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Infection Prevention and Control Initiatives to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, East Africa

The coronavirus disease pandemic has highlighted the need to establish and maintain strong infection prevention and control (IPC) practices, not only to prevent healthcare-associated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to healthcare workers and patients but also to prevent disruptions of essential healthcare...

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Autores principales: Gomes, Danica J., Hazim, Carmen, Safstrom, Jacqueline, Herzig, Carolyn, Luvsansharav, Ulzii, Dennison, Cori, Ahmed, Yakob, Wesangula, Evelyn, Hokororo, Joseph, Amone, Jackson, Tekle, Berhanu, Owiso, George, Mutayoba, Rita, Lamorde, Mohammed, Akello, Evelyn, Kassa, Getachew, Feleke, Beniam, Ndegwa, Linus, Kazaura, Kokuhumbya, Musisi, Diriisa, Date, Anand, Park, Benjamin J., Bancroft, Elizabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9745220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36502401
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2813.212352
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author Gomes, Danica J.
Hazim, Carmen
Safstrom, Jacqueline
Herzig, Carolyn
Luvsansharav, Ulzii
Dennison, Cori
Ahmed, Yakob
Wesangula, Evelyn
Hokororo, Joseph
Amone, Jackson
Tekle, Berhanu
Owiso, George
Mutayoba, Rita
Lamorde, Mohammed
Akello, Evelyn
Kassa, Getachew
Feleke, Beniam
Ndegwa, Linus
Kazaura, Kokuhumbya
Musisi, Diriisa
Date, Anand
Park, Benjamin J.
Bancroft, Elizabeth
author_facet Gomes, Danica J.
Hazim, Carmen
Safstrom, Jacqueline
Herzig, Carolyn
Luvsansharav, Ulzii
Dennison, Cori
Ahmed, Yakob
Wesangula, Evelyn
Hokororo, Joseph
Amone, Jackson
Tekle, Berhanu
Owiso, George
Mutayoba, Rita
Lamorde, Mohammed
Akello, Evelyn
Kassa, Getachew
Feleke, Beniam
Ndegwa, Linus
Kazaura, Kokuhumbya
Musisi, Diriisa
Date, Anand
Park, Benjamin J.
Bancroft, Elizabeth
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description The coronavirus disease pandemic has highlighted the need to establish and maintain strong infection prevention and control (IPC) practices, not only to prevent healthcare-associated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to healthcare workers and patients but also to prevent disruptions of essential healthcare services. In East Africa, where basic IPC capacity in healthcare facilities is limited, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supported rapid IPC capacity building in healthcare facilities in 4 target countries: Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. CDC supported IPC capacity-building initiatives at the healthcare facility and national levels according to each country’s specific needs, priorities, available resources, and existing IPC capacity and systems. In addition, CDC established a multicountry learning network to strengthen hospital level IPC, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. We present an overview of the key strategies used to strengthen IPC in these countries and lessons learned from implementation.
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spelling pubmed-97452202022-12-19 Infection Prevention and Control Initiatives to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, East Africa Gomes, Danica J. Hazim, Carmen Safstrom, Jacqueline Herzig, Carolyn Luvsansharav, Ulzii Dennison, Cori Ahmed, Yakob Wesangula, Evelyn Hokororo, Joseph Amone, Jackson Tekle, Berhanu Owiso, George Mutayoba, Rita Lamorde, Mohammed Akello, Evelyn Kassa, Getachew Feleke, Beniam Ndegwa, Linus Kazaura, Kokuhumbya Musisi, Diriisa Date, Anand Park, Benjamin J. Bancroft, Elizabeth Emerg Infect Dis Clinical and Health Services Delivery and Impact The coronavirus disease pandemic has highlighted the need to establish and maintain strong infection prevention and control (IPC) practices, not only to prevent healthcare-associated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to healthcare workers and patients but also to prevent disruptions of essential healthcare services. In East Africa, where basic IPC capacity in healthcare facilities is limited, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supported rapid IPC capacity building in healthcare facilities in 4 target countries: Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda. CDC supported IPC capacity-building initiatives at the healthcare facility and national levels according to each country’s specific needs, priorities, available resources, and existing IPC capacity and systems. In addition, CDC established a multicountry learning network to strengthen hospital level IPC, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. We present an overview of the key strategies used to strengthen IPC in these countries and lessons learned from implementation. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9745220/ /pubmed/36502401 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2813.212352 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Clinical and Health Services Delivery and Impact
Gomes, Danica J.
Hazim, Carmen
Safstrom, Jacqueline
Herzig, Carolyn
Luvsansharav, Ulzii
Dennison, Cori
Ahmed, Yakob
Wesangula, Evelyn
Hokororo, Joseph
Amone, Jackson
Tekle, Berhanu
Owiso, George
Mutayoba, Rita
Lamorde, Mohammed
Akello, Evelyn
Kassa, Getachew
Feleke, Beniam
Ndegwa, Linus
Kazaura, Kokuhumbya
Musisi, Diriisa
Date, Anand
Park, Benjamin J.
Bancroft, Elizabeth
Infection Prevention and Control Initiatives to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, East Africa
title Infection Prevention and Control Initiatives to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, East Africa
title_full Infection Prevention and Control Initiatives to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, East Africa
title_fullStr Infection Prevention and Control Initiatives to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, East Africa
title_full_unstemmed Infection Prevention and Control Initiatives to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, East Africa
title_short Infection Prevention and Control Initiatives to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, East Africa
title_sort infection prevention and control initiatives to prevent healthcare-associated transmission of sars-cov-2, east africa
topic Clinical and Health Services Delivery and Impact
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9745220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36502401
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2813.212352
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