The role of Environmental Accounting in Achieving Sustainable Health Development | ||
| The Arab International Journal of Environmental Sciences | ||
| Volume 3, Issue 1, 2024 PDF (493.36 K) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific publications | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/AIJES.2024.1481 | ||
| Author | ||
| Osama Abd Ellatief* | ||
| Faculty of Graduate Studies and Environmental Research, Ain Shams University, Ministry of Environment | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Low-quality health services are hindering progress in improving health in countries at all income levels, according to a new joint report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Bank. Currently, inaccurate diagnoses, medication errors, inappropriate or unnecessary treatment, inadequate or unsafe clinical facilities or practices, and healthcare providers lacking sufficient training and experience are widespread in all countries. The situation is worst in low- and middle-income countries, where 10% of hospitalized patients are expected to contract an infection during their stay, compared to 7% in high-income countries. This is despite the fact that hospital-acquired infections are easily preventable through improved personal hygiene, better infection control practices, and appropriate use of antimicrobials. Meanwhile, one in ten patients contracts an infection during medical treatment in high-income countries. These are just some of the highlights of the report, Providing Good Health Services: A Global Imperative for Achieving Universal Health Coverage. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Sustainable health development; health care; Health pollution and Infection control | ||
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