Improving Wound Dressing Techniques and Infection Control through Support from International Non-Governmental Organizations in Sub-Sahara Africa

Abstract

The script is a first-hand report and reviews of activities that ensures high and standard quality wound care in resource limited health facility by intervention from medical projects of International Non-Governmental such as ICRC (International committee of red cross). The acquired knowledge and hand-on skills acquired by health personnel were from Technical Workshops provided through the support and partnership of International Organizations such as ICRC (International Committee of Red Cross) in insurgency prone regions of a Developing Country. The workshop highlights low quality and deficit in medical practices and the changes that can address deficit in skills required to perform standard wound dressing, control of cross infection and or reduction in hospital acquired nosocomial infections. The training including updates and reintroduction of new materials and solutions such as Hexanios and Surfanios ,as well assert correct method or techniques in wound dressing, proper techniques in vaginal examinations during manual intrapartum monitoring , handling of swabs and instruments used to ensure clean