Implementation of the WHO Core Components of an Infection Prevention and Control Programme in two Sub-Saharan African Acute Health-Care Facilities: a Mixed Methods Study
R Wood,
W Tembele,
A Hema
et al.
Abstract:Background
The coronavirus pandemic again highlighted the need for robust health care facility infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes. WHO guidelines on the core components (CCs) of IPC programmes provides guidance for facilities, but their implementation can be difficult to achieve in resource-limited settings. We aimed to gather evidence on an initial WHO IPC implementation experience using a mixed methods approach.
Methods
A five-day training on the WHO IPC CCs was conducted at two reference acut… Show more
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