MEDBOX | Category Infection Control & Prevention (IPC)

Adaptés aux femmes? EPI surs et décents pour les femmes dans le secteur de la santé des soins

Women for Global Health WGH (2022) CC

Janvier 2022. L'une des nombreuses inégalités entre les sexes dans le secteur de la santé et des soins que COVID-19 a révélées concerne l'ajustement et la conception des équipements de protection individuelle (EPI). L'apparition rapide et l'ampleur de COVID-19 ont entraîné des pénuries d'EPI dans la plupart des pays, provoquant des infections et des décès évitables parmi les travailleurs de la santé et d'autres personnes en première ligne. Bien que la plupart des travailleurs de la santé soient des femmes, les spécifications de fabrication des EPI médicaux sont généralement établies en fonction du corps masculin et de nombreux cas d'EPI non conçus pour le corps des femmes ont été signalés. WGH a entrepris un projet de recherche mondial afin de documenter les défis auxquels les travailleuses de la santé sont confrontées

Tags: PPE, Women, safety, size, Healthcare workers, female, COVID-19, Ebola, Personal Protective Equipment, inequalities, occupational risk,

Source: https://www.womeningh.org/_files/ugd/ffa

Poorly Designed PPE a Global Problem forWomen HealthWorkers

Kuehn, B.M. (2022) C1

Tags: PPE, Women, safety, size, Healthcare workers, female,

Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fu

World Health Organization WHO; ILO (2022) C_WHO

This e-tool is intended for use by people in charge of occupational health and safety for health workers at the national, subnational and facility levels and for health workers who want to know what WHO and ILO recommend for the protection of their health and safet

Tags: Online Courses, occupational risk, occupational hygiene, patient care, chemical hazards, Radiation, Mental Health (MH), burnout, stress, environement, safety humanitarian workers, Health Workers, occupatioal infections,

Source: https://www.who.int/tools/occupational-h

Apto para mujeres? Mejora del equipo de protección personal (EPP) para las mujeres trabajadoras de la salud y el cuidado

Women for Global Health WGH (2022) CC

Una de las muchas desigualdades de género en el personal sanitario y asistencial que COVID-19 ha puesto de manifiesto es la relativa al ajuste y el diseño de los equipos de protección individual (EPP). La rápida aparición y la escala de COVID-19 condujeron a la escasez de EPP en la mayoría de los países, causando infecciones y mortalidad prevenibles entre los trabajadores de la salud y otros en primera línea. A pesar de que la mayoría de los trabajadores sanitarios son mujeres, las especificaciones de fabricación de los EPI médicos suelen estar elaboradas en función del cuerpo masculino y se han registrado muchos casos de EPI no diseñados para el cuerpo de las mujeres. El WGH emprendió un proyecto de investigación global para documentar los retos a los que se enfrentan las trabajadoras sanitarias

Tags: PPE, Women, safety, size, Healthcare workers, female, COVID-19, Ebola, Personal Protective Equipment, inequalities, occupational risk, protección, equipos de protección personal, mujeres,

Source: https://www.womeningh.org/_files/ugd/ffa

African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) CC

Health care waste can be difficult to treat and dispose of safely. The environmental and health impacts of waste put extra pressure on resources. Therefore, it is important to try and reduce the quantities of waste wherever possible. Ensure waste is segregated properly at the point of disposal. It is cheaper and easier to manage general waste through a municipal waste system than infectious or sharps waste which needs treatment before final disposal. Organic general wastes like food and paper can be composted rather than being wasted. Non- hazardous general waste may also be sorted for recycling

Tags: Waste management, waste disposal, Healthcare facilities,

Source: https://africacdc.org/download/faqs-wast

World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO

22 April 2022, This document provides updated interim recommendations on the use of masks by health workers providing care to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. This update is prompted by new evidence around mask use and COVID-19 transmission, as well as the emergence of variants of concern including Omicron. Masks continue to be a critical tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These interim guidelines supersede the recommendations provided in the WHO recommendations on mask use by health workers, in light of the Omicron variant of concern published on 22 December 2022. WHO continually evaluates the emerging evidence and will review these interim recommendations within two months and issue new guidance as needed

Tags: ipc, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), masks, health care settings, COVID-19,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

The recently published World Health Organization (WHO) Strengthening infection prevention and control in primary care document collates existing standards, measurement and implementation approaches, and resources for infection prevention and control (IPC) in primary care. During its development, it became apparent that a number of already existing tools and resources have the potential to support facility-level implementation of IPC in primary care. This toolkit brings together in one place a number of these tools and resources from WHO and other organizations, with a focus on those most relevant to primary care. These tools and resources have been compiled to support facility-level implementation in line with the recommended WHO IPC Hub and Task Force multimodal approach

