The coronavirus (COVID-19) has shifted everyone’s focus to health. This year, unlike previous years, World Health Day focuses on health care to fight the corona virus. ISO has a number of standards aimed at managing health care that can be obtained in the field of medical equipment and personal protection, health and occupational safety.
In addition, by compiling international best practices, standards can help countries and organizations with limited resources benefit from the latest expert guidance in developing procedures and adhering to protocols.
IWA 38, the Emergency Medical Center Guide, provides guidance on how to quickly build facilities for infectious respiratory diseases in medical institutions.
This standard complements ISO 5472, Infectious Disease Control Screening Station Protocols, which aims to facilitate the safe and cost-effective implementation of test stations for the diagnosis of infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
ISO / TS 5798, a qualitative method for the diagnosis of acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus2 (SARS-CoV-2), using nucleic acid amplification methods is also being developed. This standard provides new technical specifications for the design, development, validation, validation, and performance of analytical tests for the detection of coronavirus using nucleic acid amplification techniques. These steps are necessary for respiratory tract samples as well as their related parameters.
ISO / PA 45005, recently published Occupational Safety and Health Management, provides general guidelines for safe work during coronary heart disease. These specifications are intended not only in organizations, but in all activities for all employees to help them continue to work while maintaining their health.
All of these standards contribute to the goals of the United Nations World Day for Health and Sustainable Development (SDG3), which aims to ensure a healthy life and well-being for people of all ages.