Consolidated Guidelines

The Guideline Group, after a preliminary review of existing guidelines, as well as the results of the Five Country Study, the multi-country survey, and the preliminary literature review, identified three questions for a Cochrane-style systematic review, as noted above.

The main target audience for these policy guidelines consists of policy makers in member states as well as all employers of health workers. The recommended policy guidelines are expected to be useful for health and labour departments, regional policy-makers, health facility managers, and all front-line health workers - including informal health givers. It is expected that these guidelines will also be useful to representatives of health workers, including unions and health professional associations, as well as occupational health and infection control practitioners.

Background and Objective:

General Results of Guideline Group discussions and agreements

There is consensus among members of the Guideline Group that there is a need for a policy guideline from WHO/ILO

In the end, participants reached consensus, accepting 14 statements as a policy guideline. Countries can take statements and create advocacy material or collaborate with existing strategies already in place to increase access for Health Care Workers (HCWs).

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