Tags: infection, who, ipc, acute care, healthcare, primary care, primary health care, health care facilities, standatrds, toolkit, resources,

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

This document aims to support those working in primary care to strengthen IPC, informed by existing WHO IPC guidance and implementation resources. Many of the existing WHO IPC guidance and implementation resources initially developed for acute health care facilities have a potential utility for IPC in primary care. However, navigating these resources to locate relevant content for IPC in primary care can be challenging as some documents can span over 100 pages. This document extracts relevant content, bringing together existing WHO IPC standards, indicators and implementation approaches that are focused on, or directly relevant to IPC in primary care. It should also be used to identify resources suitable for use in primary care that can be embedded within relevant IPC or other health programmes

Tags: infection, who, ipc, acute care, healthcare, primary care, primary health care, health care facilities, standatrds,

Source: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/

Training courses on infection prevention and control (IPC)

European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2021) CC

Tags: Online Courses, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), ipc, AMR, Antimicrobial resistance,

Source: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicatio

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Training Package

World Health Organisation (WHO), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) C_WHO

Welcome to the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) training package. IPC is a major challenge for health care systems around the world and there is a significant opportunity to reduce avoidable morbidity and mortality through improvements to IPC. Health care-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can be significantly reduced through effective IPC. The guidelines cover a range of topics including the core components of IPC programmes, hand hygiene, and the prevention of surgical site infection

