What the source explains
The WHO programme places violence within a wider set of workplace hazards, alongside biological, chemical, physical, ergonomic and psychosocial risks. It supports standards, advocacy and occupational-health programmes at both national and facility levels. The central idea is organisational: protecting staff needs a functioning programme, not an isolated response after a serious incident. Its global workforce figures describe the health and social-care sector and should not be relabelled as Indian doctor statistics.
Using this reading in your hospital
Include violence prevention in the hospital’s existing safety meeting. Use the same discipline applied to equipment faults: a named owner, a practical control, a deadline and a check that the change works. Invite employees whose work takes them into public areas after hours.
A question for your team
Which existing hospital committee can own violence prevention throughout the year?
Original source
- Global programme · Protecting health and safety of health workers ↗World Health Organization · Source checked 2026-09-10
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