Our mission: 

Setting a global standard for healthcare worker protection

Healthcare workers are a crucial resource in all countries. But in many places, they are at high risk of acquiring preventable, life-threatening occupational infections.

We believe healthcare workers everywhere should be provided with the basic protections that have been shown to prevent exposures and infections. We believe that these measures should be mandatory, and should be provided free of charge to workers:

• Hepatitis B vaccination for all healthcare workers, as recommended by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
  
• Elimination of unnecessary sharps
  
  
• Availability of safety-engineered needles and sharp medical devices (i.e., with protective features that blunt, retract or shield needles or sharps after use)
  
  
• Availability of basic barrier garments for blood intensive procedures (gloves, goggles, masks, fluid-resistant gowns, etc.)
  
  
• Post-exposure prophylaxis for all healthcare workers who sustain an occupational exposure to HIV

When considering such measures, many ask: Can we afford to pay?

We believe the right question is:

Can we afford not to?