The World Health Organization provides a free, downloadable preventing needlestick injuries toolkit.
The toolkit's table of the contents is as follows:
- General information
- Training materials
- ICN fact sheets and guidelines
- ILO code of practice (COP) on HIV/AIDS and implementing the ILO COP
- Post exposure prophylaxis (PEP)
- Resources
- Surveillance
- WHO injection safety materials
Each section features downloadable PDFs that provide practical guidance, best practices, case studies and tools to help education and protect healthcare workers from needlestick injuries.
Access the WHO's preventing needlestick injuries toolkit by clicking here.
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