Tags: caregivers, healthcare, infection, guidelines, prevention,

Source: https://ipc.ghelearning.org/

	Adaptés aux femmes? EPI surs et décents pour les femmes dans le secteur de la santé des soins Women for Global Health WGH (2022) CC View PDF(151) Download (90) Add to my MEDBOX Janvier 2022. L'une des nombreuses inégalités entre les sexes dans le secteur de la santé et des soins que COVID-19 a révélées concerne l'ajustement et la conception des équipements de protection individuelle (EPI). L'apparition rapide et l'ampleur de COVID-19 ont entraîné des pénuries d'EPI dans la plupart des pays, provoquant des infections et des décès évitables parmi les travailleurs de la santé et d'autres personnes en première ligne. Bien que la plupart des travailleurs de la santé soient des femmes, les spécifications de fabrication des EPI médicaux sont généralement établies en fonction du corps masculin et de nombreux cas d'EPI non conçus pour le corps des femmes ont été signalés. WGH a entrepris un projet de recherche mondial afin de documenter les défis auxquels les travailleuses de la santé sont confrontées Tags: PPE, Women, safety, size, Healthcare workers, female, COVID-19, Ebola, Personal Protective Equipment, inequalities, occupational risk, Source: https://www.womeningh.org/_files/ugd/ffa
	Poorly Designed PPE a Global Problem forWomen HealthWorkers Kuehn, B.M. (2022) C1 Open external link (880) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: PPE, Women, safety, size, Healthcare workers, female, Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fu
	Occupational hazards in the health sector World Health Organization WHO; ILO (2022) C_WHO Open external link (1178) Add to my MEDBOX This e-tool is intended for use by people in charge of occupational health and safety for health workers at the national, subnational and facility levels and for health workers who want to know what WHO and ILO recommend for the protection of their health and safet Tags: Online Courses, occupational risk, occupational hygiene, patient care, chemical hazards, Radiation, Mental Health (MH), burnout, stress, environement, safety humanitarian workers, Health Workers, occupatioal infections, Source: https://www.who.int/tools/occupational-h
	Apto para mujeres? Mejora del equipo de protección personal (EPP) para las mujeres trabajadoras de la salud y el cuidado Women for Global Health WGH (2022) CC View PDF(142) Download (64) Add to my MEDBOX Una de las muchas desigualdades de género en el personal sanitario y asistencial que COVID-19 ha puesto de manifiesto es la relativa al ajuste y el diseño de los equipos de protección individual (EPP). La rápida aparición y la escala de COVID-19 condujeron a la escasez de EPP en la mayoría de los países, causando infecciones y mortalidad prevenibles entre los trabajadores de la salud y otros en primera línea. A pesar de que la mayoría de los trabajadores sanitarios son mujeres, las especificaciones de fabricación de los EPI médicos suelen estar elaboradas en función del cuerpo masculino y se han registrado muchos casos de EPI no diseñados para el cuerpo de las mujeres. El WGH emprendió un proyecto de investigación global para documentar los retos a los que se enfrentan las trabajadoras sanitarias Tags: PPE, Women, safety, size, Healthcare workers, female, COVID-19, Ebola, Personal Protective Equipment, inequalities, occupational risk, protección, equipos de protección personal, mujeres, Source: https://www.womeningh.org/_files/ugd/ffa
	FAQs: Waste Management for COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings for Africa African Union; Africa CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2022) CC View PDF(158) Download (127) Add to my MEDBOX Health care waste can be difficult to treat and dispose of safely. The environmental and health impacts of waste put extra pressure on resources. Therefore, it is important to try and reduce the quantities of waste wherever possible. Ensure waste is segregated properly at the point of disposal. It is cheaper and easier to manage general waste through a municipal waste system than infectious or sharps waste which needs treatment before final disposal. Organic general wastes like food and paper can be composted rather than being wasted. Non- hazardous general waste may also be sorted for recycling Tags: Waste management, waste disposal, Healthcare facilities, Source: https://africacdc.org/download/faqs-wast
	Infection prevention and control in the context of coronavirus disease (‎COVID-19)‎: a living guideline, 25 April 2022: updated chapter: mask use, part 1: health care settings World Health Organization WHO (2022) C_WHO View PDF(115) Download (120) Add to my MEDBOX 22 April 2022, This document provides updated interim recommendations on the use of masks by health workers providing care to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. This update is prompted by new evidence around mask use and COVID-19 transmission, as well as the emergence of variants of concern including Omicron. Masks continue to be a critical tool to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These interim guidelines supersede the recommendations provided in the WHO recommendations on mask use by health workers, in light of the Omicron variant of concern published on 22 December 2022. WHO continually evaluates the emerging evidence and will review these interim recommendations within two months and issue new guidance as needed Tags: ipc, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), masks, health care settings, COVID-19, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	Infection prevention and control in primary care: a toolkit of resources World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(127) Download (103) Add to my MEDBOX The recently published World Health Organization (WHO) Strengthening infection prevention and control in primary care document collates existing standards, measurement and implementation approaches, and resources for infection prevention and control (IPC) in primary care. During its development, it became apparent that a number of already existing tools and resources have the potential to support facility-level implementation of IPC in primary care. This toolkit brings together in one place a number of these tools and resources from WHO and other organizations, with a focus on those most relevant to primary care. These tools and resources have been compiled to support facility-level implementation in line with the recommended WHO IPC Hub and Task Force multimodal approach Tags: infection, who, ipc, acute care, healthcare, primary care, primary health care, health care facilities, standatrds, toolkit, resources, Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstream
	Strengthening infection prevention and control in primary care World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO View PDF(142) Download (262) Add to my MEDBOX This document aims to support those working in primary care to strengthen IPC, informed by existing WHO IPC guidance and implementation resources. Many of the existing WHO IPC guidance and implementation resources initially developed for acute health care facilities have a potential utility for IPC in primary care. However, navigating these resources to locate relevant content for IPC in primary care can be challenging as some documents can span over 100 pages. This document extracts relevant content, bringing together existing WHO IPC standards, indicators and implementation approaches that are focused on, or directly relevant to IPC in primary care. It should also be used to identify resources suitable for use in primary care that can be embedded within relevant IPC or other health programmes Tags: infection, who, ipc, acute care, healthcare, primary care, primary health care, health care facilities, standatrds, Source: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/
	Training courses on infection prevention and control (IPC) European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC (2021) CC Open external link (1483) Add to my MEDBOX Tags: Online Courses, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), ipc, AMR, Antimicrobial resistance, Source: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publicatio
	Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Training Package World Health Organisation (WHO), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2021) C_WHO Open external link (949) Add to my MEDBOX Welcome to the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) training package. IPC is a major challenge for health care systems around the world and there is a significant opportunity to reduce avoidable morbidity and mortality through improvements to IPC. Health care-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can be significantly reduced through effective IPC. The guidelines cover a range of topics including the core components of IPC programmes, hand hygiene, and the prevention of surgical site infection Tags: caregivers, healthcare, infection, guidelines, prevention, Source: https://ipc.ghelearning.org/

Infection prevention and control guideline for Ebola and Marburg disease, August 2023 (2023)

WASH and Health working together: a ‘how-to’ guide for neglected tropical disease programmes (Second edition) (2023)

Sierra Leone National Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines_2022 (2022)

Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework at the Facility Level (2018)

Guidelines on core components of infection prevention and control programmes (2016)

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Ministry of Health - Comprehensive TB Guidelines for National Tuberculosis Program, V Edition (2023)

Therapeutics and COVID-19 (Living Guideline, 10 November 2023) (2023)

Community Engagement During Public Health Emergencies Like COVID-19: An Action Framework and Toolkit (2023)

Infection Prevention and Control Standard Operating Procedures For Cholera Treatment Centres and Units in Malawi (April 2023) (2023)

Infection prevention and control guideline for Ebola and Marburg disease, August 2023 (2023)