The principles and recommendations included in this tool may be used by hospitals at any level of emergency preparedness. The checklist is intended to complement existing multisectoral hospital emergency management plans and, when possible, augment standard operating procedures during non-crisis situations. GLASS guide for national surveillance systems for monitoring antimicrobial consumption in hospitals aims to help countries establish national mechanisms to enable routine AMC monitoring in hospitals. WHO fact sheet on patient safety, including key facts, common sources of patient harm, factors leading to patient harm, system approach to patient safety, and WHO response. The Department of Nutrition and Food Safety (NFS) aims to address the burden of unhealthy diets, malnutrition and foodborne diseases, by providing guidelines, integrated services, and technical support, embedding nutrition and food safety into health, economic, and environmental agendas, and promoting access to knowledge and care for everyone. A new report released jointly by WHO/Europe and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies sets out practical policy options to help countries address mounting pressures on urgent and emergency care in hospitals across the WHO European Region. The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 health topics indicators Hospitals are also an essential part of health system development. Currently, external pressures, health systems shortcomings and hospital sector deficiencies are driving a new vision for hospitals in many parts of the world. Primary health care (PHC) addresses the majority of a person’s health needs throughout their lifetime. This includes physical, mental and social well-being and it is people-centred rather than disease-centred. PHC is a whole-of-society approach that includes health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care. The United Nations agency working to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. Hospitals are the dominant component of health service delivery. Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is impossible without clearly identifying the role of hospitals and optimizing their performance.