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Patient Safety Awareness Week – March 13 – 19, 2022

Healthcare Blog

The World Health Organization estimates that 134 million adverse events occur each year due to unsafe care in hospitals in low- and middle-income countries, resulting in some 2.6 ECRI recently published their top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2022. COVID-19 effects on healthcare workers’ mental health. million deaths.

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

Bill of Health

2022 Oct 3:e224226. 2022 Oct 24. 2022 Oct 5;379:e071752. 2022 Oct 27;387(17):1539-1541. Epub 2022 Oct 22. 2022 Oct 13. 2022 Oct 13;387(15):1347-1349. Epub 2022 Oct 8. Reforming the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List: Essential but Unaffordable. 2022 Oct 24.

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Cristina Britez and the Many Faces of Obstetric Violence

Bill of Health

The World Health Organization has advised that C-sections should only be performed when medically necessary on a case-by-case basis, such as in high-risk pregnancies, identified by preeclampsia symptoms (high blood pressure, protein in the urine, swelling, headaches, and blurred vision).

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The Trust Deficit Is Bad for Health: A Health/Care Lens on the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer

Health Populi

Health is the cornerstone to our core needs, thereby the cornerstone to trust.” ” So wrote Kirsty Graham , Global Leader of Sectors and Global Chair of Health at Edelman, in an essay explaining the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer. The only declining industry segment here was social media, falling over the year.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2022 – May

SQA

SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary 2022 – May. Health Canada. Health Canada, Non-Compliant Drug Inspections, 1Q 2022. inspected on 25 January 2022: findings relate to premises, manufacturing control, quality control, sanitation, stability, raw material testing, equipment, and records ( West Penetone Inc.

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Climate Change and Neglected Tropical Diseases: Key Takeaways from the WHO-WIPO-WTO Trilateral Symposium

Bill of Health

By Aparajita Lath* The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), hosted the 10 th Trilateral Symposium on Human Health and Climate Change in Geneva this November. HLS and Student fellow, PFC, 2022-2023.

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Why We Still Need a Day for Global Action to Decriminalize Abortion in Latin America

Bill of Health

The story of Beatriz reflects how gender discrimination is compounded by social and economic marginalization in the context of access to reproductive health services. Still today, poor, marginalized women die from not having timely access to abortions.

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