafe working conditions increase the risk of occupational diseases and injuries among health workers and jeopardize patient safety, quality of care and the overall resilience of health systems. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has drawn attention to significant gaps in the protection of health workers, emphasizing the need to ensure that the occupational safety and health of health workers is a priority. This is fundamental if they are to be enabled to do their jobs and to protect the health of patients and populations. The development and implementation of national programmes for protecting the health and safety of all health workers is an effective way to ensure the application of national occupational safety and health legislation and policies tailored to the needs of the health sector. This policy brief is intended to provide a short overview on the issues and recommendations for policy decision-makers in ministries of health and ministries of employment and labour; local authorities; managers of health facilities; professional associations of the various groups of health workers; and organizations of workers and employers in the health sector. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Coronavirus COVID-19 Health Care Personnel Health Care Workers Health Protection Occupational Health Programs Occupational Safety Patient Handling Policy Work Environment
• ISBN:
  9789240011588
• Publisher:
  World Health Organization
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Report
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061893
• Citation:
  Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 2020 Nov; :1-20
• Contact Point Address:
  Global Occupational and Workplace Health Programme, Department for Environment, Climate Change and Health, Healthier Populations Division, World Health Organization, 20, avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
• Email:
  workershealth@who.int
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20170901
• Source Full Name:
  Caring for those who care: national programmes for occupational health for health workers - policy brief
• End Date:
  20200831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6fbb8dd6aee305d048ed6dab9ba1067f17caed1968170745d04dbc01604ebbf231d0171663d618104cdb03da180bbc03e6e84453b14686282cd424f216ee30d0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225241/cdc_225241_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 911.81 KB ]